diff --git a/mailnews/compose/src/nsMsgCompUtils.cpp b/mailnews/compose/src/nsMsgCompUtils.cpp
index 805c5c9f6dbb..9ac429ec4eac 100644
--- a/mailnews/compose/src/nsMsgCompUtils.cpp
+++ b/mailnews/compose/src/nsMsgCompUtils.cpp
@@ -2023,54 +2023,6 @@ ConvertBufToPlainText(nsString &aConBuf, PRBool formatflowed /* = PR_FALSE */)
   return rv;
 }
 
-// Need to take this input data and do the following conversions
-// in place:
-//
-//  First pass:  Turn CRLF into LF 
-//  Second pass: Turn CR   into LF
-//
-void
-DoLineEndingConJob(char *aBuf, PRUint32 aLen)
-{
-  PRUint32    i;
-
-  if (aLen <= 0)
-    return;
-
-  //  First pass:  Turn CRLF into LF 
-  PRUint32    len = aLen;
-  for (i=0; i < (len-1); i++)
-  {
-    if ( (aBuf[i] == CR) && (aBuf[i+1] == LF) )
-    {
-      nsCRT::memmove((void *)&(aBuf[i]), (void *)&(aBuf[i+1]), (len-i-1));
-      len -= 1;
-      aBuf[len] = '\0';
-    }
-  }
-
-  //  Second pass: Turn CR into LF
-  len = PL_strlen(aBuf);
-  for (i=0; i<len; i++)
-    if (aBuf[i] == CR) 
-      aBuf[i] = LF;
-}
-
-// Need to take this input data and do the following conversions
-// in place:
-//
-//  First pass:  Turn CRLF into LF 
-//  Second pass: Turn CR   into LF
-//
-void
-DoLineEndingConJobUnicode(nsString& aInString)
-{ 
-  //  First pass:  Turn CRLF into LF 
-  aInString.ReplaceSubstring(NS_ConvertASCIItoUCS2(CRLF), NS_ConvertASCIItoUCS2(LF));
-  //  Second pass: Turn CR into LF
-  aInString.ReplaceChar(CR, LF);
-}
-
 // Simple parser to parse Subject. 
 // It only supports the case when the description is within one line. 
 char * 
diff --git a/mailnews/compose/src/nsMsgCompUtils.h b/mailnews/compose/src/nsMsgCompUtils.h
index ade9e8d4d945..7e4b5e7b3136 100644
--- a/mailnews/compose/src/nsMsgCompUtils.h
+++ b/mailnews/compose/src/nsMsgCompUtils.h
@@ -132,10 +132,6 @@ char        *GetFolderURIFromUserPrefs(nsMsgDeliverMode   aMode,
 // File calls...
 nsresult ConvertBufToPlainText(nsString &aConBuf, PRBool formatflowed = PR_FALSE);
 
-// Conversion...
-void        DoLineEndingConJob(char *aBuf, PRUint32 aLen);
-void        DoLineEndingConJobUnicode(nsString& aInString);
-
 // Check if we should use format=flowed 
 PRBool UseFormatFlowed(const char *charset);
 
diff --git a/mailnews/compose/src/nsMsgCompose.cpp b/mailnews/compose/src/nsMsgCompose.cpp
index 155af59ec93d..75225149964c 100644
--- a/mailnews/compose/src/nsMsgCompose.cpp
+++ b/mailnews/compose/src/nsMsgCompose.cpp
@@ -159,19 +159,6 @@ NS_IMPL_ISUPPORTS1(nsMsgCompose, nsMsgCompose)
 //
 static NS_DEFINE_CID(kCharsetConverterManagerCID, NS_ICHARSETCONVERTERMANAGER_CID);
 
-nsresult
-TranslateLineEndings(nsString &aString)
-{
-  // First, do sanity checking...if aString doesn't have
-  // any CR's, then there is no reason to call this rest
-  // of this 
-  if (aString.FindChar(CR) < 0)
-    return NS_OK;
-
-  DoLineEndingConJobUnicode(aString);
-  return NS_OK;
-}
-
 nsresult 
 GetChildOffset(nsIDOMNode *aChild, nsIDOMNode *aParent, PRInt32 &aOffset)
 {
@@ -233,10 +220,6 @@ nsresult nsMsgCompose::ConvertAndLoadComposeWindow(nsIEditorShell *aEditorShell,
 
   aEditorShell->GetEditor(getter_AddRefs(editor));
 
-  TranslateLineEndings(aPrefix);
-  TranslateLineEndings(aBuf);
-  TranslateLineEndings(aSignature);
-
   if (editor)
     editor->EnableUndo(PR_FALSE);
 
@@ -3139,7 +3122,6 @@ nsresult nsMsgCompose::SetSignature(nsIMsgIdentity *identity)
   //Then add the new one if needed
   nsAutoString aSignature;
   ProcessSignature(identity, &aSignature);
-  TranslateLineEndings(aSignature);
 
   if (!aSignature.IsEmpty())
   {