diff --git a/mailnews/import/resources/content/importDialog.js b/mailnews/import/resources/content/importDialog.js
index 3f8d4a462698..909aa0ada6ee 100644
--- a/mailnews/import/resources/content/importDialog.js
+++ b/mailnews/import/resources/content/importDialog.js
@@ -125,15 +125,6 @@ function CheckIfLocalFolderExists()
   }
 }
 
-function GetStringBundle(aURL) 
-{
-  var stringBundleService = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/intl/stringbundle;1"].getService();
-  stringBundleService = stringBundleService.QueryInterface(Components.interfaces.nsIStringBundleService);
-  var stringBundle = stringBundleService.createBundle(aURL);
-  if (stringBundle)
-    return stringBundle.QueryInterface(Components.interfaces.nsIStringBundle);
-}
-
 function ImportDialogOKButton()
 {
   var listbox = document.getElementById('moduleList');
@@ -839,10 +830,10 @@ function ImportAddress( module, success, error) {
 	if (selectedModuleName == gImportMsgsBundle.getString('Comm4xImportName'))
 		filePicker.appendFilter(gImportMsgsBundle.getString('Comm4xFiles'),"*.na2");
         else {
-          var addressbookBundle = GetStringBundle("chrome://messenger/locale/addressbook/addressBook.properties");
-          filePicker.appendFilter(addressbookBundle.GetStringFromName('LDIFFiles'), "*.ldi; *.ldif");
-          filePicker.appendFilter(addressbookBundle.GetStringFromName('CSVFiles'), "*.csv");
-          filePicker.appendFilter(addressbookBundle.GetStringFromName('TABFiles'), "*.tab; *.txt");
+          var addressbookBundle = document.getElementById("bundle_addressbook");
+          filePicker.appendFilter(addressbookBundle.getString('LDIFFiles'), "*.ldi; *.ldif");
+          filePicker.appendFilter(addressbookBundle.getString('CSVFiles'), "*.csv");
+          filePicker.appendFilter(addressbookBundle.getString('TABFiles'), "*.tab; *.txt");
           filePicker.appendFilters(Components.interfaces.nsIFilePicker.filterAll);
         }
 
diff --git a/mailnews/import/resources/content/importDialog.xul b/mailnews/import/resources/content/importDialog.xul
index 7c8511d78bed..4fb91bbb32a8 100644
--- a/mailnews/import/resources/content/importDialog.xul
+++ b/mailnews/import/resources/content/importDialog.xul
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
         title="&importDialog.windowTitle;">
 
   <stringbundle id="bundle_importMsgs" src="chrome://messenger/locale/importMsgs.properties"/>
+  <stringbundle id="bundle_addressbook" src="chrome://messenger/locale/addressbook/addressBook.properties"/>
   <script type="application/x-javascript" src="chrome://messenger/content/importDialog.js"/>
 
   <keyset id="dialogKeys"/>