diff --git a/widget/src/gtk/nsMenu.cpp b/widget/src/gtk/nsMenu.cpp
index 26072b297d06..ebb372d3efd1 100644
--- a/widget/src/gtk/nsMenu.cpp
+++ b/widget/src/gtk/nsMenu.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ NS_METHOD nsMenu::Create(nsIMenuBar *aParent, const nsString &aLabel)
 
   mLabel = aLabel;
   mMenu = gtk_menu_new();
-  aParent->AddMenu(this);
+//aParent->AddMenu(this);
 
   return NS_OK;
 }
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ NS_METHOD nsMenu::Create(nsIMenu *aParent, const nsString &aLabel)
 
   mLabel = aLabel;
   mMenu = gtk_menu_new();
-  aParent->AddMenu(this);
+//  aParent->AddMenu(this);
 
   return NS_OK;
 }
diff --git a/widget/src/gtk/nsMenuItem.cpp b/widget/src/gtk/nsMenuItem.cpp
index 5facc9cbfd93..a8c105fd71d3 100644
--- a/widget/src/gtk/nsMenuItem.cpp
+++ b/widget/src/gtk/nsMenuItem.cpp
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ NS_METHOD nsMenuItem::Create(nsIMenu        *aParent,
   }
 
   Create(widget, GetNativeParent(), aLabel, aCommand);
-  aParent->AddMenuItem(this);
+//  aParent->AddMenuItem(this);
 
   return NS_OK;
 }
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ NS_METHOD nsMenuItem::Create(nsIPopUpMenu   *aParent,
   }
 
   Create(widget, GetNativeParent(), aLabel, aCommand);
-  aParent->AddItem(this);
+//  aParent->AddItem(this);
 
   return NS_OK;
 }