diff --git a/browser/components/nsBrowserGlue.js b/browser/components/nsBrowserGlue.js
index 9d98e4a557f..b22294397d6 100644
--- a/browser/components/nsBrowserGlue.js
+++ b/browser/components/nsBrowserGlue.js
@@ -359,6 +359,15 @@ BrowserGlue.prototype = {
 
     var bookmarksFile = dirService.get("BMarks", Ci.nsILocalFile);
 
+    if (!bookmarksFile.exists()) {
+      // if bookmarks file does not exist, import default bookmarks
+      var bookmarksFileName = "bookmarks.html";
+      bookmarksFile = dirService.get("profDef", Ci.nsILocalFile);
+      bookmarksFile.append(bookmarksFileName);
+      var profDir = dirService.get("ProfD", Ci.nsILocalFile);
+      bookmarksFile.copyTo(profDir, bookmarksFileName);
+    }
+
     if (bookmarksFile.exists()) {
       // import the file
       try {
diff --git a/toolkit/profile/src/nsToolkitProfileService.cpp b/toolkit/profile/src/nsToolkitProfileService.cpp
index 13b910e9b56..959b3d37615 100644
--- a/toolkit/profile/src/nsToolkitProfileService.cpp
+++ b/toolkit/profile/src/nsToolkitProfileService.cpp
@@ -686,30 +686,7 @@ nsToolkitProfileService::CreateProfile(nsILocalFile* aRootDir,
             return NS_ERROR_FILE_NOT_DIRECTORY;
     }
     else {
-        nsCOMPtr<nsIFile> profileDefaultsDir;
-        nsCOMPtr<nsIFile> profileDirParent;
-        nsCAutoString profileDirName;
-
-        rv = rootDir->GetParent(getter_AddRefs(profileDirParent));
-        NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
-
-        rv = rootDir->GetNativeLeafName(profileDirName);
-        NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
-
-        PRBool dummy;
-        rv = gDirServiceProvider->GetFile(NS_APP_PROFILE_DEFAULTS_50_DIR, &dummy,
-                                          getter_AddRefs(profileDefaultsDir));
-
-        if (NS_SUCCEEDED(rv))
-            rv = profileDefaultsDir->CopyToNative(profileDirParent,
-                                                  profileDirName);
-        if (NS_FAILED(rv)) {
-            // if copying failed, lets just ensure that the profile directory exists.
-            rv = rootDir->Create(nsIFile::DIRECTORY_TYPE, 0700);
-            NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
-        }
-      
-        rv = rootDir->SetPermissions(0700);
+        rv = rootDir->Create(nsIFile::DIRECTORY_TYPE, 0700);
         NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
     }