diff --git a/modules/libpref/src/Makefile.in b/modules/libpref/src/Makefile.in
index ed2febef16e..420d3071f87 100644
--- a/modules/libpref/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/modules/libpref/src/Makefile.in
@@ -78,9 +78,5 @@ include $(topsrcdir)/config/rules.mk
 DEFINES		+= -DB1M
 
 GARBAGE		+= $(addprefix $(DIST)/bin/components/, \
-			initpref.js all.js mailnews.js editor.js config.js beos.js unix.js winpref.js os2prefs.js) \
-			$(DIST)/bin/netscape.cfg
-
-install::
-	$(INSTALL) -m 444 $(srcdir)/init/netscape.cfg $(DIST)/bin
+			initpref.js all.js mailnews.js editor.js config.js beos.js unix.js winpref.js os2prefs.js)
 
diff --git a/modules/libpref/src/makefile.win b/modules/libpref/src/makefile.win
index de0f8152ba5..29f16a67e32 100644
--- a/modules/libpref/src/makefile.win
+++ b/modules/libpref/src/makefile.win
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ include <$(DEPTH)\config\rules.mak>
 install:: $(DLL)	
 	$(MAKE_INSTALL) .\$(OBJDIR)\$(DLLNAME).dll $(DIST)\bin\components
 	$(MAKE_INSTALL) .\$(OBJDIR)\$(DLLNAME).lib $(DIST)\lib
-	$(MAKE_INSTALL) .\init\netscape.cfg $(DIST)\bin
     $(MAKE_INSTALL) .\initpref.js $(DIST)\bin\defaults\pref
     $(MAKE_INSTALL) .\init\all.js $(DIST)\bin\defaults\pref
     $(MAKE_INSTALL) .\init\mailnews.js $(DIST)\bin\defaults\pref
diff --git a/xpinstall/packager/packages-unix b/xpinstall/packager/packages-unix
index ce7a4127df3..6e470344ca8 100644
--- a/xpinstall/packager/packages-unix
+++ b/xpinstall/packager/packages-unix
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ bin/libraptorplugin.so
 bin/libraptorwebwidget.so
 bin/libwidget_gtk.so
 bin/libxlibrgb.so
-bin/netscape.cfg
 bin/run-mozilla.sh
 bin/regExport
 bin/regxpcom
diff --git a/xpinstall/packager/packages-win b/xpinstall/packager/packages-win
index f11efa2864c..74a9032abda 100644
--- a/xpinstall/packager/packages-win
+++ b/xpinstall/packager/packages-win
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ bin\jpeg3250.dll
 bin\jsdom.dll
 bin\jsj3250.dll
 bin\mozilla.exe
-bin\netscape.cfg
 bin\oji.dll
 bin\prstrms4.dll
 bin\mozctl.dll