diff --git a/4chan_x.user.js b/4chan_x.user.js
index f3e12ddf5..c52c08547 100644
--- a/4chan_x.user.js
+++ b/4chan_x.user.js
@@ -3345,12 +3345,6 @@
     },
     add: function(q, id) {
       var board, el, i, inline, isBacklink, path, postID, root, threadID;
-      if (!(isBacklink = /\bbacklink\b/.test(q.className))) {
-        root = q;
-        while (root.parentNode.nodeName !== 'BLOCKQUOTE') {
-          root = root.parentNode;
-        }
-      }
       if (q.host === 'boards.4chan.org') {
         path = q.pathname.split('/');
         board = path[1];
@@ -3366,7 +3360,8 @@
         id: "i" + postID,
         className: el ? 'inline' : 'inline crosspost'
       });
-      $.after((isBacklink ? q.parentNode : root), inline);
+      root = (isBacklink = /\bbacklink\b/.test(q.className)) ? q.parentNode : $.x('ancestor::*[parent::blockquote][1]', q);
+      $.after(root, inline);
       Get.post(board, threadID, postID, inline);
       if (!el) {
         return;
@@ -3424,7 +3419,7 @@
       }
     },
     mouseover: function(e) {
-      var board, el, parent, path, postID, qp, quote, quoterID, threadID, _i, _len, _ref;
+      var board, el, path, postID, qp, quote, quoterID, threadID, _i, _len, _ref;
       if (/\binlined\b/.test(this.className)) {
         return;
       }
@@ -3489,11 +3484,7 @@
             $.addClass(el, 'qphl');
           }
         }
-        parent = this.parentNode;
-        while (!parent.id) {
-          parent = parent.parentNode;
-        }
-        quoterID = parent.id.match(/\d+$/)[0];
+        quoterID = $.x('ancestor::*[@id][1]', this).id.match(/\d+$/)[0];
         _ref = $$('.quotelink, .backlink', qp);
         for (_i = 0, _len = _ref.length; _i < _len; _i++) {
           quote = _ref[_i];
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index 5bc46fbce..b5278cf15 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -2598,13 +2598,6 @@ QuoteInline =
     @classList.toggle 'inlined'
 
   add: (q, id) ->
-    # Can't use this because Firefox a shit:
-    # root = $.x 'ancestor::*[parent::blockquote]', q
-    unless isBacklink = /\bbacklink\b/.test q.className
-      root = q
-      until root.parentNode.nodeName is 'BLOCKQUOTE'
-        root = root.parentNode
-
     if q.host is 'boards.4chan.org'
       path     = q.pathname.split '/'
       board    = path[1]
@@ -2619,7 +2612,12 @@ QuoteInline =
     inline = $.el 'div',
       id: "i#{postID}"
       className: if el then 'inline' else 'inline crosspost'
-    $.after (if isBacklink then q.parentNode else root), inline
+    root =
+      if isBacklink = /\bbacklink\b/.test q.className
+        q.parentNode
+      else
+        $.x 'ancestor::*[parent::blockquote][1]', q
+    $.after root, inline
     Get.post board, threadID, postID, inline
 
     return unless el
@@ -2709,11 +2707,7 @@ QuotePreview =
           $.addClass el.parentNode, 'qphl'
         else
           $.addClass el, 'qphl'
-      # can't use xpath because >firefox
-      parent = @parentNode
-      until parent.id
-        parent = parent.parentNode
-      quoterID = parent.id.match(/\d+$/)[0]
+      quoterID = $.x('ancestor::*[@id][1]', @).id.match(/\d+$/)[0]
       for quote in $$ '.quotelink, .backlink', qp
         if quote.hash[2..] is quoterID
           $.addClass quote, 'forwardlink'