diff --git a/browser/components/places/content/places-menupopup.js b/browser/components/places/content/places-menupopup.js
index 989c0b6cbb24..f07a26e2ee7a 100644
--- a/browser/components/places/content/places-menupopup.js
+++ b/browser/components/places/content/places-menupopup.js
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         "dragend",
       ];
       for (let event_name of event_names) {
-        this.addEventListener(event_name, this);
+        this.addEventListener(event_name, ev => this[`on_${event_name}`](ev));
       }
     }
 
@@ -364,10 +364,6 @@
     }
 
     on_DOMMenuItemActive(event) {
-      if (super.on_DOMMenuItemActive) {
-        super.on_DOMMenuItemActive(event);
-      }
-
       let elt = event.target;
       if (elt.parentNode != this) {
         return;
@@ -599,7 +595,7 @@
         "popuphidden",
       ];
       for (let event_name of event_names) {
-        this.addEventListener(event_name, this);
+        this.addEventListener(event_name, ev => this[`on_${event_name}`](ev));
       }
     }
 
diff --git a/toolkit/content/widgets/menupopup.js b/toolkit/content/widgets/menupopup.js
index ee234e9d6025..1c0e7e1ee578 100644
--- a/toolkit/content/widgets/menupopup.js
+++ b/toolkit/content/widgets/menupopup.js
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@
       });
 
       this.attachShadow({ mode: "open" });
-
-      this.addEventListener("DOMMenuItemActive", this);
     }
 
     connectedCallback() {
@@ -260,28 +258,6 @@
         this._scrollTimer = 0;
       }
     }
-
-    on_DOMMenuItemActive(event) {
-      // Scroll buttons may overlap the active item. In that case, scroll
-      // further to stay clear of the buttons.
-      if (!this.scrollBox.hasAttribute("overflowing")) {
-        return;
-      }
-      let item = event.target;
-      if (item.parentNode != this) {
-        return;
-      }
-      let itemRect = item.getBoundingClientRect();
-      let buttonRect = this.scrollBox._scrollButtonUp.getBoundingClientRect();
-      if (buttonRect.bottom > itemRect.top) {
-        this.scrollBox.scrollByPixels(itemRect.top - buttonRect.bottom, true);
-      } else {
-        buttonRect = this.scrollBox._scrollButtonDown.getBoundingClientRect();
-        if (buttonRect.top < itemRect.bottom) {
-          this.scrollBox.scrollByPixels(itemRect.bottom - buttonRect.top, true);
-        }
-      }
-    }
   }
 
   customElements.define("menupopup", MozMenuPopup);