checking in with 296566: remove empty updates button from browser UI, removes empty button at top right of window, r=rob_strong@exchangecode.com

browser/base/content/browser.js

@@ -864,12 +864,6 @@ function delayedStartup()
   }
 #endif
 
-  var updatePanel = document.getElementById("softwareupdate");
-  try {
-    updatePanel.init();
-  }
-  catch (e) { }
-
   // BiDi UI
   gBidiUI = isBidiEnabled();
   if (gBidiUI) {
@@ -878,24 +872,6 @@ function delayedStartup()
     document.getElementById("textfieldDirection-separator").hidden = false;
     document.getElementById("textfieldDirection-swap").hidden = false;
   }
-
-  // Ensure the Software Update item is visible on the menubar on Windows and
-  // Linux, and on the navigation toolbar on MacOSX (since we can't put items on
-  // the menubar on OS X)... if the Throbber is present place the Updates item
-  // to the left of it, otherwise place it at the end of the bar.
-  // We don't use a customizable item for the updates item so we can always be
-  // sure it's present.
-  var updateItem = document.getElementById("softwareupdate-item");
-  updateItem.parentNode.removeChild(updateItem);
-#ifdef XP_MACOSX
-  var theToolbar = document.getElementById("nav-bar");
-#else
-  var theToolbar = document.getElementById("toolbar-menubar");
-#endif
-  if (theToolbar.lastChild.id == "throbber-box")
-    theToolbar.insertBefore(updateItem, document.getElementById("throbber-box"));
-  else
-    theToolbar.appendChild(updateItem);
 }
 
 function BrowserShutdown()

browser/base/content/browser.xul

@@ -144,9 +144,6 @@
 # hiddenWindow.xul.
 #include browser-menubar.inc
       </toolbaritem>
-      <toolbaritem id="softwareupdate-item" title="&updatesItem.title;" align="center" pack="center">
-        <toolbarbutton type="updates" id="softwareupdate"/>
-      </toolbaritem>
     </toolbar>
 
     <toolbarpalette id="BrowserToolbarPalette">