diff --git a/dom/abort/AbortController.cpp b/dom/abort/AbortController.cpp
index af35bbd0a0..11236fc802 100644
--- a/dom/abort/AbortController.cpp
+++ b/dom/abort/AbortController.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ AbortSignal*
 AbortController::Signal()
 {
   if (!mSignal) {
-    mSignal = new AbortSignal(this, mAborted);
+    mSignal = new AbortSignal(mGlobal, mAborted);
   }
 
   return mSignal;
diff --git a/dom/abort/AbortSignal.cpp b/dom/abort/AbortSignal.cpp
index 50ed89c93e..89b1668e11 100644
--- a/dom/abort/AbortSignal.cpp
+++ b/dom/abort/AbortSignal.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
 
 #include "AbortSignal.h"
-#include "AbortController.h"
+
 #include "mozilla/dom/Event.h"
 #include "mozilla/dom/AbortSignalBinding.h"
 
@@ -15,12 +15,10 @@ NS_IMPL_CYCLE_COLLECTION_CLASS(AbortSignal)
 
 NS_IMPL_CYCLE_COLLECTION_TRAVERSE_BEGIN_INHERITED(AbortSignal,
                                                   DOMEventTargetHelper)
-  NS_IMPL_CYCLE_COLLECTION_TRAVERSE(mController)
 NS_IMPL_CYCLE_COLLECTION_TRAVERSE_END
 
 NS_IMPL_CYCLE_COLLECTION_UNLINK_BEGIN_INHERITED(AbortSignal,
                                                 DOMEventTargetHelper)
-  NS_IMPL_CYCLE_COLLECTION_UNLINK(mController)
 NS_IMPL_CYCLE_COLLECTION_UNLINK_END
 
 NS_INTERFACE_MAP_BEGIN_CYCLE_COLLECTION_INHERITED(AbortSignal)
@@ -29,10 +27,9 @@ NS_INTERFACE_MAP_END_INHERITING(DOMEventTargetHelper)
 NS_IMPL_ADDREF_INHERITED(AbortSignal, DOMEventTargetHelper)
 NS_IMPL_RELEASE_INHERITED(AbortSignal, DOMEventTargetHelper)
 
-AbortSignal::AbortSignal(AbortController* aController,
+AbortSignal::AbortSignal(nsIGlobalObject* aGlobalObject,
                          bool aAborted)
-  : DOMEventTargetHelper(aController->GetParentObject())
-  , mController(aController)
+  : DOMEventTargetHelper(aGlobalObject)
   , mAborted(aAborted)
 {}
 
diff --git a/dom/abort/AbortSignal.h b/dom/abort/AbortSignal.h
index cf95e687a8..c0b940c6e9 100644
--- a/dom/abort/AbortSignal.h
+++ b/dom/abort/AbortSignal.h
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 namespace mozilla {
 namespace dom {
 
-class AbortController;
 class AbortSignal;
 
 class AbortSignal final : public DOMEventTargetHelper
@@ -38,7 +37,7 @@ public:
   NS_DECL_ISUPPORTS_INHERITED
   NS_DECL_CYCLE_COLLECTION_CLASS_INHERITED(AbortSignal, DOMEventTargetHelper)
 
-  AbortSignal(AbortController* aController, bool aAborted);
+  AbortSignal(nsIGlobalObject* aGlobalObject, bool aAborted);
   explicit AbortSignal(bool aAborted);
 
   JSObject*
@@ -61,8 +60,6 @@ public:
 private:
   ~AbortSignal() = default;
 
-  RefPtr<AbortController> mController;
-
   // Raw pointers. Follower unregisters itself in the DTOR.
   nsTArray<Follower*> mFollowers;