diff --git a/mailnews/base/src/nsMessengerMigrator.cpp b/mailnews/base/src/nsMessengerMigrator.cpp
index 1fde7790c76..152885a997a 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/src/nsMessengerMigrator.cpp
+++ b/mailnews/base/src/nsMessengerMigrator.cpp
@@ -2190,10 +2190,6 @@ nsMessengerMigrator::MigrateNewsAccount(nsIMsgIdentity *identity, const char *ho
 		newsDir->CreateDir();
 	}
 
-    // migrate the filter files
-    rv = MigrateNewsFilters(server);
-    if (NS_FAILED(rv)) return rv;
-
 	return NS_OK;
 }
 
@@ -2230,14 +2226,6 @@ nsMessengerMigrator::MigrateOldNntpPrefs(nsIMsgIncomingServer *server, const cha
 #define MIGRATE_FILTERS 1
 #endif
 
-nsresult nsMessengerMigrator::MigrateNewsFilters(nsIMsgIncomingServer *aServer)
-{
-#ifdef DEBUG
-	printf("news filter files aren't migrated, because we don't support hostinfo.dat files yet.  I'm working on it.\n");
-#endif
-	return NS_OK;
-}
-
 nsresult nsMessengerMigrator::MigrateFilters(nsIMsgIncomingServer *aServer)
 {
 #ifdef MIGRATE_FILTERS
diff --git a/mailnews/base/src/nsMessengerMigrator.h b/mailnews/base/src/nsMessengerMigrator.h
index 4417ce848ca..f23834f1d00 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/src/nsMessengerMigrator.h
+++ b/mailnews/base/src/nsMessengerMigrator.h
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ private:
  
   nsresult SetSendLaterUriPref(nsIMsgIncomingServer *server);
   nsresult MigrateFilters(nsIMsgIncomingServer *server);
-  nsresult MigrateNewsFilters(nsIMsgIncomingServer *server);
 
   nsresult getPrefService();