diff --git a/content/svg/content/src/SVGAElement.cpp b/content/svg/content/src/SVGAElement.cpp
index 037d8df4876..0d60df8ecb7 100644
--- a/content/svg/content/src/SVGAElement.cpp
+++ b/content/svg/content/src/SVGAElement.cpp
@@ -68,9 +68,7 @@ SVGAElement::GetHref(nsIDOMSVGAnimatedString * *aHref)
 already_AddRefed<nsIDOMSVGAnimatedString>
 SVGAElement::Href()
 {
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIDOMSVGAnimatedString> href;
-  mStringAttributes[HREF].ToDOMAnimatedString(getter_AddRefs(href), this);
-  return href.forget();
+  return mStringAttributes[HREF].ToDOMAnimatedString(this);
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -99,9 +97,7 @@ NS_IMPL_ELEMENT_CLONE_WITH_INIT(SVGAElement)
 already_AddRefed<nsIDOMSVGAnimatedString>
 SVGAElement::Target()
 {
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIDOMSVGAnimatedString> target;
-  mStringAttributes[TARGET].ToDOMAnimatedString(getter_AddRefs(target), this);
-  return target.forget();
+  return mStringAttributes[TARGET].ToDOMAnimatedString(this);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/content/svg/content/src/SVGPatternElement.cpp b/content/svg/content/src/SVGPatternElement.cpp
index 7a4f09d9f47..d40173940e1 100644
--- a/content/svg/content/src/SVGPatternElement.cpp
+++ b/content/svg/content/src/SVGPatternElement.cpp
@@ -152,9 +152,7 @@ SVGPatternElement::GetHref(nsIDOMSVGAnimatedString * *aHref)
 already_AddRefed<nsIDOMSVGAnimatedString>
 SVGPatternElement::Href()
 {
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIDOMSVGAnimatedString> href;
-  mStringAttributes[HREF].ToDOMAnimatedString(getter_AddRefs(href), this);
-  return href.forget();
+  return mStringAttributes[HREF].ToDOMAnimatedString(this);
 }
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------