diff --git a/webroot/rsrc/externals/javelin/core/util.js b/webroot/rsrc/externals/javelin/core/util.js
--- a/webroot/rsrc/externals/javelin/core/util.js
+++ b/webroot/rsrc/externals/javelin/core/util.js
@@ -45,13 +45,7 @@
  * @return Array   Actual array.
  */
 JX.$A = function(object) {
-  // IE8 throws "JScript object expected" when trying to call
-  // Array.prototype.slice on a NodeList, so just copy items one by one here.
-  var r = [];
-  for (var ii = 0; ii < object.length; ii++) {
-    r.push(object[ii]);
-  }
-  return r;
+  return Array.prototype.slice.call(object);
 };