diff --git a/mailnews/base/prefs/resources/content/mailPrefsOverlay.xul b/mailnews/base/prefs/resources/content/mailPrefsOverlay.xul
index a79ebb0689a1..04afe5f91836 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/prefs/resources/content/mailPrefsOverlay.xul
+++ b/mailnews/base/prefs/resources/content/mailPrefsOverlay.xul
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0"?>
 
 <!DOCTYPE window [
-<!ENTITY % brandDTD SYSTEM "chrome://global/locale/brand.dtd" >
-%brandDTD;
 <!ENTITY % mailPrefsOverlayDTD SYSTEM "chrome://messenger/locale/mailPrefsOverlay.dtd" >
 %mailPrefsOverlayDTD;
 ]>
@@ -37,7 +35,7 @@
   <!-- mail startup toggle -->
   <groupbox id="generalStartupPreferences">           
     <checkbox id="generalStartupMail" wsm_persist="true" position="3"
-              label="&mesCheck.label;" accesskey="&mesCheck.accesskey;"
+              label="&mail.label;" accesskey="&mail.accesskey;"
               pref="true" preftype="bool" prefstring="general.startup.mail"
               prefattribute="checked"/>         
   </groupbox>
diff --git a/mailnews/base/prefs/resources/content/pref-appearance_overlay.xul b/mailnews/base/prefs/resources/content/pref-appearance_overlay.xul
index a001ccb4ea24..458af5699a7f 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/prefs/resources/content/pref-appearance_overlay.xul
+++ b/mailnews/base/prefs/resources/content/pref-appearance_overlay.xul
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   <!-- startup entry in appearance prefs -->
   <groupbox id="generalStartupPreferences">
     <checkbox id="generalStartupMail" wsm_persist="true" position="2"
-              label="&mesCheck.label;" accesskey="&mesCheck.accesskey;"
+              label="&mail.label;" accesskey="&mail.accesskey;"
               preftype="bool" prefstring="general.startup.mail"
               prefattribute="checked"/>         
   </groupbox>        
diff --git a/mailnews/base/prefs/resources/locale/en-US/mailPrefsOverlay.dtd b/mailnews/base/prefs/resources/locale/en-US/mailPrefsOverlay.dtd
index 45154ae75b45..752ac81eb542 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/prefs/resources/locale/en-US/mailPrefsOverlay.dtd
+++ b/mailnews/base/prefs/resources/locale/en-US/mailPrefsOverlay.dtd
@@ -2,11 +2,8 @@
 <!ENTITY enbJsCheckMailNews.label     "Mail &amp; Newsgroups">
 <!ENTITY enbJsCheckMailNews.accesskey "m">
 
-<!--LOCALIZATION NOTE (mesCheck.label): DONT_TRANSLATE -->
-<!ENTITY mesCheck.label "&vendorShortName; Mail">
-<!ENTITY mesCheck.accesskey "m">
-
 <!ENTITY mail.label "Mail &amp; Newsgroups">
+<!ENTITY mail.accesskey "m">
 <!ENTITY address.label "Addressing">
 <!ENTITY viewingMessages.label "Message Display">
 <!ENTITY composingMessages.label "Message Composition">