diff --git a/dom/base/nsINode.h b/dom/base/nsINode.h
index d465411c2ff0..9b0fb6158ba3 100644
--- a/dom/base/nsINode.h
+++ b/dom/base/nsINode.h
@@ -415,8 +415,6 @@ public:
     eDOCUMENT            = 1 << 1,
     /** nsIAttribute nodes */
     eATTRIBUTE           = 1 << 2,
-    /** text nodes */
-    eTEXT                = 1 << 3,
     /** xml processing instructions */
     ePROCESSING_INSTRUCTION = 1 << 4,
     /** comment nodes */
diff --git a/dom/base/nsTextNode.cpp b/dom/base/nsTextNode.cpp
index b5b18944770f..2623de5c0803 100644
--- a/dom/base/nsTextNode.cpp
+++ b/dom/base/nsTextNode.cpp
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ nsTextNode::WrapNode(JSContext *aCx, JS::Handle<JSObject*> aGivenProto)
 bool
 nsTextNode::IsNodeOfType(uint32_t aFlags) const
 {
-  return !(aFlags & ~(eTEXT | eDATA_NODE));
+  return !(aFlags & ~eDATA_NODE);
 }
 
 already_AddRefed<CharacterData>
diff --git a/dom/xml/CDATASection.cpp b/dom/xml/CDATASection.cpp
index c7da437ceeff..62a8df19f765 100644
--- a/dom/xml/CDATASection.cpp
+++ b/dom/xml/CDATASection.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ CDATASection::WrapNode(JSContext *aCx, JS::Handle<JSObject*> aGivenProto)
 bool
 CDATASection::IsNodeOfType(uint32_t aFlags) const
 {
-  return !(aFlags & ~(eTEXT | eDATA_NODE));
+  return !(aFlags & ~eDATA_NODE);
 }
 
 already_AddRefed<CharacterData>