diff --git a/embedding/components/webbrowserpersist/nsWebBrowserPersist.cpp b/embedding/components/webbrowserpersist/nsWebBrowserPersist.cpp
index 6d66100a2fd0..5aff610f86aa 100644
--- a/embedding/components/webbrowserpersist/nsWebBrowserPersist.cpp
+++ b/embedding/components/webbrowserpersist/nsWebBrowserPersist.cpp
@@ -1471,16 +1471,10 @@ nsresult nsWebBrowserPersist::SaveChannelInternal(
     nsCOMPtr<nsIFileChannel> fc(do_QueryInterface(aChannel));
     nsCOMPtr<nsIFileURL> fu(do_QueryInterface(aFile));
 
-    nsCOMPtr<nsILoadInfo> loadInfo = aChannel->GetLoadInfo();
     if (fc && !fu) {
         nsCOMPtr<nsIInputStream> fileInputStream, bufferedInputStream;
-        nsresult rv;
-        if (loadInfo && loadInfo->GetSecurityMode()) {
-          rv = aChannel->Open2(getter_AddRefs(fileInputStream));
-        }
-        else {
-          rv = aChannel->Open(getter_AddRefs(fileInputStream));
-        }
+        nsresult rv = NS_MaybeOpenChannelUsingOpen2(aChannel,
+                        getter_AddRefs(fileInputStream));
         NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
         rv = NS_NewBufferedInputStream(getter_AddRefs(bufferedInputStream),
                                        fileInputStream, BUFFERED_OUTPUT_SIZE);
@@ -1491,13 +1485,7 @@ nsresult nsWebBrowserPersist::SaveChannelInternal(
     }
 
     // Read from the input channel
-    nsresult rv;
-    if (loadInfo && loadInfo->GetSecurityMode()) {
-        rv = aChannel->AsyncOpen2(this);
-    }
-    else {
-        rv = aChannel->AsyncOpen(this, nullptr);
-    }
+    nsresult rv = NS_MaybeOpenChannelUsingAsyncOpen2(aChannel, this);
     if (rv == NS_ERROR_NO_CONTENT)
     {
         // Assume this is a protocol such as mailto: which does not feed out
diff --git a/modules/libjar/zipwriter/nsZipWriter.cpp b/modules/libjar/zipwriter/nsZipWriter.cpp
index db2591d7164c..25231fac0c39 100644
--- a/modules/libjar/zipwriter/nsZipWriter.cpp
+++ b/modules/libjar/zipwriter/nsZipWriter.cpp
@@ -418,14 +418,9 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsZipWriter::AddEntryChannel(const nsACString & aZipEntry,
         return NS_ERROR_FILE_ALREADY_EXISTS;
 
     nsCOMPtr<nsIInputStream> inputStream;
-    nsCOMPtr<nsILoadInfo> loadInfo = aChannel->GetLoadInfo();
-    nsresult rv;
-    if (loadInfo && loadInfo->GetSecurityMode()) {
-        rv = aChannel->Open2(getter_AddRefs(inputStream));
-    }
-    else {
-        rv = aChannel->Open(getter_AddRefs(inputStream));
-    }
+    nsresult rv = NS_MaybeOpenChannelUsingOpen2(aChannel,
+                    getter_AddRefs(inputStream));
+
     NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
 
     rv = AddEntryStream(aZipEntry, aModTime, aCompression, inputStream,
@@ -1001,13 +996,7 @@ inline nsresult nsZipWriter::BeginProcessingAddition(nsZipQueueItem* aItem,
             NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
         }
         else {
-            nsCOMPtr<nsILoadInfo> loadInfo = aItem->mChannel->GetLoadInfo();
-            if (loadInfo && loadInfo->GetSecurityMode()) {
-                rv = aItem->mChannel->AsyncOpen2(stream);
-            }
-            else {
-                rv = aItem->mChannel->AsyncOpen(stream, nullptr);
-            }
+            rv = NS_MaybeOpenChannelUsingAsyncOpen2(aItem->mChannel, stream);
             NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
         }
 
diff --git a/netwerk/base/nsNetUtil.cpp b/netwerk/base/nsNetUtil.cpp
index 79c8aa1062ce..f8492cef7c5b 100644
--- a/netwerk/base/nsNetUtil.cpp
+++ b/netwerk/base/nsNetUtil.cpp
@@ -751,13 +751,7 @@ NS_ImplementChannelOpen(nsIChannel      *channel,
                                            getter_AddRefs(stream));
     NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
 
-    nsCOMPtr<nsILoadInfo> loadInfo = channel->GetLoadInfo();
-    if (loadInfo && loadInfo->GetEnforceSecurity()) {
-      rv = channel->AsyncOpen2(listener);
-    }
-    else {
-      rv = channel->AsyncOpen(listener, nullptr);
-    }
+    rv = NS_MaybeOpenChannelUsingAsyncOpen2(channel, listener);
     NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
 
     uint64_t n;
@@ -2003,6 +1997,26 @@ nsresult NS_MakeRandomInvalidURLString(nsCString &result)
 #undef NS_FAKE_SCHEME
 #undef NS_FAKE_TLD
 
+nsresult NS_MaybeOpenChannelUsingOpen2(nsIChannel* aChannel,
+                                       nsIInputStream **aStream)
+{
+  nsCOMPtr<nsILoadInfo> loadInfo = aChannel->GetLoadInfo();
+  if (loadInfo && loadInfo->GetSecurityMode() != 0) {
+    return aChannel->Open2(aStream);
+  }
+  return aChannel->Open(aStream);
+}
+
+nsresult NS_MaybeOpenChannelUsingAsyncOpen2(nsIChannel* aChannel,
+                                            nsIStreamListener *aListener)
+{
+  nsCOMPtr<nsILoadInfo> loadInfo = aChannel->GetLoadInfo();
+  if (loadInfo && loadInfo->GetSecurityMode() != 0) {
+    return aChannel->AsyncOpen2(aListener);
+  }
+  return aChannel->AsyncOpen(aListener, nullptr);
+}
+
 nsresult
 NS_CheckIsJavaCompatibleURLString(nsCString &urlString, bool *result)
 {
diff --git a/netwerk/base/nsNetUtil.h b/netwerk/base/nsNetUtil.h
index 5cc5934bdffd..edd9038fda7e 100644
--- a/netwerk/base/nsNetUtil.h
+++ b/netwerk/base/nsNetUtil.h
@@ -909,6 +909,22 @@ nsresult NS_LinkRedirectChannels(uint32_t channelId,
  */
 nsresult NS_MakeRandomInvalidURLString(nsCString &result);
 
+/**
+ * Helper function which checks whether the channel can be
+ * openend using Open2() or has to fall back to opening
+ * the channel using Open().
+ */
+nsresult NS_MaybeOpenChannelUsingOpen2(nsIChannel* aChannel,
+                                       nsIInputStream **aStream);
+
+/**
+ * Helper function which checks whether the channel can be
+ * openend using AsyncOpen2() or has to fall back to opening
+ * the channel using AsyncOpen().
+ */
+nsresult NS_MaybeOpenChannelUsingAsyncOpen2(nsIChannel* aChannel,
+                                            nsIStreamListener *aListener);
+
 /**
  * Helper function to determine whether urlString is Java-compatible --
  * whether it can be passed to the Java URL(String) constructor without the
diff --git a/netwerk/protocol/http/PackagedAppService.cpp b/netwerk/protocol/http/PackagedAppService.cpp
index 48865390ad9e..075ef77d9b48 100644
--- a/netwerk/protocol/http/PackagedAppService.cpp
+++ b/netwerk/protocol/http/PackagedAppService.cpp
@@ -1160,12 +1160,7 @@ PackagedAppService::GetResource(nsIChannel *aChannel,
   if (loadContext) {
     channel->SetNotificationCallbacks(loadContext);
   }
-
-  if (loadInfo && loadInfo->GetEnforceSecurity()) {
-    return channel->AsyncOpen2(listener);
-  }
-
-  return channel->AsyncOpen(listener, nullptr);
+  return NS_MaybeOpenChannelUsingAsyncOpen2(channel, listener);
 }
 
 nsresult
diff --git a/netwerk/protocol/viewsource/nsViewSourceChannel.cpp b/netwerk/protocol/viewsource/nsViewSourceChannel.cpp
index e83dae280773..074c1efd3068 100644
--- a/netwerk/protocol/viewsource/nsViewSourceChannel.cpp
+++ b/netwerk/protocol/viewsource/nsViewSourceChannel.cpp
@@ -251,14 +251,7 @@ nsViewSourceChannel::Open(nsIInputStream **_retval)
 {
     NS_ENSURE_TRUE(mChannel, NS_ERROR_FAILURE);
 
-    nsresult rv = NS_OK;
-    nsCOMPtr<nsILoadInfo> loadInfo = mChannel->GetLoadInfo();
-    if (loadInfo && loadInfo->GetEnforceSecurity()) {
-        mChannel->Open2(_retval);
-    }
-    else {
-        mChannel->Open(_retval);
-    }
+    nsresult rv = NS_MaybeOpenChannelUsingOpen2(mChannel, _retval);
     if (NS_SUCCEEDED(rv)) {
         mOpened = true;
     }
diff --git a/netwerk/protocol/websocket/WebSocketChannel.cpp b/netwerk/protocol/websocket/WebSocketChannel.cpp
index 24eab2ff337f..73d0b43aef89 100644
--- a/netwerk/protocol/websocket/WebSocketChannel.cpp
+++ b/netwerk/protocol/websocket/WebSocketChannel.cpp
@@ -1402,13 +1402,7 @@ WebSocketChannel::BeginOpenInternal()
   }
 #endif
 
-  nsCOMPtr<nsILoadInfo> loadInfo = localChannel->GetLoadInfo();
-  if (loadInfo && loadInfo->GetSecurityMode()) {
-    rv = localChannel->AsyncOpen2(this);
-  }
-  else {
-    rv = localChannel->AsyncOpen(this, nullptr);
-  }
+  rv = NS_MaybeOpenChannelUsingAsyncOpen2(localChannel, this);
 
   if (NS_FAILED(rv)) {
     LOG(("WebSocketChannel::BeginOpenInternal: cannot async open\n"));