diff --git a/browser/base/content/tabbrowser.xml b/browser/base/content/tabbrowser.xml
index d6f1389b8f2..2d457008d79 100644
--- a/browser/base/content/tabbrowser.xml
+++ b/browser/base/content/tabbrowser.xml
@@ -621,8 +621,6 @@
 
             // Update the URL bar.
             var loc = this.mCurrentBrowser.currentURI;
-            if (!loc)
-              loc = ({ spec: "" });
 
             var webProgress = this.mCurrentBrowser.webProgress;
             var securityUI = this.mCurrentBrowser.securityUI;
@@ -852,7 +850,7 @@
           <![CDATA[
             var browser = this.getBrowserForTab(aTab);
             var crop = "end";
-            var title = browser.contentDocument.title;
+            var title = browser.contentTitle;
             
             if (!title) {
               if (browser.currentURI.spec) {