diff --git a/src/map-interactions.react.js b/src/map-interactions.react.js
index b688cdcd..ee28942e 100644
--- a/src/map-interactions.react.js
+++ b/src/map-interactions.react.js
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
 var React = require('react');
-var ReactDOM = require('react-dom');
 var MapboxGL = require('mapbox-gl');
 var Point = MapboxGL.Point;
 var document = require('global/document');
@@ -79,7 +78,7 @@ var MapInteractions = React.createClass({
   },
 
   _getMousePos: function _getMousePos(event) {
-    var el = ReactDOM.findDOMNode(this.refs.container);
+    var el = this.refs.container;
     return mousePos(el, event);
   },
 
diff --git a/src/map.react.js b/src/map.react.js
index 9082871e..bddedcce 100644
--- a/src/map.react.js
+++ b/src/map.react.js
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 
 var assert = require('assert');
 var React = require('react');
-var ReactDOM = require('react-dom');
 var debounce = require('debounce');
 var r = require('r-dom');
 var d3 = require('d3');
@@ -253,7 +252,7 @@ var MapGL = React.createClass({
       mapStyle = this.props.mapStyle;
     }
     var map = new MapboxGL.Map({
-      container: ReactDOM.findDOMNode(this.refs.mapboxMap),
+      container: this.refs.mapboxMap,
       center: [this.state.longitude, this.state.latitude],
       zoom: this.state.zoom,
       style: mapStyle,