diff --git a/4chan_x.js b/4chan_x.js
index 095d6c0bb..b611066bd 100644
--- a/4chan_x.js
+++ b/4chan_x.js
@@ -434,12 +434,10 @@
     });
   }
   $$ = function(selector, root) {
-    var result;
     if (root == null) {
       root = d.body;
     }
-    result = root.querySelectorAll(selector);
-    return Array.prototype.slice.call(result);
+    return Array.prototype.slice.call(root.querySelectorAll(selector));
   };
   expandComment = {
     init: function() {
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index 276284e23..21927eb33 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -299,8 +299,7 @@ else
       localStorage[name] = JSON.stringify value
 
 $$ = (selector, root=d.body) ->
-  result = root.querySelectorAll selector
-  Array::slice.call result
+  Array::slice.call root.querySelectorAll selector
 
 #funks
 expandComment =