diff --git a/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Range.cpp b/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Range.cpp
index 448f8e470df..276783da5f2 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Range.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Range.cpp
@@ -556,29 +556,24 @@ Utf16String Range::to_string() const
 
     // 2. If this’s start node is this’s end node and it is a Text node,
     //    then return the substring of that Text node’s data beginning at this’s start offset and ending at this’s end offset.
-    if (start_container() == end_container() && is<Text>(*start_container())) {
-        auto const& text = static_cast<Text const&>(*start_container());
-        return MUST(text.substring_data(start_offset(), end_offset() - start_offset()));
-    }
+    auto* start_text = as_if<Text>(*start_container());
+    if (start_text && start_container() == end_container())
+        return MUST(start_text->substring_data(start_offset(), end_offset() - start_offset()));
 
     // 3. If this’s start node is a Text node, then append the substring of that node’s data from this’s start offset until the end to s.
-    if (is<Text>(*start_container())) {
-        auto const& text = static_cast<Text const&>(*start_container());
-        builder.append(MUST(text.substring_data(start_offset(), text.length_in_utf16_code_units() - start_offset())));
-    }
+    if (start_text)
+        builder.append(MUST(start_text->substring_data(start_offset(), start_text->length_in_utf16_code_units() - start_offset())));
 
     // 4. Append the concatenation of the data of all Text nodes that are contained in this, in tree order, to s.
-    for_each_contained([&](GC::Ref<DOM::Node> node) {
-        if (is<Text>(*node))
-            builder.append(static_cast<Text const&>(*node).data());
+    for_each_contained([&](GC::Ref<Node> node) {
+        if (auto* text_node = as_if<Text>(*node))
+            builder.append(text_node->data());
         return IterationDecision::Continue;
     });
 
     // 5. If this’s end node is a Text node, then append the substring of that node’s data from its start until this’s end offset to s.
-    if (is<Text>(*end_container())) {
-        auto const& text = static_cast<Text const&>(*end_container());
-        builder.append(MUST(text.substring_data(0, end_offset())));
-    }
+    if (auto* end_text = as_if<Text>(*end_container()))
+        builder.append(MUST(end_text->substring_data(0, end_offset())));
 
     // 6. Return s.
     return builder.to_utf16_string();