diff --git a/gfx/src/gtk/nsDeviceContextGTK.cpp b/gfx/src/gtk/nsDeviceContextGTK.cpp
index 87e82209b2d..bda322ba3b9 100644
--- a/gfx/src/gtk/nsDeviceContextGTK.cpp
+++ b/gfx/src/gtk/nsDeviceContextGTK.cpp
@@ -58,10 +58,6 @@
 
 static NS_DEFINE_CID(kPrefCID, NS_PREF_CID);
 
-#define GDK_DEFAULT_FONT1 "-*-helvetica-medium-r-*--*-100-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1"
-#define GDK_DEFAULT_FONT2 "-*-fixed-medium-r-*-*-*-100-*-*-*-*-*-*"
-extern GdkFont *default_font;
-
 nscoord nsDeviceContextGTK::mDpi = 96;
 
 NS_IMPL_ISUPPORTS1(nsDeviceContextGTK, nsIDeviceContext)
@@ -358,88 +354,7 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsDeviceContextGTK::GetSystemAttribute(nsSystemAttrID anID, System
     case eSystemAttr_Font_Field:
     case eSystemAttr_Font_Tooltips:		// moz
     case eSystemAttr_Font_Widget:
-
-      aInfo->mFont->style       = NS_FONT_STYLE_NORMAL;
-      aInfo->mFont->weight      = NS_FONT_WEIGHT_NORMAL;
-      aInfo->mFont->decorations = NS_FONT_DECORATION_NONE;
-
-      // do we have the default_font defined by GTK/GDK then
-      // we use it, if not then we load helvetica, if not then
-      // we load fixed font else we error out.
-      if ( !theFont )
-        theFont = default_font; // GTK default font
-
-      if ( !theFont )
-        theFont = ::gdk_font_load (GDK_DEFAULT_FONT1);
-
-      if ( !theFont )
-         theFont = ::gdk_font_load (GDK_DEFAULT_FONT2);
-
-      if (!theFont )
-      {
         status = NS_ERROR_FAILURE;
-      }
-      else
-      {
-        char *fontName, *fontFamily;
-        GdkFontPrivate *fontPrivate;
-        XFontStruct *fontInfo;
-
-        // XXX I am not sure if I can use this as it is supposed to
-        // be private.
-        fontPrivate = (GdkFontPrivate*) theFont;
-        fontName = PL_strdup( (char *)fontPrivate->names->data);
-
-#ifdef DEBUG_waqar
-        printf("XXX default font $%s$\n", fontName);
-#endif
-        // XXX strtok is not in NSPR but since this code is on Linux only
-        // I am using this to parse the name of the font family
-        fontFamily = strtok(fontName, "-");
-        fontFamily = strtok((char *)NULL, "-");
-        aInfo->mFont->name.AssignWithConversion( fontFamily );
-
-        PL_strfree(fontName);
-
-        fontInfo = (XFontStruct *)GDK_FONT_XFONT(theFont);
-        unsigned long pr = 0;
-
-        ::XGetFontProperty(fontInfo, XA_WEIGHT, &pr);
-        if ( pr > 10 )
-        aInfo->mFont->weight = NS_FONT_WEIGHT_BOLD;
-
-        pr = 0;
-        ::XGetFontProperty(fontInfo, XA_POINT_SIZE, &pr);
-        if( pr )
-        {
-          int fontSize = pr/10;
-          // Per rods@netscape.com, the default size of 12 is too large
-          // we need to bump it down two points.
-          if( anID == eSystemAttr_Font_Button ||
-              anID == eSystemAttr_Font_Field ||
-              anID == eSystemAttr_Font_List ||
-              anID == eSystemAttr_Font_Widget ||
-              anID == eSystemAttr_Font_Caption )
-            fontSize -= 2;
-
-          // if we are below 1 then we have a problem we just make it 1
-          if( fontSize < 1 )
-            fontSize = 1;
-
-          aInfo->mFont->size = NSIntPointsToTwips( fontSize );
-        }
-        pr = 0;
-        ::XGetFontProperty(fontInfo, XA_ITALIC_ANGLE, &pr);
-        if( pr )
-          aInfo->mFont->style = NS_FONT_STYLE_ITALIC;
-
-        pr = 0;
-        ::XGetFontProperty(fontInfo, XA_UNDERLINE_THICKNESS, &pr);
-        if( pr )
-          aInfo->mFont->decorations = NS_FONT_DECORATION_UNDERLINE;
-
-        status = NS_OK;
-	   }
       break;
   } // switch