diff --git a/netwerk/base/nsNetUtil.cpp b/netwerk/base/nsNetUtil.cpp
index 6b88a251de5e..9415999df352 100644
--- a/netwerk/base/nsNetUtil.cpp
+++ b/netwerk/base/nsNetUtil.cpp
@@ -1251,25 +1251,12 @@ bool
 NS_GetOriginAttributes(nsIChannel *aChannel,
                        mozilla::NeckoOriginAttributes &aAttributes)
 {
-    nsCOMPtr<nsILoadContext> loadContext;
     nsCOMPtr<nsILoadInfo> loadInfo = aChannel->GetLoadInfo();
-    NS_QueryNotificationCallbacks(aChannel, loadContext);
-
-    if (!loadContext && !loadInfo) {
+    if (!loadInfo) {
         return false;
     }
 
-    // Bug 1270678 - By default, we would acquire the originAttributes from
-    // the loadContext. But in some cases, say, loading the favicon, that the
-    // loadContext is not available. We would use the loadInfo to get
-    // originAttributes instead.
-    if (loadContext) {
-        DocShellOriginAttributes doa;
-        loadContext->GetOriginAttributes(doa);
-        aAttributes.InheritFromDocShellToNecko(doa);
-    } else {
-        loadInfo->GetOriginAttributes(&aAttributes);
-    }
+    loadInfo->GetOriginAttributes(&aAttributes);
     aAttributes.SyncAttributesWithPrivateBrowsing(NS_UsePrivateBrowsing(aChannel));
     return true;
 }