diff --git a/browser/components/prefwindow/content/pref-navigator.xul b/browser/components/prefwindow/content/pref-navigator.xul
index e20f41403d1..1438a67858d 100644
--- a/browser/components/prefwindow/content/pref-navigator.xul
+++ b/browser/components/prefwindow/content/pref-navigator.xul
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
   <groupbox>
     <caption label="&header2.label;"/>
     <vbox flex="1">
-      <description>&homePageIntro.label;</description>
       <hbox align="center">
         <label value="&location.label;" accesskey="&location.accesskey;" control="browserStartupHomepage"/>
         <textbox id="browserStartupHomepage" type="autocomplete" flex="1" 
diff --git a/browser/components/prefwindow/locale/pref-navigator.dtd b/browser/components/prefwindow/locale/pref-navigator.dtd
index b5db40b4f3f..48ab20d9d4d 100644
--- a/browser/components/prefwindow/locale/pref-navigator.dtd
+++ b/browser/components/prefwindow/locale/pref-navigator.dtd
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <!ENTITY  lHeader                   "General">
 
 <!ENTITY  header2.label             "Home Page">
-<!ENTITY  homePageIntro.label       "Clicking the Home button takes you to this page.">
 <!ENTITY  location.label            "Location:">
 <!ENTITY  location.accesskey        "a">
 <!ENTITY  useCurrent.label          "Use Current Page">