diff --git a/mailnews/base/util/nsMsgDBFolder.cpp b/mailnews/base/util/nsMsgDBFolder.cpp
index 0a04799ecd8..dc53e2d9fc1 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/util/nsMsgDBFolder.cpp
+++ b/mailnews/base/util/nsMsgDBFolder.cpp
@@ -1027,3 +1027,29 @@ nsMsgDBFolder::OnStopRunningUrl(nsIURI *aUrl, nsresult aExitCode)
     return NS_OK;
 }
 
+
+nsresult nsMsgDBFolder::NotifyStoreClosedAllHeaders()
+{
+  nsCOMPtr <nsISimpleEnumerator> enumerator;
+
+  GetMessages(nsnull, getter_AddRefs(enumerator));
+	nsCOMPtr<nsISupports> folderSupports;
+	nsresult rv = QueryInterface(NS_GET_IID(nsISupports), getter_AddRefs(folderSupports));
+  if (enumerator)
+  {
+		PRBool hasMoreElements;
+		while(NS_SUCCEEDED(enumerator->HasMoreElements(&hasMoreElements)) && hasMoreElements)
+		{
+			nsCOMPtr<nsISupports> childSupports;
+			rv = enumerator->GetNext(getter_AddRefs(childSupports));
+			if(NS_FAILED(rv))
+				return rv;
+
+      // clear out db hdr, because it won't be valid when we get rid of the .msf file
+		  nsCOMPtr<nsIDBMessage> dbMessage(do_QueryInterface(childSupports, &rv));
+		  if(NS_SUCCEEDED(rv) && dbMessage)
+			  dbMessage->SetMsgDBHdr(nsnull);
+    }
+  }
+  return NS_OK;
+}
diff --git a/mailnews/base/util/nsMsgDBFolder.h b/mailnews/base/util/nsMsgDBFolder.h
index 8f03ae602d6..9ee82c532ae 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/util/nsMsgDBFolder.h
+++ b/mailnews/base/util/nsMsgDBFolder.h
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ protected:
 
 	nsresult GetFolderCacheKey(nsIFileSpec **aFileSpec);
 	nsresult GetFolderCacheElemFromFileSpec(nsIFileSpec *fileSpec, nsIMsgFolderCacheElement **cacheElement);
+  nsresult NotifyStoreClosedAllHeaders();
 protected:
 	nsCOMPtr<nsIMsgDatabase> mDatabase;
 	nsString mCharset;
diff --git a/mailnews/local/src/nsLocalMailFolder.cpp b/mailnews/local/src/nsLocalMailFolder.cpp
index ce443912edb..10e59c106bf 100644
--- a/mailnews/local/src/nsLocalMailFolder.cpp
+++ b/mailnews/local/src/nsLocalMailFolder.cpp
@@ -1142,33 +1142,6 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsMsgLocalMailFolder::Compact()
   return rv;
 }
 
-
-nsresult nsMsgLocalMailFolder::NotifyStoreClosedAllHeaders()
-{
-  nsCOMPtr <nsISimpleEnumerator> enumerator;
-
-  GetMessages(nsnull, getter_AddRefs(enumerator));
-	nsCOMPtr<nsISupports> folderSupports;
-	nsresult rv = QueryInterface(NS_GET_IID(nsISupports), getter_AddRefs(folderSupports));
-  if (enumerator)
-  {
-		PRBool hasMoreElements;
-		while(NS_SUCCEEDED(enumerator->HasMoreElements(&hasMoreElements)) && hasMoreElements)
-		{
-			nsCOMPtr<nsISupports> childSupports;
-			rv = enumerator->GetNext(getter_AddRefs(childSupports));
-			if(NS_FAILED(rv))
-				return rv;
-
-      // clear out db hdr, because it won't be valid when we get rid of the .msf file
-		  nsCOMPtr<nsIDBMessage> dbMessage(do_QueryInterface(childSupports, &rv));
-		  if(NS_SUCCEEDED(rv) && dbMessage)
-			  dbMessage->SetMsgDBHdr(nsnull);
-    }
-  }
-  return NS_OK;
-}
-
 NS_IMETHODIMP nsMsgLocalMailFolder::EmptyTrash(nsIMsgWindow *msgWindow,
                                                nsIUrlListener *aListener)
 {
diff --git a/mailnews/local/src/nsLocalMailFolder.h b/mailnews/local/src/nsLocalMailFolder.h
index 6ae77614d69..8a05a099e98 100644
--- a/mailnews/local/src/nsLocalMailFolder.h
+++ b/mailnews/local/src/nsLocalMailFolder.h
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ protected:
     nsresult WriteStartOfNewMessage();
   nsresult IsChildOfTrash(PRBool *result);
   nsresult RecursiveSetDeleteIsMoveTrash(PRBool bVal);
-  nsresult NotifyStoreClosedAllHeaders();
 
 	/* Finds the directory associated with this folder.  That is if the path is
 	c:\Inbox, it will return c:\Inbox.sbd if it succeeds.  If that path doesn't