diff --git a/mailnews/base/prefs/resources/content/pref-mailnews.xul b/mailnews/base/prefs/resources/content/pref-mailnews.xul
index a94123e7065..fcb20a8588e 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/prefs/resources/content/pref-mailnews.xul
+++ b/mailnews/base/prefs/resources/content/pref-mailnews.xul
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <script language="javascript">
   <![CDATA[
     var _elementIDs = ["mailPaneConfig", "mailnewsConfirmMoveFoldersToTrash", 
-                       "mailnewsStartPageEnabled", "mailnewsStartPageUrl", "mailnewsRememberSelectedMessage"];
+                       "mailnewsStartPageEnabled", "mailnewsStartPageUrl"];
   ]]>
   </script>
   <script language="javascript" src="chrome://global/content/strres.js"></script>
@@ -39,21 +39,10 @@
     <html>&chooseExp.label;</html>
 
 	<separator class="thin"/>
-	<checkbox id="mailnewsRememberSelectedMessage" value="&rememberLastMsg.label;" accesskey="&rememberLastMsg.accesskey;"
-              pref="true" preftype="bool" prefstring="mailnews.remember_selected_message" 
-              prefattribute="checked"/>
     <checkbox id="mailnewsConfirmMoveFoldersToTrash" value="&confirmMove.label;" accesskey="&confirmMove.label;"
               pref="true" preftype="bool" prefstring="mailnews.confirm.moveFoldersToTrash"
               prefattribute="checked"/>
-<!--
-	<checkbox id="mailPlaySound" value="&playSound.label;" accesskey="&playSound.accesskey;"
-              pref="true" preftype="bool" prefstring="mail.play_sound"
-              prefattribute="checked"/>
-		
-    <checkbox id="reuseThreadWindow" value="&reuseMessage.label;" accesskey="&reuseMessage.accesskey;"
-              pref="true" preftype="bool" prefstring="mailnews.reuse_message_window"
-              prefattribute="checked"/>
--->
+
 	</titledbox>
 
 	<titledbox orient="vertical">
diff --git a/mailnews/base/prefs/resources/locale/en-US/pref-mailnews.dtd b/mailnews/base/prefs/resources/locale/en-US/pref-mailnews.dtd
index d4a42e62a4e..4abe8aea42e 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/prefs/resources/locale/en-US/pref-mailnews.dtd
+++ b/mailnews/base/prefs/resources/locale/en-US/pref-mailnews.dtd
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ Rights Reserved.
 <!ENTITY chooseExp.label                  "Note: For this setting to take effect, you will need to exit and then restart Mail.">
 <!ENTITY playSound.label                  "Play a sound when new messages arrive">
 <!ENTITY playSound.accesskey              "p">
-<!ENTITY rememberLastMsg.label            "Remember the last selected message">
-<!ENTITY rememberLastMsg.accesskey        "r">
 <!ENTITY confirmMove.label                "Confirm when moving folders to the trash">
 <!ENTITY confirmMove.accesskey            "m">
 <!ENTITY useMessenger.label               "Use Mail from MAPI-based applications">
