diff --git a/Libraries/LibWeb/ARIA/ARIAMixin.cpp b/Libraries/LibWeb/ARIA/ARIAMixin.cpp
index b3ed3bf3a43..7c2b6e58086 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibWeb/ARIA/ARIAMixin.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibWeb/ARIA/ARIAMixin.cpp
@@ -42,84 +42,84 @@ Optional<Role> ARIAMixin::role_from_role_attribute_value() const
         // without the required accessible parent of role list), User Agents MUST ignore the role token, and return the
         // computedrole as if the ignored role token had not been included.
         if (role == ARIA::Role::columnheader) {
-            for (auto const* ancestor = to_element()->parent_element(); ancestor; ancestor = ancestor->parent_element()) {
+            for (auto ancestor = to_element()->parent_element(); ancestor; ancestor = ancestor->parent_element()) {
                 if (ancestor->role_or_default() == ARIA::Role::row)
                     return ARIA::Role::columnheader;
             }
             continue;
         }
         if (role == ARIA::Role::gridcell) {
-            for (auto const* ancestor = to_element()->parent_element(); ancestor; ancestor = ancestor->parent_element()) {
+            for (auto ancestor = to_element()->parent_element(); ancestor; ancestor = ancestor->parent_element()) {
                 if (ancestor->role_or_default() == ARIA::Role::row)
                     return ARIA::Role::gridcell;
             }
             continue;
         }
         if (role == ARIA::Role::listitem) {
-            for (auto const* ancestor = to_element()->parent_element(); ancestor; ancestor = ancestor->parent_element()) {
+            for (auto ancestor = to_element()->parent_element(); ancestor; ancestor = ancestor->parent_element()) {
                 if (first_is_one_of(ancestor->role_or_default(), ARIA::Role::directory, ARIA::Role::list))
                     return ARIA::Role::listitem;
             }
             continue;
         }
         if (role == ARIA::Role::menuitem) {
-            for (auto const* ancestor = to_element()->parent_element(); ancestor; ancestor = ancestor->parent_element()) {
+            for (auto ancestor = to_element()->parent_element(); ancestor; ancestor = ancestor->parent_element()) {
                 if (first_is_one_of(ancestor->role_or_default(), ARIA::Role::menu, ARIA::Role::menubar))
                     return ARIA::Role::menuitem;
             }
             continue;
         }
         if (role == ARIA::Role::menuitemcheckbox) {
-            for (auto const* ancestor = to_element()->parent_element(); ancestor; ancestor = ancestor->parent_element()) {
+            for (auto ancestor = to_element()->parent_element(); ancestor; ancestor = ancestor->parent_element()) {
                 if (first_is_one_of(ancestor->role_or_default(), ARIA::Role::menu, ARIA::Role::menubar))
                     return ARIA::Role::menuitemcheckbox;
             }
             continue;
         }
         if (role == ARIA::Role::menuitemradio) {
-            for (auto const* ancestor = to_element()->parent_element(); ancestor; ancestor = ancestor->parent_element()) {
+            for (auto ancestor = to_element()->parent_element(); ancestor; ancestor = ancestor->parent_element()) {
                 if (first_is_one_of(ancestor->role_or_default(), ARIA::Role::menu, ARIA::Role::menubar))
                     return ARIA::Role::menuitemradio;
             }
             continue;
         }
         if (role == ARIA::Role::option) {
-            for (auto const* ancestor = to_element()->parent_element(); ancestor; ancestor = ancestor->parent_element()) {
+            for (auto ancestor = to_element()->parent_element(); ancestor; ancestor = ancestor->parent_element()) {
                 if (ancestor->role_or_default() == ARIA::Role::listbox)
                     return ARIA::Role::option;
             }
             continue;
         }
         if (role == ARIA::Role::row) {
-            for (auto const* ancestor = to_element()->parent_element(); ancestor; ancestor = ancestor->parent_element()) {
+            for (auto ancestor = to_element()->parent_element(); ancestor; ancestor = ancestor->parent_element()) {
                 if (first_is_one_of(ancestor->role_or_default(), ARIA::Role::table, ARIA::Role::grid, ARIA::Role::treegrid))
                     return ARIA::Role::row;
             }
             continue;
         }
         if (role == ARIA::Role::rowgroup) {
-            for (auto const* ancestor = to_element()->parent_element(); ancestor; ancestor = ancestor->parent_element()) {
+            for (auto ancestor = to_element()->parent_element(); ancestor; ancestor = ancestor->parent_element()) {
                 if (first_is_one_of(ancestor->role_or_default(), ARIA::Role::table, ARIA::Role::grid, ARIA::Role::treegrid))
                     return ARIA::Role::rowgroup;
             }
             continue;
         }
         if (role == ARIA::Role::rowheader) {
-            for (auto const* ancestor = to_element()->parent_element(); ancestor; ancestor = ancestor->parent_element()) {
+            for (auto ancestor = to_element()->parent_element(); ancestor; ancestor = ancestor->parent_element()) {
                 if (ancestor->role_or_default() == ARIA::Role::row)
                     return ARIA::Role::rowheader;
             }
             continue;
         }
         if (role == ARIA::Role::tab) {
-            for (auto const* ancestor = to_element()->parent_element(); ancestor; ancestor = ancestor->parent_element()) {
+            for (auto ancestor = to_element()->parent_element(); ancestor; ancestor = ancestor->parent_element()) {
                 if (ancestor->role_or_default() == ARIA::Role::tablist)
                     return ARIA::Role::tab;
             }
             continue;
         }
         if (role == ARIA::Role::treeitem) {
-            for (auto const* ancestor = to_element()->parent_element(); ancestor; ancestor = ancestor->parent_element()) {
+            for (auto ancestor = to_element()->parent_element(); ancestor; ancestor = ancestor->parent_element()) {
                 if (ancestor->role_or_default() == ARIA::Role::tree)
                     return ARIA::Role::treeitem;
             }
diff --git a/Libraries/LibWeb/Animations/KeyframeEffect.cpp b/Libraries/LibWeb/Animations/KeyframeEffect.cpp
index 47496f2a506..023ef1ddb99 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibWeb/Animations/KeyframeEffect.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibWeb/Animations/KeyframeEffect.cpp
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ void KeyframeEffect::update_computed_properties()
     if (invalidation.rebuild_layout_tree) {
         // We mark layout tree for rebuild starting from parent element to correctly invalidate
         // "display" property change to/from "contents" value.
-        if (auto* parent_element = target->parent_element()) {
+        if (auto parent_element = target->parent_element()) {
             parent_element->set_needs_layout_tree_update(true);
         } else {
             target->set_needs_layout_tree_update(true);
diff --git a/Libraries/LibWeb/CSS/StyleComputer.cpp b/Libraries/LibWeb/CSS/StyleComputer.cpp
index f3b095c86ba..3f869da6998 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibWeb/CSS/StyleComputer.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibWeb/CSS/StyleComputer.cpp
@@ -2280,7 +2280,7 @@ static BoxTypeTransformation required_box_type_transformation(ComputedProperties
     // FIXME: Containment in a ruby container inlinifies the box’s display type, as described in [CSS-RUBY-1].
 
     // NOTE: If we're computing style for a pseudo-element, the effective parent will be the originating element itself, not its parent.
-    auto const* parent = pseudo_element.has_value() ? &element : element.parent_element();
+    auto parent = pseudo_element.has_value() ? GC::Ptr<DOM::Element const> { &element } : element.parent_element();
 
     // A parent with a grid or flex display value blockifies the box’s display type. [CSS-GRID-1] [CSS-FLEXBOX-1]
     if (parent && parent->computed_properties()) {
@@ -2505,7 +2505,7 @@ RefPtr<CSSStyleValue const> StyleComputer::recascade_font_size_if_needed(
     Vector<DOM::Element&> ancestors;
     if (pseudo_element.has_value())
         ancestors.append(element);
-    for (auto* ancestor = element.parent_element(); ancestor; ancestor = ancestor->parent_element())
+    for (auto ancestor = element.parent_element(); ancestor; ancestor = ancestor->parent_element())
         ancestors.append(*ancestor);
 
     NonnullRefPtr<CSSStyleValue const> new_font_size = CSS::LengthStyleValue::create(CSS::Length::make_px(default_monospace_font_size_in_px));
diff --git a/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Document.cpp b/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Document.cpp
index c2babf713e1..2c6f58a7a8d 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Document.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Document.cpp
@@ -1440,7 +1440,7 @@ void Document::update_layout(UpdateLayoutReason reason)
     if (node_invalidation.rebuild_layout_tree) {
         // We mark layout tree for rebuild starting from parent element to correctly invalidate
         // "display" property change to/from "contents" value.
-        if (auto* parent_element = node.parent_element()) {
+        if (auto parent_element = node.parent_element()) {
             parent_element->set_needs_layout_tree_update(true);
         } else {
             node.set_needs_layout_tree_update(true);
diff --git a/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Element.cpp b/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Element.cpp
index 199db1e34c0..e93bd8712eb 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Element.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Element.cpp
@@ -2626,7 +2626,7 @@ Optional<String> Element::locate_a_namespace_prefix(Optional<String> const& name
     }
 
     // 3. If element’s parent element is not null, then return the result of running locate a namespace prefix on that element using namespace.
-    if (auto* parent = this->parent_element())
+    if (auto parent = this->parent_element())
         return parent->locate_a_namespace_prefix(namespace_);
 
     // 4. Return null
@@ -2881,7 +2881,7 @@ bool Element::check_visibility(Optional<CheckVisibilityOptions> options)
         return false;
 
     // 2. If an ancestor of this in the flat tree has content-visibility: hidden, return false.
-    for (auto* element = parent_element(); element; element = element->parent_element()) {
+    for (auto element = parent_element(); element; element = element->parent_element()) {
         if (element->computed_properties()->content_visibility() == CSS::ContentVisibility::Hidden)
             return false;
     }
@@ -3151,7 +3151,7 @@ Element const* Element::list_owner() const
         return nullptr;
 
     // 2. Let ancestor be the element's parent.
-    auto const* ancestor = parent_element();
+    auto ancestor = parent_element();
 
     // AC-HOC: There may not be any parent element in a shadow tree.
     if (!ancestor)
@@ -3692,7 +3692,7 @@ void Element::inherit_counters()
 {
     // 1. If element is the root of its document tree, the element has an initially-empty CSS counters set.
     //    Return.
-    auto* parent = parent_element();
+    auto parent = parent_element();
     if (parent == nullptr) {
         // NOTE: We represent an empty counters set with `m_counters_set = nullptr`.
         m_counters_set = nullptr;
@@ -3765,14 +3765,14 @@ Optional<String> Element::lang() const
 
         // 3. If the node's parent is a shadow root
         //      Use the language of that shadow root's host.
-        if (auto const* parent = parent_element()) {
+        if (auto parent = parent_element()) {
             if (parent->is_shadow_root())
                 return parent->shadow_root()->host()->lang();
         }
 
         // 4. If the node's parent element is not null
         //      Use the language of that parent element.
-        if (auto const* parent = parent_element())
+        if (auto parent = parent_element())
             return parent->lang();
 
         // 5. Otherwise
diff --git a/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Element.h b/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Element.h
index c1770af8b67..bcab234954c 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Element.h
+++ b/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Element.h
@@ -582,20 +582,14 @@ private:
 template<>
 inline bool Node::fast_is<Element>() const { return is_element(); }
 
-inline Element* Node::parent_element()
+inline GC::Ptr<Element> Node::parent_element()
 {
-    auto* parent = this->parent();
-    if (!parent || !is<Element>(parent))
-        return nullptr;
-    return static_cast<Element*>(parent);
+    return as_if<Element>(this->parent());
 }
 
-inline Element const* Node::parent_element() const
+inline GC::Ptr<Element const> Node::parent_element() const
 {
-    auto const* parent = this->parent();
-    if (!parent || !is<Element>(parent))
-        return nullptr;
-    return static_cast<Element const*>(parent);
+    return as_if<Element>(this->parent());
 }
 
 inline bool Element::has_class(FlyString const& class_name, CaseSensitivity case_sensitivity) const
diff --git a/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Node.cpp b/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Node.cpp
index 49cd1ae1db5..eb8f4e47607 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Node.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Node.cpp
@@ -2051,7 +2051,7 @@ Optional<String> Node::locate_a_namespace(Optional<String> const& prefix) const
         }
 
         // 5. If its parent element is null, then return null.
-        auto* parent_element = element.parent_element();
+        auto parent_element = element.parent_element();
         if (!element.parent_element())
             return {};
 
@@ -2090,7 +2090,7 @@ Optional<String> Node::locate_a_namespace(Optional<String> const& prefix) const
 
     // Otherwise
     // 1. If its parent element is null, then return null.
-    auto* parent_element = this->parent_element();
+    auto parent_element = this->parent_element();
     if (!parent_element)
         return {};
 
@@ -2153,7 +2153,7 @@ Optional<String> Node::lookup_prefix(Optional<String> namespace_) const
 
     // Otherwise
     // Return the result of locating a namespace prefix for its parent element, if its parent element is non-null; otherwise null.
-    auto* parent_element = this->parent_element();
+    auto parent_element = this->parent_element();
     if (!parent_element)
         return {};
 
diff --git a/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Node.h b/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Node.h
index efa58b96726..668b0999a51 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Node.h
+++ b/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Node.h
@@ -261,8 +261,8 @@ public:
     Node* parent_node() { return parent(); }
     Node const* parent_node() const { return parent(); }
 
-    Element* parent_element();
-    Element const* parent_element() const;
+    GC::Ptr<Element> parent_element();
+    GC::Ptr<Element const> parent_element() const;
 
     virtual void inserted();
     virtual void post_connection();
diff --git a/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Slottable.cpp b/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Slottable.cpp
index 3095cc99ec1..d033a0eee7e 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Slottable.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibWeb/DOM/Slottable.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ bool is_an_assigned_slottable(GC::Ref<Node> node)
 GC::Ptr<HTML::HTMLSlotElement> find_a_slot(Slottable const& slottable, OpenFlag open_flag)
 {
     // 1. If slottable’s parent is null, then return null.
-    auto* parent = slottable.visit([](auto& node) { return node->parent_element(); });
+    auto parent = slottable.visit([](auto& node) { return node->parent_element(); });
     if (!parent)
         return nullptr;
 
diff --git a/Libraries/LibWeb/HTML/HTMLElement.cpp b/Libraries/LibWeb/HTML/HTMLElement.cpp
index 1091597f656..98b3cf127ee 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibWeb/HTML/HTMLElement.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibWeb/HTML/HTMLElement.cpp
@@ -467,15 +467,15 @@ GC::Ptr<DOM::Element> HTMLElement::offset_parent() const
     //    - The computed value of the position property of the element is static
     //      and the ancestor is one of the following HTML elements: td, th, or table.
 
-    for (auto* ancestor = parent_element(); ancestor; ancestor = ancestor->parent_element()) {
+    for (auto ancestor = parent_element(); ancestor; ancestor = ancestor->parent_element()) {
         if (!ancestor->layout_node())
             continue;
         if (ancestor->layout_node()->is_positioned())
-            return const_cast<Element*>(ancestor);
+            return const_cast<Element*>(ancestor.ptr());
         if (is<HTML::HTMLBodyElement>(*ancestor))
-            return const_cast<Element*>(ancestor);
+            return const_cast<Element*>(ancestor.ptr());
         if (!ancestor->layout_node()->is_positioned() && ancestor->local_name().is_one_of(HTML::TagNames::td, HTML::TagNames::th, HTML::TagNames::table))
-            return const_cast<Element*>(ancestor);
+            return const_cast<Element*>(ancestor.ptr());
     }
 
     // 3. Return null.
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ Optional<ARIA::Role> HTMLElement::default_role() const
     // https://www.w3.org/TR/html-aria/#el-aside
     if (local_name() == TagNames::aside) {
         // https://w3c.github.io/html-aam/#el-aside
-        for (auto const* ancestor = parent_element(); ancestor; ancestor = ancestor->parent_element()) {
+        for (auto ancestor = parent_element(); ancestor; ancestor = ancestor->parent_element()) {
             if (ancestor->local_name().is_one_of(TagNames::article, TagNames::aside, TagNames::nav, TagNames::section)
                 && accessible_name(document()).value().is_empty())
                 return ARIA::Role::generic;
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ Optional<ARIA::Role> HTMLElement::default_role() const
         // If not a descendant of an article, aside, main, nav or section element, or an element with role=article,
         // complementary, main, navigation or region then (footer) role=contentinfo (header) role=banner. Otherwise,
         // role=generic.
-        for (auto const* ancestor = parent_element(); ancestor; ancestor = ancestor->parent_element()) {
+        for (auto ancestor = parent_element(); ancestor; ancestor = ancestor->parent_element()) {
             if (ancestor->local_name().is_one_of(TagNames::article, TagNames::aside, TagNames::main, TagNames::nav, TagNames::section)) {
                 if (local_name() == TagNames::footer)
                     return ARIA::Role::sectionfooter;
diff --git a/Libraries/LibWeb/HTML/HTMLLIElement.h b/Libraries/LibWeb/HTML/HTMLLIElement.h
index 5a05c14b8ed..7702e9edf68 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibWeb/HTML/HTMLLIElement.h
+++ b/Libraries/LibWeb/HTML/HTMLLIElement.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public:
     // https://www.w3.org/TR/html-aria/#el-li
     virtual Optional<ARIA::Role> default_role() const override
     {
-        for (auto const* ancestor = parent_element(); ancestor; ancestor = ancestor->parent_element()) {
+        for (auto ancestor = parent_element(); ancestor; ancestor = ancestor->parent_element()) {
             if (ancestor->role_or_default() == ARIA::Role::list)
                 return ARIA::Role::listitem;
         }
diff --git a/Libraries/LibWeb/HTML/HTMLLegendElement.cpp b/Libraries/LibWeb/HTML/HTMLLegendElement.cpp
index c2a2185a768..ad80d9c89ea 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibWeb/HTML/HTMLLegendElement.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibWeb/HTML/HTMLLegendElement.cpp
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ HTMLFormElement* HTMLLegendElement::form()
 {
     // The form IDL attribute's behavior depends on whether the legend element is in a fieldset element or not.
     // If the legend has a fieldset element as its parent, then the form IDL attribute must return the same value as the form IDL attribute on that fieldset element.
-    if (is<HTML::HTMLFieldSetElement>(parent_element())) {
-        return as<HTML::HTMLFieldSetElement>(parent_element())->form();
+    if (auto* field_set = as_if<HTML::HTMLFieldSetElement>(parent_element().ptr())) {
+        return field_set->form();
     }
 
     // Otherwise, it must return null.
diff --git a/Libraries/LibWeb/HTML/HTMLOptionElement.cpp b/Libraries/LibWeb/HTML/HTMLOptionElement.cpp
index a0da743834a..092df0c23fc 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibWeb/HTML/HTMLOptionElement.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibWeb/HTML/HTMLOptionElement.cpp
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ void HTMLOptionElement::removed_from(Node* old_parent, Node& old_root)
     if (old_parent) {
         if (is<HTMLSelectElement>(*old_parent))
             static_cast<HTMLSelectElement&>(*old_parent).update_selectedness();
-        else if (is<HTMLOptGroupElement>(*old_parent) && old_parent->parent_element() && is<HTMLSelectElement>(old_parent->parent_element()))
+        else if (is<HTMLOptGroupElement>(*old_parent) && old_parent->parent_element() && is<HTMLSelectElement>(*old_parent->parent_element()))
             static_cast<HTMLSelectElement&>(*old_parent->parent_element()).update_selectedness();
     }
 }
diff --git a/Libraries/LibWeb/HTML/HTMLSummaryElement.cpp b/Libraries/LibWeb/HTML/HTMLSummaryElement.cpp
index 8a9ec0ecc15..933980fdf39 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibWeb/HTML/HTMLSummaryElement.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibWeb/HTML/HTMLSummaryElement.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ void HTMLSummaryElement::activation_behavior(DOM::Event const&)
         return;
 
     // 2. Let parent be this summary element's parent.
-    auto* parent = this->parent_element();
+    auto parent = this->parent_element();
 
     // 3. If the open attribute is present on parent, then remove it. Otherwise, set parent's open attribute to the empty string.
     if (parent->has_attribute(HTML::AttributeNames::open))
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ bool HTMLSummaryElement::is_summary_for_its_parent_details()
         return false;
 
     // 2. Let parent be this summary element's parent.
-    auto* parent = this->parent_element();
+    auto parent = this->parent_element();
 
     // 3. If parent is not a details element, then return false.
     if (!is<HTMLDetailsElement>(*parent))
diff --git a/Libraries/LibWeb/HTML/HTMLTableCellElement.cpp b/Libraries/LibWeb/HTML/HTMLTableCellElement.cpp
index f36ec827eda..7842819cd78 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibWeb/HTML/HTMLTableCellElement.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibWeb/HTML/HTMLTableCellElement.cpp
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ WebIDL::Long HTMLTableCellElement::cell_index() const
 Optional<ARIA::Role> HTMLTableCellElement::default_role() const
 {
     if (local_name() == TagNames::th) {
-        for (auto const* ancestor = parent_element(); ancestor; ancestor = ancestor->parent_element()) {
+        for (auto ancestor = parent_element(); ancestor; ancestor = ancestor->parent_element()) {
             // AD-HOC: The ancestor checks here aren’t explicitly defined in the spec, but implicitly follow from what
             // the spec does state, and from the physical placement/layout of elements. Also, the el-th and el-th-in-row
             // tests at https://wpt.fyi/results/html-aam/table-roles.html require doing these ancestor checks — and
diff --git a/Libraries/LibWeb/HTML/HTMLTrackElement.cpp b/Libraries/LibWeb/HTML/HTMLTrackElement.cpp
index 9993627e057..52a9735eb8c 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibWeb/HTML/HTMLTrackElement.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibWeb/HTML/HTMLTrackElement.cpp
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ void HTMLTrackElement::start_the_track_processing_model()
         return;
 
     // 3. If the text track's track element does not have a media element as a parent, return.
-    if (!is<HTMLMediaElement>(parent_element()))
+    if (!is<HTMLMediaElement>(parent_element().ptr()))
         return;
 
     // 4. Run the remainder of these steps in parallel, allowing whatever caused these steps to run to continue.
diff --git a/Libraries/LibWeb/Layout/TextNode.cpp b/Libraries/LibWeb/Layout/TextNode.cpp
index 63c1b3cf5ad..07b257c5879 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibWeb/Layout/TextNode.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibWeb/Layout/TextNode.cpp
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ void TextNode::compute_text_for_rendering()
     if (dom_node().is_editable() && !dom_node().is_uninteresting_whitespace_node())
         collapse = false;
 
-    auto const* parent_element = dom_node().parent_element();
+    auto parent_element = dom_node().parent_element();
     auto const maybe_lang = parent_element ? parent_element->lang() : Optional<String> {};
     auto const lang = maybe_lang.has_value() ? maybe_lang.value() : Optional<StringView> {};
 
diff --git a/Libraries/LibWeb/Page/Page.cpp b/Libraries/LibWeb/Page/Page.cpp
index 6d6188819cd..21bb34cad60 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibWeb/Page/Page.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibWeb/Page/Page.cpp
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ void Page::update_find_in_page_selection(Vector<GC::Root<DOM::Range>> matches)
 
     selection->add_range(*current_range);
 
-    if (auto* element = common_ancestor_container->parent_element()) {
+    if (auto element = common_ancestor_container->parent_element()) {
         DOM::ScrollIntoViewOptions scroll_options;
         scroll_options.block = Bindings::ScrollLogicalPosition::Nearest;
         scroll_options.inline_ = Bindings::ScrollLogicalPosition::Nearest;