diff --git a/embedding/base/Makefile.in b/embedding/base/Makefile.in
index 2aaa6f94529..fc864831549 100644
--- a/embedding/base/Makefile.in
+++ b/embedding/base/Makefile.in
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ CPPSRCS         = \
                 nsEmbedAPI.cpp \
                 $(NULL)
 
-SHARED_LIBRARY_LIBS = $(DIST)/lib/libxpfelocation_s.$(LIB_SUFFIX)
-
 # we don't want the shared lib, but we want to force the creation of a
 # static lib.
 override NO_SHARED_LIB=1
diff --git a/embedding/base/nsEmbedAPI.cpp b/embedding/base/nsEmbedAPI.cpp
index d4f0bc287c7..d6bdecb8fbe 100644
--- a/embedding/base/nsEmbedAPI.cpp
+++ b/embedding/base/nsEmbedAPI.cpp
@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@
 
 #include "nsIStringBundle.h"
 
-#include "nsIDirectoryService.h"
-#include "nsAppFileLocationProvider.h"
-
 #include "nsEmbedAPI.h"
 
 static nsIServiceManager *sServiceManager = nsnull;
@@ -69,11 +66,24 @@ static XPCOMCleanupHack sXPCOMCleanupHack;
 extern "C" void NS_SetupRegistry();
 
 
-nsresult NS_InitEmbedding(nsILocalFile *mozBinDirectory,
-                          nsIDirectoryServiceProvider *appFileLocProvider)
+nsresult NS_InitEmbedding(const char *aPath)
 {
-    nsresult rv;
+    // Create an object to represent the path
+    nsILocalFile *localFile = nsnull;
+    if (aPath && strlen(aPath) > 0)
+    {
+        NS_NewLocalFile(aPath, PR_FALSE, &localFile);
+    }
 
+    nsresult rv = NS_InitEmbedding(localFile);
+    NS_IF_RELEASE(localFile);
+
+    return rv;
+}
+
+
+nsresult NS_InitEmbedding(nsILocalFile *aPath)
+{
     // Reentrant calls to this method do nothing except increment a counter
     sInitCounter++;
     if (sInitCounter > 1)
@@ -86,32 +96,19 @@ nsresult NS_InitEmbedding(nsILocalFile *mozBinDirectory,
 #endif
     {
         // Initialise XPCOM
-        NS_InitXPCOM(&sServiceManager, mozBinDirectory);
+        NS_InitXPCOM(&sServiceManager, aPath);
+        
         if (!sServiceManager)
             return NS_ERROR_NULL_POINTER;
-        
-        // Hook up the file location provider - make one if nsnull was passed
-        if (!appFileLocProvider)
-        {
-            appFileLocProvider = new nsAppFileLocationProvider;
-            if (!appFileLocProvider)
-                return NS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
-            NS_ADDREF(appFileLocProvider);
-        }
-        NS_WITH_SERVICE(nsIDirectoryService, directoryService, NS_DIRECTORY_SERVICE_PROGID, &rv);
-        if (NS_FAILED(rv))
-            return rv;
-        rv = directoryService->RegisterProvider(appFileLocProvider);
-        if (rv != 1) // This is needed but WRONG. RegisterProvider returns TRUE is suceeded, should return NS_OK
-            return NS_ERROR_FAILURE;
-        NS_RELEASE(appFileLocProvider); // RegisterProvider did AddRef - It owns it now 
-        
+
 #ifdef HACK_AROUND_NONREENTRANT_INITXPCOM
         sXPCOMInitializedFlag = PR_TRUE;
         sXPCOMCleanupHack.mCleanOnExit = PR_TRUE;
 #endif
     }
 
+    nsresult rv;
+
     // Register components
     if (!sRegistryInitializedFlag)
     {
diff --git a/embedding/base/nsEmbedAPI.h b/embedding/base/nsEmbedAPI.h
index d0acef3801c..aeed59898cc 100644
--- a/embedding/base/nsEmbedAPI.h
+++ b/embedding/base/nsEmbedAPI.h
@@ -26,20 +26,9 @@
 #define NSEMBEDAPI_H
 
 #include "nsILocalFile.h"
-class nsIDirectoryServiceProvider;
 
-
-/*
-    mozBinDirectory -> the directory which contains the mozilla parts (chrome, res, etc)
-                       If nsnull is used, the dir of the current process will be used.
-    appFileLocProvider -> Provides file locations. If nsnull is passed, the default
-                       provider will be constructed and used. If the param is non-null,
-                       it must be AddRefed already and this function takes ownership. 
-*/
-
-extern nsresult NS_InitEmbedding(nsILocalFile *mozBinDirectory,
-                                 nsIDirectoryServiceProvider *appFileLocProvider);
-  
+extern nsresult NS_InitEmbedding(const char *aPath);
+extern nsresult NS_InitEmbedding(nsILocalFile *aPath);
 extern nsresult NS_TermEmbedding();
 
 #endif
diff --git a/embedding/browser/activex/src/control/MozillaBrowser.cpp b/embedding/browser/activex/src/control/MozillaBrowser.cpp
index 9d13a7109fb..e6b80ceed6a 100644
--- a/embedding/browser/activex/src/control/MozillaBrowser.cpp
+++ b/embedding/browser/activex/src/control/MozillaBrowser.cpp
@@ -728,14 +728,12 @@ HRESULT CMozillaBrowser::Initialize()
 	// Create an object to represent the path
 	if (_tcslen(szBinDirPath) > 0)
 	{
-		nsCOMPtr<nsILocalFile> binDir;
 		USES_CONVERSION;
-		nsresult res = NS_NewLocalFile(T2A(szBinDirPath), TRUE, getter_AddRefs(binDir));
-		res = NS_InitEmbedding(binDir, nsnull);
+		nsresult res = NS_InitEmbedding(T2A(szBinDirPath));
 	}
     else
     {
-        NS_InitEmbedding(nsnull, nsnull);
+        NS_InitEmbedding((const char *) nsnull);
     }
 
 	return S_OK;
diff --git a/embedding/browser/activex/src/control/makefile.win b/embedding/browser/activex/src/control/makefile.win
index 54809475d04..5557278b2ff 100644
--- a/embedding/browser/activex/src/control/makefile.win
+++ b/embedding/browser/activex/src/control/makefile.win
@@ -85,7 +85,6 @@ OBJS =                                 \
 LLIBS=                          \
  $(DIST)\lib\xpcom.lib          \
  $(DIST)\lib\baseembed_s.lib    \
- $(DIST)\lib\appfilelocprovider_s.lib \
  $(LIBNSPR)                     \
  $(NULL)
 
diff --git a/embedding/tests/gtkEmbed/main.cpp b/embedding/tests/gtkEmbed/main.cpp
index 214cfaeec39..bd8651b0de4 100644
--- a/embedding/tests/gtkEmbed/main.cpp
+++ b/embedding/tests/gtkEmbed/main.cpp
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ handle_event_queue(gpointer data, gint source, GdkInputCondition condition)
                char *argv[] )
      {
          nsresult rv;
-         nsCOMPtr<nsILocalFile> binDir;
-         NS_InitEmbedding(binDir, nsnull);
+         NS_InitEmbedding("");
 
          // set up the thread event queue
          nsIEventQueueService* eventQService;
diff --git a/embedding/tests/winEmbed/makefile.win b/embedding/tests/winEmbed/makefile.win
index bb2c122261f..7bc1b75972f 100644
--- a/embedding/tests/winEmbed/makefile.win
+++ b/embedding/tests/winEmbed/makefile.win
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ LLIBS=                          \
     $(DIST)\lib\baseembed_s.lib \
     $(DIST)\lib\gkgfxwin.lib   \
     $(DIST)\lib\xpcom.lib       \
-    $(DIST)\lib\appfilelocprovider_s.lib \
     $(LIBNSPR)		            \
     $(NULL)
 
diff --git a/embedding/tests/winEmbed/winEmbed.cpp b/embedding/tests/winEmbed/winEmbed.cpp
index 4d89cd9bdac..240480eb2e2 100644
--- a/embedding/tests/winEmbed/winEmbed.cpp
+++ b/embedding/tests/winEmbed/winEmbed.cpp
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ int main ()
 	MyRegisterClass(hInstance);
 
 // Init Embedding APIs
-    NS_InitEmbedding(nsnull, nsnull);
+    NS_InitEmbedding("");
 
 // put up at lease on browser window ....
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////