diff --git a/suite/common/pref/pref-http.js b/suite/common/pref/pref-http.js
index 8a4ae64c575..eed3ec2d8c6 100644
--- a/suite/common/pref/pref-http.js
+++ b/suite/common/pref/pref-http.js
@@ -61,19 +61,3 @@ function checkPipeliningProxy()
   } catch(e) {}
 }
 
-/* Function to restore pref values to application defaults */
-function restoreAcceptEncoding()
-{
-  try {
-    var prefService = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/preferences-service;1"]
-                                .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIPrefService);
-    var prefs = prefService.getDefaultBranch(null);
-
-    /* get the current pref setting */
-    var prefValue = prefs.getCharPref("network.http.accept-encoding");
-    var editfield = document.getElementById("acceptEncodingString");
-    if (editfield)
-      editfield.value = prefValue;
-  } catch (e) {}
-}
-
diff --git a/suite/common/pref/pref-http.xul b/suite/common/pref/pref-http.xul
index ce6d851af37..7956477dd15 100644
--- a/suite/common/pref/pref-http.xul
+++ b/suite/common/pref/pref-http.xul
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@
   <![CDATA[
     var _elementIDs = ["httpVersion", "enableKeepAlive", "enablePipelining",
                        "httpVersionProxy",
-                       "enableKeepAliveProxy", "enablePipeliningProxy",
-                       "acceptEncodingString"];
+                       "enableKeepAliveProxy", "enablePipeliningProxy"];
   ]]>
   </script>
 
@@ -105,19 +104,5 @@
     </vbox>
   </groupbox>
   </hbox>
-
-  <groupbox>
-    <caption label="&acceptEncoding.label;"/>
-    <vbox class="box-padded">
-      <textbox id="acceptEncodingString" flex="1"
-               prefstring="network.http.accept-encoding"/> 
-      <hbox autostretch="never">
-        <button label="&resetButton.label;"
-                accesskey="&resetButton.accesskey;"
-                oncommand="restoreAcceptEncoding();">
-        </button>
-      </hbox>
-    </vbox>
-  </groupbox>
 </page>
 
diff --git a/suite/locales/en-US/chrome/common/pref/pref-http.dtd b/suite/locales/en-US/chrome/common/pref/pref-http.dtd
index 5705c855de0..c3462abe7b6 100644
--- a/suite/locales/en-US/chrome/common/pref/pref-http.dtd
+++ b/suite/locales/en-US/chrome/common/pref/pref-http.dtd
@@ -16,7 +16,3 @@
 <!ENTITY prefEnablePipelining.label          "Enable Pipelining">
 <!ENTITY prefEnablePipelining.accesskey      "P">
 <!ENTITY prefEnablePipeliningProxy.accesskey "I">
-<!ENTITY acceptEncoding.label                "Accept-Encoding:">
-<!ENTITY acceptEncoding.accesskey            "A">
-<!ENTITY resetButton.label                   "Restore Default">
-<!ENTITY resetButton.accesskey               "R">