diff --git a/netwerk/base/src/nsBaseChannel.cpp b/netwerk/base/src/nsBaseChannel.cpp
index 333ae29c5df..fd5030e33ac 100644
--- a/netwerk/base/src/nsBaseChannel.cpp
+++ b/netwerk/base/src/nsBaseChannel.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ class ScopedRequestSuspender {
 public:
   ScopedRequestSuspender(nsIRequest *request)
     : mRequest(request) {
-    if (mRequest && NS_FAILED(mRequest->Suspend())) {
+    if (NS_FAILED(mRequest->Suspend())) {
       NS_WARNING("Couldn't suspend pump");
       mRequest = nsnull;
     }
@@ -94,8 +94,7 @@ nsBaseChannel::nsBaseChannel()
 }
 
 nsresult
-nsBaseChannel::Redirect(nsIChannel *newChannel, PRUint32 redirectFlags,
-                        PRBool openNewChannel)
+nsBaseChannel::Redirect(nsIChannel *newChannel, PRUint32 redirectFlags)
 {
   SUSPEND_PUMP_FOR_SCOPE();
 
@@ -148,11 +147,9 @@ nsBaseChannel::Redirect(nsIChannel *newChannel, PRUint32 redirectFlags,
   // unaffected, so we defer tearing down our channel until we have succeeded
   // with the redirect.
 
-  if (openNewChannel) {
-    rv = newChannel->AsyncOpen(mListener, mListenerContext);
-    if (NS_FAILED(rv))
-      return rv;
-  }
+  rv = newChannel->AsyncOpen(mListener, mListenerContext);
+  if (NS_FAILED(rv))
+    return rv;
 
   // close down this channel
   Cancel(NS_BINDING_REDIRECTED);
@@ -219,17 +216,10 @@ nsresult
 nsBaseChannel::BeginPumpingData()
 {
   nsCOMPtr<nsIInputStream> stream;
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIChannel> channel;
-  nsresult rv = OpenContentStream(PR_TRUE, getter_AddRefs(stream),
-                                  getter_AddRefs(channel));
+  nsresult rv = OpenContentStream(PR_TRUE, getter_AddRefs(stream));
   if (NS_FAILED(rv))
     return rv;
 
-  NS_ASSERTION(!stream || !channel, "Got both a channel and a stream?");
-
-  if (channel)
-      return NS_DispatchToCurrentThread(new RedirectRunnable(this, channel));
-
   // By assigning mPump, we flag this channel as pending (see IsPending).  It's
   // important that the pending flag is set when we call into the stream (the
   // call to AsyncRead results in the stream's AsyncWait method being called)
@@ -244,29 +234,6 @@ nsBaseChannel::BeginPumpingData()
   return rv;
 }
 
-void
-nsBaseChannel::HandleAsyncRedirect(nsIChannel* newChannel)
-{
-  NS_ASSERTION(!mPump, "Shouldn't have gotten here");
-  nsresult rv = Redirect(newChannel, nsIChannelEventSink::REDIRECT_INTERNAL,
-                         PR_TRUE);
-  if (NS_FAILED(rv)) {
-    // Notify our consumer ourselves
-    Cancel(rv);
-    mListener->OnStartRequest(this, mListenerContext);
-    mListener->OnStopRequest(this, mListenerContext, mStatus);
-    mListener = nsnull;
-    mListenerContext = nsnull;
-  }
-
-  if (mLoadGroup)
-    mLoadGroup->RemoveRequest(this, nsnull, mStatus);
-
-  // Drop notification callbacks to prevent cycles.
-  mCallbacks = nsnull;
-  CallbacksChanged();
-}
-
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // nsBaseChannel::nsISupports
 
@@ -484,15 +451,8 @@ nsBaseChannel::Open(nsIInputStream **result)
   NS_ENSURE_TRUE(!mPump, NS_ERROR_IN_PROGRESS);
   NS_ENSURE_TRUE(!mWasOpened, NS_ERROR_IN_PROGRESS);
 
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIChannel> chan;
-  nsresult rv = OpenContentStream(PR_FALSE, result, getter_AddRefs(chan));
-  NS_ASSERTION(!chan || !*result, "Got both a channel and a stream?");
-  if (NS_SUCCEEDED(rv) && chan) {
-      rv = Redirect(chan, nsIChannelEventSink::REDIRECT_INTERNAL, PR_FALSE);
-      if (NS_FAILED(rv))
-          return rv;
-      rv = chan->Open(result);
-  } else if (rv == NS_ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED)
+  nsresult rv = OpenContentStream(PR_FALSE, result);
+  if (rv == NS_ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED)
     return NS_ImplementChannelOpen(this, result);
 
   mWasOpened = NS_SUCCEEDED(rv);
diff --git a/netwerk/base/src/nsBaseChannel.h b/netwerk/base/src/nsBaseChannel.h
index 14f840eabc9..4ead1b88f98 100644
--- a/netwerk/base/src/nsBaseChannel.h
+++ b/netwerk/base/src/nsBaseChannel.h
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
 #include "nsIInterfaceRequestor.h"
 #include "nsIProgressEventSink.h"
 #include "nsITransport.h"
-#include "nsThreadUtils.h"
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // nsBaseChannel is designed to be subclassed.  The subclass is responsible for
@@ -104,12 +103,7 @@ private:
   // need to implement ReadSegments.  If async is false, this method may return
   // NS_ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED to cause the basechannel to implement Open in
   // terms of AsyncOpen (see NS_ImplementChannelOpen).
-  // A callee is allowed to return an nsIChannel instead of an nsIInputStream.
-  // That case will be treated as a redirect to the new channel.  By default
-  // *channel will be set to null by the caller, so callees who don't want to
-  // return one an just not touch it.
-  virtual nsresult OpenContentStream(PRBool async, nsIInputStream **stream,
-                                     nsIChannel** channel) = 0;
+  virtual nsresult OpenContentStream(PRBool async, nsIInputStream **stream) = 0;
 
   // The basechannel calls this method from its OnTransportStatus method to
   // determine whether to call nsIProgressEventSink::OnStatus in addition to
@@ -132,14 +126,12 @@ public:
   // Methods provided for use by the derived class:
 
   // Redirect to another channel.  This method takes care of notifying
-  // observers of this redirect as well as of opening the new channel, if asked
-  // to do so.  It also cancels |this| with the status code
-  // NS_BINDING_REDIRECTED.  A failure return from this method means that the
-  // redirect could not be performed (no channel was opened; this channel
-  // wasn't canceled.)  The redirectFlags parameter consists of the flag values
-  // defined on nsIChannelEventSink.
-  nsresult Redirect(nsIChannel *newChannel, PRUint32 redirectFlags,
-                    PRBool openNewChannel);
+  // observers of this redirect as well as of opening the new channel.  It also
+  // cancels |this| with the status code NS_BINDING_REDIRECTED.  A failure
+  // return from this method means that the redirect could not be performed (no
+  // channel was opened; this channel wasn't canceled.)  The redirectFlags
+  // parameter consists of the flag values defined on nsIChannelEventSink.
+  nsresult Redirect(nsIChannel *newChannel, PRUint32 redirectFlags);
 
   // Tests whether a type hint was set. Subclasses can use this to decide
   // whether to call SetContentType.
@@ -241,31 +233,6 @@ private:
     OnCallbacksChanged();
   }
 
-  // Handle an async redirect callback.  This will only be called if we
-  // returned success from AsyncOpen while posting a redirect runnable.
-  void HandleAsyncRedirect(nsIChannel* newChannel);
-
-  class RedirectRunnable : public nsRunnable
-  {
-  public:
-    RedirectRunnable(nsBaseChannel* chan, nsIChannel* newChannel)
-      : mChannel(chan), mNewChannel(newChannel)
-    {
-      NS_PRECONDITION(newChannel, "Must have channel to redirect to");
-    }
-    
-    NS_IMETHOD Run()
-    {
-      mChannel->HandleAsyncRedirect(mNewChannel);
-      return NS_OK;
-    }
-
-  private:
-    nsRefPtr<nsBaseChannel> mChannel;
-    nsCOMPtr<nsIChannel> mNewChannel;
-  };
-  friend class RedirectRunnable;
-
   nsRefPtr<nsInputStreamPump>         mPump;
   nsCOMPtr<nsIInterfaceRequestor>     mCallbacks;
   nsCOMPtr<nsIProgressEventSink>      mProgressSink;
diff --git a/netwerk/base/src/nsInputStreamChannel.cpp b/netwerk/base/src/nsInputStreamChannel.cpp
index fd35b9d132a..0a32e675600 100644
--- a/netwerk/base/src/nsInputStreamChannel.cpp
+++ b/netwerk/base/src/nsInputStreamChannel.cpp
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@
 // nsInputStreamChannel
 
 nsresult
-nsInputStreamChannel::OpenContentStream(PRBool async, nsIInputStream **result,
-                                        nsIChannel** channel)
+nsInputStreamChannel::OpenContentStream(PRBool async, nsIInputStream **result)
 {
   NS_ENSURE_TRUE(mContentStream, NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED);
 
diff --git a/netwerk/base/src/nsInputStreamChannel.h b/netwerk/base/src/nsInputStreamChannel.h
index a3aad38f6b6..7d374d5cacf 100644
--- a/netwerk/base/src/nsInputStreamChannel.h
+++ b/netwerk/base/src/nsInputStreamChannel.h
@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@ public:
 protected:
     virtual ~nsInputStreamChannel() {}
 
-    virtual nsresult OpenContentStream(PRBool async, nsIInputStream **result,
-                                       nsIChannel** channel);
+    virtual nsresult OpenContentStream(PRBool async, nsIInputStream **result);
 
 private:
     nsCOMPtr<nsIInputStream> mContentStream;
diff --git a/netwerk/protocol/data/src/nsDataChannel.cpp b/netwerk/protocol/data/src/nsDataChannel.cpp
index fa63c9fb785..106e51e843b 100644
--- a/netwerk/protocol/data/src/nsDataChannel.cpp
+++ b/netwerk/protocol/data/src/nsDataChannel.cpp
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@
 #include "prmem.h"
 
 nsresult
-nsDataChannel::OpenContentStream(PRBool async, nsIInputStream **result,
-                                 nsIChannel** channel)
+nsDataChannel::OpenContentStream(PRBool async, nsIInputStream **result)
 {
     NS_ENSURE_TRUE(URI(), NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED);
 
diff --git a/netwerk/protocol/data/src/nsDataChannel.h b/netwerk/protocol/data/src/nsDataChannel.h
index 5543be9201c..c6534a3b917 100644
--- a/netwerk/protocol/data/src/nsDataChannel.h
+++ b/netwerk/protocol/data/src/nsDataChannel.h
@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ public:
     }
 
 protected:
-    virtual nsresult OpenContentStream(PRBool async, nsIInputStream **result,
-                                       nsIChannel** channel);
+    virtual nsresult OpenContentStream(PRBool async, nsIInputStream **result);
 };
 
 #endif /* nsDataChannel_h___ */
diff --git a/netwerk/protocol/file/src/nsFileChannel.cpp b/netwerk/protocol/file/src/nsFileChannel.cpp
index 2fff61d9f88..7513f44703e 100644
--- a/netwerk/protocol/file/src/nsFileChannel.cpp
+++ b/netwerk/protocol/file/src/nsFileChannel.cpp
@@ -307,8 +307,7 @@ nsFileChannel::MakeFileInputStream(nsIFile *file,
 }
 
 nsresult
-nsFileChannel::OpenContentStream(PRBool async, nsIInputStream **result,
-                                 nsIChannel** channel)
+nsFileChannel::OpenContentStream(PRBool async, nsIInputStream **result)
 {
   // NOTE: the resulting file is a clone, so it is safe to pass it to the
   //       file input stream which will be read on a background thread.
@@ -317,24 +316,6 @@ nsFileChannel::OpenContentStream(PRBool async, nsIInputStream **result,
   if (NS_FAILED(rv))
     return rv;
 
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIFileProtocolHandler> fileHandler;
-  rv = NS_GetFileProtocolHandler(getter_AddRefs(fileHandler));
-  if (NS_FAILED(rv))
-    return rv;
-    
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIURI> newURI;
-  rv = fileHandler->ReadURLFile(file, getter_AddRefs(newURI));
-  if (NS_SUCCEEDED(rv)) {
-    nsCOMPtr<nsIChannel> newChannel;
-    rv = NS_NewChannel(getter_AddRefs(newChannel), newURI);
-    if (NS_FAILED(rv))
-      return rv;
-
-    *result = nsnull;
-    newChannel.forget(channel);
-    return NS_OK;
-  }
-
   nsCOMPtr<nsIInputStream> stream;
 
   if (mUploadStream) {
diff --git a/netwerk/protocol/file/src/nsFileChannel.h b/netwerk/protocol/file/src/nsFileChannel.h
index be9cbfbc622..cc559abd563 100644
--- a/netwerk/protocol/file/src/nsFileChannel.h
+++ b/netwerk/protocol/file/src/nsFileChannel.h
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ protected:
   nsresult MakeFileInputStream(nsIFile *file, nsCOMPtr<nsIInputStream> &stream,
                                nsCString &contentType);
 
-  virtual nsresult OpenContentStream(PRBool async, nsIInputStream **result,
-                                     nsIChannel** channel);
+  virtual nsresult OpenContentStream(PRBool async, nsIInputStream **result);
 
 private:
   nsCOMPtr<nsIInputStream> mUploadStream;
diff --git a/netwerk/protocol/file/src/nsFileProtocolHandler.cpp b/netwerk/protocol/file/src/nsFileProtocolHandler.cpp
index b7189a1b9aa..29f5fcf317d 100644
--- a/netwerk/protocol/file/src/nsFileProtocolHandler.cpp
+++ b/netwerk/protocol/file/src/nsFileProtocolHandler.cpp
@@ -278,12 +278,30 @@ nsFileProtocolHandler::NewURI(const nsACString &spec,
 NS_IMETHODIMP
 nsFileProtocolHandler::NewChannel(nsIURI *uri, nsIChannel **result)
 {
+    nsresult rv;
+
+    // This file may be a url file
+    nsCOMPtr<nsIFileURL> url(do_QueryInterface(uri));
+    if (url) {
+        nsCOMPtr<nsIFile> file;
+        rv = url->GetFile(getter_AddRefs(file));
+        if (NS_SUCCEEDED(rv)) {
+            nsCOMPtr<nsIURI> uri;
+            rv = ReadURLFile(file, getter_AddRefs(uri));
+            if (NS_SUCCEEDED(rv)) {
+                rv = NS_NewChannel(result, uri);
+                if (NS_SUCCEEDED(rv))
+                    return rv;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     nsFileChannel *chan = new nsFileChannel(uri);
     if (!chan)
         return NS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
     NS_ADDREF(chan);
 
-    nsresult rv = chan->Init();
+    rv = chan->Init();
     if (NS_FAILED(rv)) {
         NS_RELEASE(chan);
         return rv;
diff --git a/netwerk/protocol/ftp/src/nsFTPChannel.cpp b/netwerk/protocol/ftp/src/nsFTPChannel.cpp
index 7bc47431fa5..688ebcb0386 100644
--- a/netwerk/protocol/ftp/src/nsFTPChannel.cpp
+++ b/netwerk/protocol/ftp/src/nsFTPChannel.cpp
@@ -143,8 +143,7 @@ nsFtpChannel::GetProxyInfo(nsIProxyInfo** aProxyInfo)
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 nsresult
-nsFtpChannel::OpenContentStream(PRBool async, nsIInputStream **result,
-                                nsIChannel** channel)
+nsFtpChannel::OpenContentStream(PRBool async, nsIInputStream **result)
 {
     if (!async)
         return NS_ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
diff --git a/netwerk/protocol/ftp/src/nsFTPChannel.h b/netwerk/protocol/ftp/src/nsFTPChannel.h
index 314337e2952..bec646460a9 100644
--- a/netwerk/protocol/ftp/src/nsFTPChannel.h
+++ b/netwerk/protocol/ftp/src/nsFTPChannel.h
@@ -117,8 +117,7 @@ public:
 
 protected:
     virtual ~nsFtpChannel() {}
-    virtual nsresult OpenContentStream(PRBool async, nsIInputStream **result,
-                                       nsIChannel** channel);
+    virtual nsresult OpenContentStream(PRBool async, nsIInputStream **result);
     virtual PRBool GetStatusArg(nsresult status, nsString &statusArg);
     virtual void OnCallbacksChanged();
 
diff --git a/netwerk/protocol/gopher/src/nsGopherChannel.cpp b/netwerk/protocol/gopher/src/nsGopherChannel.cpp
index 317d73ba70a..d3fd802f6f1 100644
--- a/netwerk/protocol/gopher/src/nsGopherChannel.cpp
+++ b/netwerk/protocol/gopher/src/nsGopherChannel.cpp
@@ -469,8 +469,7 @@ nsGopherChannel::GetProxyInfo(nsIProxyInfo** aProxyInfo)
 }
 
 nsresult
-nsGopherChannel::OpenContentStream(PRBool async, nsIInputStream **result,
-                                   nsIChannel** channel)
+nsGopherChannel::OpenContentStream(PRBool async, nsIInputStream **result)
 {
     // Implement nsIChannel::Open in terms of nsIChannel::AsyncOpen
     if (!async)
diff --git a/netwerk/protocol/gopher/src/nsGopherChannel.h b/netwerk/protocol/gopher/src/nsGopherChannel.h
index ba9bccacaa5..4cfe9d8f5a0 100644
--- a/netwerk/protocol/gopher/src/nsGopherChannel.h
+++ b/netwerk/protocol/gopher/src/nsGopherChannel.h
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ public:
 protected:
     virtual ~nsGopherChannel() {}
 
-    virtual nsresult OpenContentStream(PRBool async, nsIInputStream **result,
-                                       nsIChannel** channel);
+    virtual nsresult OpenContentStream(PRBool async, nsIInputStream **result);
     virtual PRBool GetStatusArg(nsresult status, nsString &statusArg);
 
 private: