diff --git a/browser/base/content/aboutDialog.xul b/browser/base/content/aboutDialog.xul
index 94580c07aed9..c97cd87e9c0a 100644
--- a/browser/base/content/aboutDialog.xul
+++ b/browser/base/content/aboutDialog.xul
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
       <label id="distributionId"/>
       <description id="copyright">
         <label
-        class="text-link" href="&licenseLink;"
+        class="text-link" href="about:license"
         >&licenseLinkText;</label>&licenseLinkSuffix;&logoTrademark;
       </description>
       <textbox id="userAgent" multiline="true" readonly="true" flex="1"/>
diff --git a/browser/locales/en-US/chrome/browser/aboutDialog.dtd b/browser/locales/en-US/chrome/browser/aboutDialog.dtd
index 5afd5abad5ad..20a60471c42e 100644
--- a/browser/locales/en-US/chrome/browser/aboutDialog.dtd
+++ b/browser/locales/en-US/chrome/browser/aboutDialog.dtd
@@ -7,6 +7,5 @@
 <!ENTITY aboutVersion               "version">
 <!ENTITY closeCmdGNOME.label        "Close">  
 <!ENTITY closeCmdGNOME.accesskey    "C">
-<!ENTITY licenseLink                "about:license">
 <!ENTITY licenseLinkText            "Licensing information">
 <!ENTITY licenseLinkSuffix          ".">