diff --git a/mailnews/base/resources/content/mailWindowOverlay.xul b/mailnews/base/resources/content/mailWindowOverlay.xul
index ddc3c380f46a..0a4cac5a3e9c 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/resources/content/mailWindowOverlay.xul
+++ b/mailnews/base/resources/content/mailWindowOverlay.xul
@@ -1385,7 +1385,7 @@ Rights Reserved.
   </toolbar>
 </toolbox>
 
-<hbox id="searchBox" persist="collapsed" tooltip="aTooltip" tooltiptext="&searchBar.tooltip;" align="center">
+<hbox id="searchBox" persist="collapsed" align="center">
   <text id="searchCriteria" class="label" value="&SearchSubjectOrSender.label;"/>
   <textbox id="searchInput" flex ="1" oninput = "onSearchInput(event);" />
   <button id="advancedButton" label="&advancedButton.label;" tooltip="aTooltip" tooltiptext="&advancedButton.tooltip;" oncommand="onAdvancedSearch();"/>
diff --git a/mailnews/base/resources/locale/en-US/messenger.dtd b/mailnews/base/resources/locale/en-US/messenger.dtd
index 8855767a81de..7e5256580f60 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/resources/locale/en-US/messenger.dtd
+++ b/mailnews/base/resources/locale/en-US/messenger.dtd
@@ -416,7 +416,6 @@ Rights Reserved.
 <!--Tooltips-->
 <!ENTITY menuBar.tooltip "Menu Bar">
 <!ENTITY mailToolbar.tooltip "Mail Toolbar">
-<!ENTITY searchBar.tooltip "Search Bar">
 <!ENTITY advancedButton.tooltip "Search Messages...">
 <!ENTITY getMsgButton.tooltip "Get new messages">
 <!ENTITY newMsgButton.tooltip "Create a new message">