diff --git a/browser/components/places/content/controller.js b/browser/components/places/content/controller.js
index 798ccfeeeea..d1af29bdc0e 100755
--- a/browser/components/places/content/controller.js
+++ b/browser/components/places/content/controller.js
@@ -278,21 +278,18 @@ PlacesController.prototype = {
     var nodes = this._view.getSelectionNodes();
     var root = this._view.getResultNode();
 
-    var bmFolderId = PlacesUtils.bookmarksMenuFolderId;
-    var ubFolderId = PlacesUtils.unfiledBookmarksFolderId;
-    var btFolderId = PlacesUtils.toolbarFolderId;
-    
     for (var i = 0; i < nodes.length; ++i) {
       // Disallow removing the view's root node 
       if (nodes[i] == root)
         return false;
 
-      // Disallow removing the toolbar folder
+      // Disallow removing the toolbar, menu and unfiled-bookmarks folders       
+      var nodeItemId = nodes[i].itemId;
       if (!aIsMoveCommand &&
-          PlacesUtils.nodeIsFolder(nodes[i]) && 
-          (nodes[i].itemId == btFolderId || 
-            nodes[i].itemId == ubFolderId ||
-            nodes[i].itemId == bmFolderId))
+           PlacesUtils.nodeIsFolder(nodes[i]) && 
+           (nodeItemId == PlacesUtils.toolbarFolderId || 
+            nodeItemId == PlacesUtils.unfiledBookmarksFolderId ||
+            nodeItemId == PlacesUtils.bookmarksMenuFolderId))
         return false;
 
       // We don't call nodeIsReadOnly here, because nodeIsReadOnly means that