diff --git a/mailnews/base/resources/content/commandglue.js b/mailnews/base/resources/content/commandglue.js
index 6916b59a997e..c2fa8d88e93e 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/resources/content/commandglue.js
+++ b/mailnews/base/resources/content/commandglue.js
@@ -316,9 +316,7 @@ function RerootFolder(uri, newFolder, viewType, viewFlags, sortType, sortOrder)
   //Clear the new messages of the old folder
   var oldFolder = gPrevSelectedFolder;
   if (oldFolder) {
-    if (oldFolder.hasNewMessages) {
       oldFolder.clearNewMessages();
-    }
     oldFolder.hasNewMessages = false;
   }
 
diff --git a/mailnews/base/resources/content/mailCommands.js b/mailnews/base/resources/content/mailCommands.js
index b9275826a081..38b873ac9f21 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/resources/content/mailCommands.js
+++ b/mailnews/base/resources/content/mailCommands.js
@@ -66,8 +66,7 @@ function GetNewMessages(selectedFolders, server, compositeDataSource)
 			var nsIMsgFolder = Components.interfaces.nsIMsgFolder;
 			msgFolder.biffState = nsIMsgFolder.nsMsgBiffState_NoMail;
 
-			if (msgFolder.hasNewMessages)
-				msgFolder.clearNewMessages();
+  		msgFolder.clearNewMessages();
 		}
 		
 		if(compositeDataSource)
diff --git a/mailnews/base/resources/content/mailWindowOverlay.js b/mailnews/base/resources/content/mailWindowOverlay.js
index 1c07f58f6afb..ff2e90db53e5 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/resources/content/mailWindowOverlay.js
+++ b/mailnews/base/resources/content/mailWindowOverlay.js
@@ -1924,9 +1924,7 @@ function CoalesceGetMsgsForPop3ServersByDestFolder(currentServer, pop3DownloadSe
     if(inboxFolder) 
     {
       inboxFolder.biffState =  Components.interfaces.nsIMsgFolder.nsMsgBiffState_NoMail;
-
-      if (inboxFolder.hasNewMessages)
-        inboxFolder.clearNewMessages();
+      inboxFolder.clearNewMessages();
     }
     localFoldersToDownloadTo.AppendElement(inboxFolder);
     index = pop3DownloadServersArray.length