diff --git a/toolkit/components/places/src/nsNavHistory.cpp b/toolkit/components/places/src/nsNavHistory.cpp
index 80a95fbfd70..448805dd333 100644
--- a/toolkit/components/places/src/nsNavHistory.cpp
+++ b/toolkit/components/places/src/nsNavHistory.cpp
@@ -128,9 +128,6 @@
 // db file name
 #define DB_FILENAME NS_LITERAL_STRING("places.sqlite")
 
-// db backup file name
-#define DB_CORRUPT_FILENAME NS_LITERAL_STRING("places.sqlite.corrupt")
-
 // Lazy adding
 
 #ifdef LAZY_ADD
@@ -279,22 +276,11 @@ nsNavHistory::Init()
   rv = prefService->GetBranch(PREF_BRANCH_BASE, getter_AddRefs(mPrefBranch));
   NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
 
-  // init db file
-  rv = InitDBFile(PR_FALSE);
-  NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
-
-  // init db and statements
   PRBool doImport;
   rv = InitDB(&doImport);
-  if (NS_FAILED(rv)) {
-    // if unable to initialize the db, force-re-initialize it:
-    // InitDBFile will backup the old db and create a new one.
-    rv = InitDBFile(PR_TRUE);
-    NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
-    rv = InitDB(&doImport);
-  }
   NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
-
+  rv = InitStatements();
+  NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
 #ifdef IN_MEMORY_LINKS
   rv = InitMemDB();
   NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
@@ -350,6 +336,9 @@ nsNavHistory::Init()
   mDateFormatter = do_CreateInstance(NS_DATETIMEFORMAT_CONTRACTID, &rv);
   NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
 
+  // annotation service - just ignore errors
+  //mAnnotationService = do_GetService("@mozilla.org/annotation-service;1", &rv);
+
   // prefs
   LoadPrefs();
 
@@ -398,85 +387,6 @@ nsNavHistory::Init()
   return NS_OK;
 }
 
-// nsNavHistory::BackupDBFile
-//
-//    backup a corrupted db file
-//
-nsresult
-nsNavHistory::BackupDBFile()
-{
-  // move the database file to a uniquely named backup
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIFile> profDir;
-  nsresult rv = NS_GetSpecialDirectory(NS_APP_USER_PROFILE_50_DIR,
-                              getter_AddRefs(profDir));
-  
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIFile> corruptBackup;
-  rv = profDir->Clone(getter_AddRefs(corruptBackup));
-  NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
-  
-  rv = corruptBackup->Append(DB_CORRUPT_FILENAME);
-  NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
-  rv = corruptBackup->CreateUnique(nsIFile::NORMAL_FILE_TYPE, 0600);
-  NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
-  return mDBFile->MoveTo(profDir, DB_CORRUPT_FILENAME);
-}
-  
-// nsNavHistory::InitDBFile
-nsresult
-nsNavHistory::InitDBFile(PRBool aForceInit)
-{
-  // get profile dir, file
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIFile> profDir;
-  nsresult rv = NS_GetSpecialDirectory(NS_APP_USER_PROFILE_50_DIR,
-                                       getter_AddRefs(profDir));
-  NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
-  rv = profDir->Clone(getter_AddRefs(mDBFile));
-  NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
-  rv = mDBFile->Append(DB_FILENAME);
-  NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
-  
-  // if forcing, backup and remove the old file
-  if (aForceInit) {
-    rv = BackupDBFile();
-    NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
-  }
-
-  // file exists?
-  PRBool dbExists;
-  rv = mDBFile->Exists(&dbExists);
-  NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
-  
-  // open the database
-  mDBService = do_GetService(MOZ_STORAGE_SERVICE_CONTRACTID, &rv);
-  NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
-  rv = mDBService->OpenDatabase(mDBFile, getter_AddRefs(mDBConn));
-  if (rv == NS_ERROR_FILE_CORRUPTED) {
-    dbExists = PR_FALSE;
-  
-    // backup file
-    rv = BackupDBFile();
-    NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
-  
-    // create new db file, and try to open again
-    rv = profDir->Clone(getter_AddRefs(mDBFile));
-    NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
-    rv = mDBFile->Append(DB_FILENAME);
-    NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
-    rv = mDBService->OpenDatabase(mDBFile, getter_AddRefs(mDBConn));
-  }
-  NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
-  
-  // if the db didn't previously exist, or was corrupted, re-import bookmarks.
-  if (!dbExists) {
-    nsCOMPtr<nsIPrefBranch> prefs(do_GetService("@mozilla.org/preferences-service;1"));
-    if (prefs) {
-      rv = prefs->SetBoolPref(PREF_BROWSER_IMPORT_BOOKMARKS, PR_TRUE);
-      NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
-    }
-  }
-  
-  return NS_OK;
-}
 
 // nsNavHistory::InitDB
 //
@@ -491,6 +401,62 @@ nsNavHistory::InitDB(PRBool *aDoImport)
   PRBool tableExists;
   *aDoImport = PR_FALSE;
 
+  // init DB
+  nsCOMPtr<nsIFile> profDir;
+  nsCOMPtr<nsIFile> dbFile;
+  rv = NS_GetSpecialDirectory(NS_APP_USER_PROFILE_50_DIR,
+                              getter_AddRefs(profDir));
+  NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
+  rv = profDir->Clone(getter_AddRefs(dbFile));
+  NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
+  rv = dbFile->Append(DB_FILENAME);
+  NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
+
+  // import bookmarks if places.sqlite doesn't exist
+  PRBool dbExists;
+  rv = dbFile->Exists(&dbExists);
+  NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
+
+  // open the database
+  mDBService = do_GetService(MOZ_STORAGE_SERVICE_CONTRACTID, &rv);
+  NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
+  rv = mDBService->OpenDatabase(dbFile, getter_AddRefs(mDBConn));
+  if (rv == NS_ERROR_FILE_CORRUPTED) {
+    dbExists = PR_FALSE;
+    // backup the corrupted db file
+    nsAutoString corruptFileName;
+    rv = dbFile->GetLeafName(corruptFileName);
+    NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
+    corruptFileName.Append(NS_LITERAL_STRING(".corrupt"));
+
+    nsCOMPtr<nsIFile> corruptBackup;
+    rv = profDir->Clone(getter_AddRefs(corruptBackup));
+    NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
+
+    rv = corruptBackup->Append(corruptFileName);
+    NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
+    rv = corruptBackup->CreateUnique(nsIFile::NORMAL_FILE_TYPE, 0600);
+    NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
+    rv = dbFile->MoveTo(nsnull, corruptFileName);
+    NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
+
+    rv = profDir->Clone(getter_AddRefs(dbFile));
+    NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
+    rv = dbFile->Append(DB_FILENAME);
+    NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
+    rv = mDBService->OpenDatabase(dbFile, getter_AddRefs(mDBConn));
+  }
+  NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
+
+  // if the db didn't previously exist, or was corrupted, re-import bookmarks.
+  if (!dbExists) {
+    nsCOMPtr<nsIPrefBranch> prefs(do_GetService("@mozilla.org/preferences-service;1"));
+    if (prefs) {
+      rv = prefs->SetBoolPref(PREF_BROWSER_IMPORT_BOOKMARKS, PR_TRUE);
+      NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
+    }
+  }
+
   // Set the database page size. This will only have any effect on empty files,
   // so must be done before anything else. If the file already exists, we'll
   // get that file's page size and this will have no effect.
@@ -628,7 +594,7 @@ nsNavHistory::InitDB(PRBool *aDoImport)
   NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
 
   // moz_places
-  if (!tableExists) {
+  if (! tableExists) {
     *aDoImport = PR_TRUE;
     rv = mDBConn->ExecuteSimpleSQL(NS_LITERAL_CSTRING("CREATE TABLE moz_places ("
         "id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, "
@@ -698,10 +664,6 @@ nsNavHistory::InitDB(PRBool *aDoImport)
   }
 
   // DO NOT PUT ANY SCHEMA-MODIFYING THINGS HERE
-
-  rv = InitStatements();
-  NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
-
   return NS_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/toolkit/components/places/src/nsNavHistory.h b/toolkit/components/places/src/nsNavHistory.h
index 9554441cc47..0d700c52087 100644
--- a/toolkit/components/places/src/nsNavHistory.h
+++ b/toolkit/components/places/src/nsNavHistory.h
@@ -351,7 +351,6 @@ protected:
   //
   nsCOMPtr<mozIStorageService> mDBService;
   nsCOMPtr<mozIStorageConnection> mDBConn;
-  nsCOMPtr<nsIFile> mDBFile;
 
   nsCOMPtr<mozIStorageStatement> mDBGetURLPageInfo;   // kGetInfoIndex_* results
   nsCOMPtr<mozIStorageStatement> mDBGetURLPageInfoFull; // kGetInfoIndex_* results
@@ -375,8 +374,6 @@ protected:
   nsCOMPtr<mozIStorageStatement> mDBUrlToUrlResult; // kGetInfoIndex_* results
   nsCOMPtr<mozIStorageStatement> mDBBookmarkToUrlResult; // kGetInfoIndex_* results
 
-  nsresult InitDBFile(PRBool aForceInit);
-  nsresult BackupDBFile();
   nsresult InitDB(PRBool *aDoImport);
   nsresult InitStatements();
   nsresult ForceMigrateBookmarksDB(mozIStorageConnection *aDBConn);