diff --git a/content/html/content/src/nsHTMLAnchorElement.cpp b/content/html/content/src/nsHTMLAnchorElement.cpp
index 261ac99cac6..f741bf25cc5 100644
--- a/content/html/content/src/nsHTMLAnchorElement.cpp
+++ b/content/html/content/src/nsHTMLAnchorElement.cpp
@@ -215,7 +215,11 @@ nsHTMLAnchorElement::BindToTree(nsIDocument* aDocument, nsIContent* aParent,
 
   // Prefetch links
   if (aDocument && nsHTMLDNSPrefetch::IsAllowed(GetOwnerDoc())) {
-    nsHTMLDNSPrefetch::PrefetchLow(this);
+    nsCOMPtr<nsIURI> hrefURI;
+    
+    GetHrefURI(getter_AddRefs(hrefURI));
+    if (hrefURI) 
+      nsHTMLDNSPrefetch::PrefetchLow(hrefURI);
   }
   return rv;
 }
diff --git a/content/html/content/src/nsHTMLDNSPrefetch.cpp b/content/html/content/src/nsHTMLDNSPrefetch.cpp
index 6e04ced967b..2a5ad6cae86 100644
--- a/content/html/content/src/nsHTMLDNSPrefetch.cpp
+++ b/content/html/content/src/nsHTMLDNSPrefetch.cpp
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@
 #include "nsGkAtoms.h"
 #include "nsIDocument.h"
 #include "nsThreadUtils.h"
-#include "nsGenericHTMLElement.h"
-#include "nsITimer.h"
 
 static NS_DEFINE_CID(kDNSServiceCID, NS_DNSSERVICE_CID);
 static PRBool sDisablePrefetchHTTPSPref;
@@ -140,30 +138,30 @@ nsHTMLDNSPrefetch::IsAllowed (nsIDocument *aDocument)
 }
 
 nsresult
-nsHTMLDNSPrefetch::Prefetch(nsGenericHTMLElement *aElement, PRUint16 flags)
+nsHTMLDNSPrefetch::Prefetch(nsIURI *aURI, PRUint16 flags)
 {
   if (!(sInitialized && sPrefetches && sDNSService))
     return NS_ERROR_NOT_AVAILABLE;
 
-  return sPrefetches->Add(flags, aElement);
+  return sPrefetches->Add(flags, aURI);
 }
 
 nsresult
-nsHTMLDNSPrefetch::PrefetchLow(nsGenericHTMLElement *aElement)
+nsHTMLDNSPrefetch::PrefetchLow(nsIURI *aURI)
 {
-  return Prefetch(aElement, nsIDNSService::RESOLVE_PRIORITY_LOW);
+  return Prefetch(aURI, nsIDNSService::RESOLVE_PRIORITY_LOW);
 }
 
 nsresult
-nsHTMLDNSPrefetch::PrefetchMedium(nsGenericHTMLElement *aElement)
+nsHTMLDNSPrefetch::PrefetchMedium(nsIURI *aURI)
 {
-  return Prefetch(aElement, nsIDNSService::RESOLVE_PRIORITY_MEDIUM);
+  return Prefetch(aURI, nsIDNSService::RESOLVE_PRIORITY_MEDIUM);
 }
 
 nsresult
-nsHTMLDNSPrefetch::PrefetchHigh(nsGenericHTMLElement *aElement)
+nsHTMLDNSPrefetch::PrefetchHigh(nsIURI *aURI)
 {
-  return Prefetch(aElement, 0);
+  return Prefetch(aURI, 0);
 }
 
 nsresult
@@ -201,21 +199,14 @@ nsHTMLDNSPrefetch::PrefetchHigh(nsAString &hostname)
 nsHTMLDNSPrefetch::nsDeferrals::nsDeferrals()
   : mHead(0),
     mTail(0),
-    mActiveLoaderCount(0),
-    mTimerArmed(PR_FALSE)
+    mActiveLoaderCount(0)
 {
-  mTimer = do_CreateInstance("@mozilla.org/timer;1");
 }
 
 nsHTMLDNSPrefetch::nsDeferrals::~nsDeferrals()
 {
-  if (mTimerArmed) {
-    mTimerArmed = PR_FALSE;
-    mTimer->Cancel();
-  }
-
   while (mHead != mTail) {
-    mEntries[mTail].mElement = nsnull;
+    mEntries[mTail].mURI = nsnull;
     mTail = (mTail + 1) & sMaxDeferredMask;
   }
 }
@@ -226,7 +217,7 @@ NS_IMPL_THREADSAFE_ISUPPORTS3(nsHTMLDNSPrefetch::nsDeferrals,
                               nsISupportsWeakReference)
 
 nsresult
-nsHTMLDNSPrefetch::nsDeferrals::Add(PRUint16 flags, nsGenericHTMLElement *aElement)
+nsHTMLDNSPrefetch::nsDeferrals::Add(PRUint16 flags, nsIURI *aURI)
 {
   // The FIFO has no lock, so it can only be accessed on main thread
   NS_ASSERTION(NS_IsMainThread(), "nsDeferrals::Add must be on main thread");
@@ -235,45 +226,31 @@ nsHTMLDNSPrefetch::nsDeferrals::Add(PRUint16 flags, nsGenericHTMLElement *aEleme
     return NS_ERROR_DNS_LOOKUP_QUEUE_FULL;
     
   mEntries[mHead].mFlags = flags;
-  mEntries[mHead].mElement = aElement;
+  mEntries[mHead].mURI = aURI;
   mHead = (mHead + 1) & sMaxDeferredMask;
 
-  if (!mActiveLoaderCount && !mTimerArmed && mTimer) {
-    mTimerArmed = PR_TRUE;
-    mTimer->InitWithFuncCallback(Tick, this, 2000, nsITimer::TYPE_ONE_SHOT);
-  }
-  
   return NS_OK;
 }
 
 void
 nsHTMLDNSPrefetch::nsDeferrals::SubmitQueue()
 {
-  NS_ASSERTION(NS_IsMainThread(), "nsDeferrals::SubmitQueue must be on main thread");
   nsCString hostName;
   if (!sDNSService) return;
 
   while (mHead != mTail) {
-    nsCOMPtr<nsIURI> hrefURI;
-    mEntries[mTail].mElement->GetHrefURIForAnchors(getter_AddRefs(hrefURI));
-    if (hrefURI)
-      hrefURI->GetAsciiHost(hostName);
-    
+    mEntries[mTail].mURI->GetAsciiHost(hostName);
     if (!hostName.IsEmpty()) {
+        
       nsCOMPtr<nsICancelable> tmpOutstanding;
 
       sDNSService->AsyncResolve(hostName, 
                                 mEntries[mTail].mFlags,
                                 this, nsnull, getter_AddRefs(tmpOutstanding));
     }
-    mEntries[mTail].mElement = nsnull;
+    mEntries[mTail].mURI = nsnull;
     mTail = (mTail + 1) & sMaxDeferredMask;
   }
-  
-  if (mTimerArmed) {
-    mTimerArmed = PR_FALSE;
-    mTimer->Cancel();
-  }
 }
 
 void
@@ -286,25 +263,6 @@ nsHTMLDNSPrefetch::nsDeferrals::Activate()
     progress->AddProgressListener(this, nsIWebProgress::NOTIFY_STATE_DOCUMENT);
 }
 
-// nsITimer related method
-
-void 
-nsHTMLDNSPrefetch::nsDeferrals::Tick(nsITimer *aTimer, void *aClosure)
-{
-  nsHTMLDNSPrefetch::nsDeferrals *self = (nsHTMLDNSPrefetch::nsDeferrals *) aClosure;
-
-  NS_ASSERTION(NS_IsMainThread(), "nsDeferrals::Tick must be on main thread");
-  NS_ASSERTION(self->mTimerArmed, "Timer is not armed");
-  
-  self->mTimerArmed = PR_FALSE;
-
-  // If the queue is not submitted here because there are outstanding pages being loaded,
-  // there is no need to rearm the timer as the queue will be submtited when those 
-  // loads complete.
-  if (!self->mActiveLoaderCount) 
-    self->SubmitQueue();
-}
-
 //////////// nsIDNSListener method
 
 NS_IMETHODIMP
diff --git a/content/html/content/src/nsHTMLDNSPrefetch.h b/content/html/content/src/nsHTMLDNSPrefetch.h
index acdc9889f76..5725f89a5d7 100644
--- a/content/html/content/src/nsHTMLDNSPrefetch.h
+++ b/content/html/content/src/nsHTMLDNSPrefetch.h
@@ -40,16 +40,14 @@
 #define nsHTMLDNSPrefetch_h___
 
 #include "nsCOMPtr.h"
-#include "nsAutoPtr.h"
 #include "nsString.h"
 
 #include "nsIDNSListener.h"
 #include "nsIWebProgressListener.h"
 #include "nsWeakReference.h"
 
+class nsIURI;
 class nsIDocument;
-class nsGenericHTMLElement;
-class nsITimer;
 
 class nsHTMLDNSPrefetch 
 {
@@ -70,16 +68,16 @@ public:
   // weight, but its request is also more likely to be dropped due to a 
   // full queue and it may only be used from the main thread.
 
-  static nsresult PrefetchHigh(nsGenericHTMLElement *aElement);
-  static nsresult PrefetchMedium(nsGenericHTMLElement *aElement);
-  static nsresult PrefetchLow(nsGenericHTMLElement *aElement);
+  static nsresult PrefetchHigh(nsIURI *aURI);
+  static nsresult PrefetchMedium(nsIURI *aURI);
+  static nsresult PrefetchLow(nsIURI *aURI);
   static nsresult PrefetchHigh(nsAString &host);
   static nsresult PrefetchMedium(nsAString &host);
   static nsresult PrefetchLow(nsAString &host);
 
 private:
   static nsresult Prefetch(nsAString &host, PRUint16 flags);
-  static nsresult Prefetch(nsGenericHTMLElement *aElement, PRUint16 flags);
+  static nsresult Prefetch(nsIURI *aURI, PRUint16 flags);
   static PRBool   IsSecureBaseContext(nsIDocument *aDocument);
   
 public:
@@ -95,7 +93,7 @@ public:
     nsDeferrals();
     
     void Activate();
-    nsresult Add(PRUint16 flags, nsGenericHTMLElement *aElement);
+    nsresult Add(PRUint16 flags, nsIURI *aURI);
     
   private:
     ~nsDeferrals();
@@ -105,18 +103,14 @@ public:
     PRUint16                  mHead;
     PRUint16                  mTail;
     PRUint32                  mActiveLoaderCount;
-
-    nsCOMPtr<nsITimer>        mTimer;
-    PRBool                    mTimerArmed;
-    static void Tick(nsITimer *aTimer, void *aClosure);
     
     static const int          sMaxDeferred = 512;  // keep power of 2 for masking
     static const int          sMaxDeferredMask = (sMaxDeferred - 1);
     
     struct deferred_entry
     {
-      PRUint16                         mFlags;
-      nsRefPtr<nsGenericHTMLElement>   mElement;
+      PRUint16                 mFlags;
+      nsCOMPtr<nsIURI>         mURI;
     } mEntries[sMaxDeferred];
   };
 };