diff --git a/browser/base/content/browser-menubar.inc b/browser/base/content/browser-menubar.inc
index 0995fbabc76b..84540b459fc6 100644
--- a/browser/base/content/browser-menubar.inc
+++ b/browser/base/content/browser-menubar.inc
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@
                           label="&reportDeceptiveSiteMenu.title;"
                           accesskey="&reportDeceptiveSiteMenu.accesskey;"
                           observes="reportPhishingBroadcaster"
-                          oncommand="openUILink(gSafeBrowsing.getReportURL('Phish'), event);"
+                          oncommand="openUILink(gSafeBrowsing.getReportURL('Phish'), event, {triggeringPrincipal: Services.scriptSecurityManager.createNullPrincipal({})});"
                           onclick="checkForMiddleClick(this, event);"
                           hidden="true"/>
                 <menuitem id="menu_HelpPopup_reportPhishingErrortoolmenu"
diff --git a/browser/base/content/pageinfo/feeds.js b/browser/base/content/pageinfo/feeds.js
index 1d5c3a853cf0..bdb105c8db14 100644
--- a/browser/base/content/pageinfo/feeds.js
+++ b/browser/base/content/pageinfo/feeds.js
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ function addRow(name, type, url) {
   urlLabel.className = "text-link";
   urlLabel.textContent = url;
   urlLabel.setAttribute("tooltiptext", url);
-  urlLabel.addEventListener("click", ev => openUILink(this.value, ev));
+  urlLabel.addEventListener("click", ev => openUILink(this.value, ev, {triggeringPrincipal: Services.scriptSecurityManager.createNullPrincipal({})}));
   urlContainer.appendChild(urlLabel);
 
   const subscribeButton = document.createElement("button");
diff --git a/browser/base/content/test/general/browser_utilityOverlay.js b/browser/base/content/test/general/browser_utilityOverlay.js
index 9397d818fb60..390d3abdc5ed 100644
--- a/browser/base/content/test/general/browser_utilityOverlay.js
+++ b/browser/base/content/test/general/browser_utilityOverlay.js
@@ -107,5 +107,5 @@ function test_openUILink() {
     runNextTest();
   });
 
-  openUILink("http://example.org/"); // defaults to "current"
+  openUILink("http://example.org/", null, {triggeringPrincipal: Services.scriptSecurityManager.createNullPrincipal({})}); // defaults to "current"
 }
diff --git a/browser/base/content/utilityOverlay.js b/browser/base/content/utilityOverlay.js
index 7091feccc5a1..cb1a86a27c54 100644
--- a/browser/base/content/utilityOverlay.js
+++ b/browser/base/content/utilityOverlay.js
@@ -120,12 +120,7 @@ function openUILink(url, event, aIgnoreButton, aIgnoreAlt, aAllowThirdPartyFixup
   }
 
   if (!params.triggeringPrincipal) {
-    let dt = event ? event.dataTransfer : null;
-    if (!!dt && dt.mozSourceNode) {
-      params.triggeringPrincipal = dt.mozSourceNode.nodePrincipal;
-    } else {
-      params.triggeringPrincipal = Services.scriptSecurityManager.createNullPrincipal({});
-    }
+    throw new Error("Required argument triggeringPrincipal missing within openUILink");
   }
 
   let where = whereToOpenLink(event, aIgnoreButton, aIgnoreAlt);