diff --git a/accessible/src/base/nsTextEquivUtils.cpp b/accessible/src/base/nsTextEquivUtils.cpp
index 44ed8e41d1a..5f9ae5ae3b8 100644
--- a/accessible/src/base/nsTextEquivUtils.cpp
+++ b/accessible/src/base/nsTextEquivUtils.cpp
@@ -118,13 +118,6 @@ nsTextEquivUtils::AppendTextEquivFromContent(nsAccessible *aInitiatorAcc,
 
   gInitiatorAcc = aInitiatorAcc;
 
-  nsIPresShell* shell = nsCoreUtils::GetPresShellFor(aContent);
-  if (!shell) {
-    NS_ASSERTION(true, "There is no presshell!");
-    gInitiatorAcc = nsnull;
-    return NS_ERROR_UNEXPECTED;
-  }
-
   // If the given content is not visible or isn't accessible then go down
   // through the DOM subtree otherwise go down through accessible subtree and
   // calculate the flat string.
@@ -136,7 +129,7 @@ nsTextEquivUtils::AppendTextEquivFromContent(nsAccessible *aInitiatorAcc,
 
   if (isVisible) {
     nsAccessible* accessible =
-      GetAccService()->GetAccessible(aContent, shell);
+      gInitiatorAcc->Document()->GetAccessible(aContent);
     if (accessible) {
       rv = AppendFromAccessible(accessible, aString);
       goThroughDOMSubtree = false;