diff --git a/validation/src/validator.rs b/validation/src/validator.rs
index 4d7a65f..3b9e58f 100644
--- a/validation/src/validator.rs
+++ b/validation/src/validator.rs
@@ -321,22 +321,16 @@ fn recursive_collect_superclass(objects:&mut std::vec::Vec<rbx_dom_weak::types::
 }
 
 fn get_partial_path(dom:&rbx_dom_weak::WeakDom,instance:&rbx_dom_weak::Instance)->String{
-	struct ParentIter<'a>{
-		dom:&'a rbx_dom_weak::WeakDom,
-		instance:Option<&'a rbx_dom_weak::Instance>,
-	}
-	impl<'a> Iterator for ParentIter<'a>{
-		type Item=&'a rbx_dom_weak::Instance;
-		fn next(&mut self)->Option<Self::Item>{
-			let parent=self.instance.map(|i|i.parent()).and_then(|p|self.dom.get_by_ref(p));
-			core::mem::replace(&mut self.instance,parent)
-		}
-	}
-
-	let mut tragic:Vec<_>=ParentIter{dom,instance:Some(instance)}.map(|i|i.name.as_str()).collect();
-	tragic.pop();
-	tragic.reverse();
-	tragic.join(".")
+	let mut names:Vec<_>=core::iter::successors(
+		Some(instance),
+		|i|dom.get_by_ref(i.parent())
+	).map(
+		|i|i.name.as_str()
+	).collect();
+	// discard the name of the root object
+	names.pop();
+	names.reverse();
+	names.join(".")
 }
 
 fn get_script_refs(dom:&rbx_dom_weak::WeakDom)->Vec<rbx_dom_weak::types::Ref>{