diff --git a/mailnews/imap/src/nsImapService.cpp b/mailnews/imap/src/nsImapService.cpp
index 4fd8b105357b..1137a01cc220 100644
--- a/mailnews/imap/src/nsImapService.cpp
+++ b/mailnews/imap/src/nsImapService.cpp
@@ -1361,8 +1361,6 @@ nsImapService::DeleteFolder(nsIEventQueue* eventQueue,
                 rv = uri->SetSpec((char*) urlSpec.GetBuffer());
                 if (NS_SUCCEEDED(rv))
                 {
-                    rv = ResetImapConnection(imapUrl, 
-                                             (const char*) folderName);
                     rv = GetImapConnectionAndLoadUrl(eventQueue, imapUrl,
                                                          nsnull,
                                                          url);
@@ -1940,25 +1938,6 @@ nsImapService::AppendMessageFromFile(nsIEventQueue* aClientEventQueue,
     return rv;
 }
 
-nsresult 
-nsImapService::ResetImapConnection(nsIImapUrl* aImapUrl, 
-                                   const char *folderName)
-{
-    nsresult rv = NS_OK;
-    nsCOMPtr<nsIMsgIncomingServer> aMsgIncomingServer;
-    nsCOMPtr<nsIMsgMailNewsUrl> msgUrl = do_QueryInterface(aImapUrl, &rv);
-    if (NS_FAILED(rv)) return rv;
-    rv = msgUrl->GetServer(getter_AddRefs(aMsgIncomingServer));
-    if (NS_SUCCEEDED(rv) && aMsgIncomingServer)
-    {
-        nsCOMPtr<nsIImapIncomingServer> aImapServer =
-            do_QueryInterface(aMsgIncomingServer, &rv);
-        if (NS_SUCCEEDED(rv) && aImapServer)
-            rv = aImapServer->ResetConnection(folderName);
-    }
-    return rv;
-}
-
 nsresult
 nsImapService::GetImapConnectionAndLoadUrl(nsIEventQueue* aClientEventQueue,
                                            nsIImapUrl* aImapUrl,
@@ -2042,7 +2021,6 @@ nsImapService::MoveFolder(nsIEventQueue* eventQueue, nsIMsgFolder* srcFolder,
             if (NS_SUCCEEDED(rv))
             {
                 GetFolderName(srcFolder, getter_Copies(folderName));
-                rv = ResetImapConnection(imapUrl, (const char*)folderName);
                 rv = GetImapConnectionAndLoadUrl(eventQueue, imapUrl,
                                                  nsnull,
                                                  url);
@@ -2101,7 +2079,6 @@ nsImapService::RenameLeaf(nsIEventQueue* eventQueue, nsIMsgFolder* srcFolder,
             rv = uri->SetSpec((char*) urlSpec.GetBuffer());
             if (NS_SUCCEEDED(rv))
             {
-                rv = ResetImapConnection(imapUrl, (const char *) folderName);
                 rv = GetImapConnectionAndLoadUrl(eventQueue, imapUrl,
                                                  nsnull, url);
             }
diff --git a/mailnews/imap/src/nsImapService.h b/mailnews/imap/src/nsImapService.h
index 4a45dc6da092..b11c0b31ec31 100644
--- a/mailnews/imap/src/nsImapService.h
+++ b/mailnews/imap/src/nsImapService.h
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ protected:
                                          nsIImapUrl* aImapUrl,
                                          nsISupports* aConsumer,
                                          nsIURI** aURL);
-    nsresult ResetImapConnection(nsIImapUrl* aImapUrl, const char *folderName);
     nsresult SetImapUrlSink(nsIMsgFolder* aMsgFolder,
                               nsIImapUrl* aImapUrl);
     nsresult FetchMimePart(nsIImapUrl * aImapUrl,