diff --git a/editor/ui/composer/content/editorPrefsOverlay.xul b/editor/ui/composer/content/editorPrefsOverlay.xul
index 11846344ec01..f51ff8e1827c 100644
--- a/editor/ui/composer/content/editorPrefsOverlay.xul
+++ b/editor/ui/composer/content/editorPrefsOverlay.xul
@@ -10,27 +10,19 @@
 <overlay id="editorPrefsOverlay"
          xmlns="http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul">
 
-  <script type="application/x-javascript">
-  <![CDATA[
-    var panel;
-    if (panel != undefined) {
-      switch(panel) 
-      {
-      case "chrome://communicator/content/pref/pref-appearance.xul":
-        _elementIDs.push("generalStartupEditor");
-        break;
-      }
-    }
-  ]]>
-  </script>         
+  <preferences id="appearance_preferences">
+    <preference id="general.startup.editor"
+                name="general.startup.editor"
+                type="bool"/>
+  </preferences>
 
   <!-- editor startup toggle -->
-  <groupbox id="generalStartupPreferences">           
-    <checkbox id="generalStartupEditor" wsm_persist="true"
+  <groupbox id="generalStartupPreferences">
+    <checkbox id="generalStartupEditor"
               insertafter="generalStartupMail,generalStartupBrowser"
-              label="&editorCheck.label;" accesskey="&editorCheck.accesskey;"
-              pref="true" preftype="bool" prefstring="general.startup.editor"
-              prefattribute="checked"/>         
+              label="&editorCheck.label;"
+              accesskey="&editorCheck.accesskey;"
+              preference="general.startup.editor"/>
   </groupbox>
 
   <!-- category tree entries for editor -->