diff --git a/core/field_dropdown.js b/core/field_dropdown.js
index 059070171..ceddf39a9 100644
--- a/core/field_dropdown.js
+++ b/core/field_dropdown.js
@@ -437,7 +437,10 @@ Blockly.FieldDropdown.prototype.render_ = function() {
     // Update arrow's colour.
     this.arrow_.style.fill = this.sourceBlock_.getColour();
   }
-  goog.dom.removeChildren(/** @type {!Element} */ (this.textElement_));
+  var child;
+  while ((child = this.textElement_.firstChild)) {
+    this.textElement_.removeChild(child);
+  }
   goog.dom.removeNode(this.imageElement_);
   this.imageElement_ = null;
 
diff --git a/core/tooltip.js b/core/tooltip.js
index f93f3ae38..cea221c7e 100644
--- a/core/tooltip.js
+++ b/core/tooltip.js
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ Blockly.Tooltip.createDom = function() {
     return;  // Already created.
   }
   // Create an HTML container for popup overlays (e.g. editor widgets).
-  Blockly.Tooltip.DIV = goog.dom.createDom('div', 'blocklyTooltipDiv');
+  Blockly.Tooltip.DIV = document.createElement('div');
+  Blockly.Tooltip.DIV.className = 'blocklyTooltipDiv';
   document.body.appendChild(Blockly.Tooltip.DIV);
 };
 
@@ -287,7 +288,7 @@ Blockly.Tooltip.show_ = function() {
     return;
   }
   // Erase all existing text.
-  goog.dom.removeChildren(/** @type {!Element} */ (Blockly.Tooltip.DIV));
+  Blockly.Tooltip.DIV.innerHTML = '';
   // Get the new text.
   var tip = Blockly.Tooltip.element_.tooltip;
   while (typeof tip == 'function') {
diff --git a/core/widgetdiv.js b/core/widgetdiv.js
index 61215b852..82de6a02b 100644
--- a/core/widgetdiv.js
+++ b/core/widgetdiv.js
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 goog.provide('Blockly.WidgetDiv');
 
 goog.require('Blockly.Css');
-goog.require('goog.dom');
 goog.require('goog.style');
 
 
@@ -65,7 +64,8 @@ Blockly.WidgetDiv.createDom = function() {
     return;  // Already created.
   }
   // Create an HTML container for popup overlays (e.g. editor widgets).
-  Blockly.WidgetDiv.DIV = goog.dom.createDom('div', 'blocklyWidgetDiv');
+  Blockly.WidgetDiv.DIV = document.createElement('div');
+  Blockly.WidgetDiv.DIV.className = 'blocklyWidgetDiv';
   document.body.appendChild(Blockly.WidgetDiv.DIV);
 };
 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ Blockly.WidgetDiv.hide = function() {
     Blockly.WidgetDiv.DIV.style.top = '';
     Blockly.WidgetDiv.dispose_ && Blockly.WidgetDiv.dispose_();
     Blockly.WidgetDiv.dispose_ = null;
-    goog.dom.removeChildren(Blockly.WidgetDiv.DIV);
+    Blockly.WidgetDiv.DIV.innerHTML = '';
   }
 };