diff --git a/browser/components/sessionstore/test/browser/browser_394759_privatebrowsing.js b/browser/components/sessionstore/test/browser/browser_394759_privatebrowsing.js
index 690c98851efc..0ec051e691ab 100644
--- a/browser/components/sessionstore/test/browser/browser_394759_privatebrowsing.js
+++ b/browser/components/sessionstore/test/browser/browser_394759_privatebrowsing.js
@@ -92,10 +92,9 @@ function test() {
   let newWin = openDialog(location, "_blank", "chrome,all,dialog=no", testURL_A);
   newWin.addEventListener("load", function(aEvent) {
     newWin.removeEventListener("load", arguments.callee, false);
-    info("New window has been opened");
-    newWin.gBrowser.addEventListener("pageshow", function(aEvent) {
-      newWin.gBrowser.removeEventListener("pageshow", arguments.callee, true);
-      info("Content has been loaded");
+    newWin.gBrowser.addEventListener("load", function(aEvent) {
+      newWin.gBrowser.removeEventListener("load", arguments.callee, true);
+      info("Window has been loaded");
       executeSoon(function() {
         newWin.gBrowser.addTab();
         executeSoon(function() {
@@ -127,8 +126,8 @@ function test() {
           let pbWin = openDialog(location, "_blank", "chrome,all,dialog=no", testURL_B);
           pbWin.addEventListener("load", function(aEvent) {
             pbWin.removeEventListener("load", arguments.callee, false);
-            pbWin.gBrowser.addEventListener("pageshow", function(aEvent) {
-              pbWin.gBrowser.removeEventListener("pageshow", arguments.callee, true);
+            pbWin.gBrowser.addEventListener("load", function(aEvent) {
+              pbWin.gBrowser.removeEventListener("load", arguments.callee, true);
 
               executeSoon(function() {
                 // Add another tab, though it's not strictly needed
diff --git a/browser/components/sessionstore/test/browser/browser_459906.js b/browser/components/sessionstore/test/browser/browser_459906.js
index be39626da591..e267263bb824 100644
--- a/browser/components/sessionstore/test/browser/browser_459906.js
+++ b/browser/components/sessionstore/test/browser/browser_459906.js
@@ -56,37 +56,35 @@ function test() {
     
     frameCount = 0;
     let tab2 = gBrowser.duplicateTab(tab);
-    executeSoon(function() {
-      tab2.linkedBrowser.addEventListener("load", function(aEvent) {
-        // wait for all frames to load (and reload!) completely
-        if (frameCount++ < 2)
-          return;
-        this.removeEventListener("load", arguments.callee, true);
+    tab2.linkedBrowser.addEventListener("load", function(aEvent) {
+      // wait for all frames to load (and reload!) completely
+      if (frameCount++ < 2)
+        return;
+      this.removeEventListener("load", arguments.callee, true);
 
-        let maxWait = Date.now() + 1000;
-        executeSoon(function() {
-          let iframes = tab2.linkedBrowser.contentWindow.frames;
-          if (iframes[1].document.body.innerHTML != uniqueValue && Date.now() < maxWait) {
-            executeSoon(arguments.callee);
-            return;
-          }
-          is(iframes[1].document.body.innerHTML, uniqueValue,
-             "rich textarea's content correctly duplicated");
-          
-          let innerDomain = null;
-          try {
-            innerDomain = iframes[0].document.domain;
-          }
-          catch (ex) { /* throws for chrome: documents */ }
-          is(innerDomain, "localhost", "XSS exploit prevented!");
-          
-          // clean up
-          gBrowser.removeTab(tab2);
-          gBrowser.removeTab(tab);
-          
-          finish();
-        });
-      }, true);
-    });
+      let maxWait = Date.now() + 1000;
+      executeSoon(function() {
+        let iframes = tab2.linkedBrowser.contentWindow.frames;
+        if (iframes[1].document.body.innerHTML != uniqueValue && Date.now() < maxWait) {
+          executeSoon(arguments.callee);
+          return;
+        }
+        is(iframes[1].document.body.innerHTML, uniqueValue,
+           "rich textarea's content correctly duplicated");
+        
+        let innerDomain = null;
+        try {
+          innerDomain = iframes[0].document.domain;
+        }
+        catch (ex) { /* throws for chrome: documents */ }
+        is(innerDomain, "localhost", "XSS exploit prevented!");
+        
+        // clean up
+        gBrowser.removeTab(tab2);
+        gBrowser.removeTab(tab);
+        
+        finish();
+      });
+    }, true);
   }, true);
 }
diff --git a/browser/components/sessionstore/test/browser/browser_461743.js b/browser/components/sessionstore/test/browser/browser_461743.js
index ac63c65b7b45..dd877b3de90f 100644
--- a/browser/components/sessionstore/test/browser/browser_461743.js
+++ b/browser/components/sessionstore/test/browser/browser_461743.js
@@ -47,25 +47,23 @@ function test() {
     this.removeEventListener("load", arguments.callee, true);
     executeSoon(function() {
       let tab2 = gBrowser.duplicateTab(tab);
-      executeSoon(function() {
-        tab2.linkedBrowser.addEventListener("461743", function(aEvent) {
-          tab2.linkedBrowser.removeEventListener("461743", arguments.callee, true);
-          is(aEvent.data, "done", "XSS injection was attempted");
+      tab2.linkedBrowser.addEventListener("461743", function(aEvent) {
+        tab2.linkedBrowser.removeEventListener("461743", arguments.callee, true);
+        is(aEvent.data, "done", "XSS injection was attempted");
+        
+        executeSoon(function() {
+          let iframes = tab2.linkedBrowser.contentWindow.frames;
+          let innerHTML = iframes[1].document.body.innerHTML;
+          isnot(innerHTML, Components.utils.reportError.toString(),
+                "chrome access denied!");
           
-          executeSoon(function() {
-            let iframes = tab2.linkedBrowser.contentWindow.frames;
-            let innerHTML = iframes[1].document.body.innerHTML;
-            isnot(innerHTML, Components.utils.reportError.toString(),
-                  "chrome access denied!");
-            
-            // clean up
-            gBrowser.removeTab(tab2);
-            gBrowser.removeTab(tab);
-            
-            finish();
-          });
-        }, true, true);
-      });
+          // clean up
+          gBrowser.removeTab(tab2);
+          gBrowser.removeTab(tab);
+          
+          finish();
+        });
+      }, true, true);
     });
   }, true);
 }