diff --git a/suite/mailnews/compose/MsgComposeCommands.js b/suite/mailnews/compose/MsgComposeCommands.js
index 6d473ff1bf..c77f33ed47 100644
--- a/suite/mailnews/compose/MsgComposeCommands.js
+++ b/suite/mailnews/compose/MsgComposeCommands.js
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ const mozISpellCheckingEngine = Components.interfaces.mozISpellCheckingEngine;
  * static globals, need to be initialized only once
  */
 var sMsgComposeService = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/messengercompose;1"].getService(Components.interfaces.nsIMsgComposeService);
-var sComposeMsgsBundle = document.getElementById("bundle_composeMsgs");
-var sBrandBundle = document.getElementById("brandBundle");
+var sComposeMsgsBundle;
+var sBrandBundle;
 
 var sPrefs = null;
 var sPrefBranchInternal = null;
@@ -1458,6 +1458,9 @@ function WizCallback(state)
 
 function ComposeLoad()
 {
+  sComposeMsgsBundle = document.getElementById("bundle_composeMsgs");
+  sBrandBundle = document.getElementById("brandBundle");
+
   // First get the preferences service
   try {
     var prefService = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/preferences-service;1"]
diff --git a/suite/mailnews/mail3PaneWindowCommands.js b/suite/mailnews/mail3PaneWindowCommands.js
index 9faa5f7aa2..ccd3e24e34 100644
--- a/suite/mailnews/mail3PaneWindowCommands.js
+++ b/suite/mailnews/mail3PaneWindowCommands.js
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
  * ***** END LICENSE BLOCK ***** */
 
 var promptService = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/embedcomp/prompt-service;1"].getService(Components.interfaces.nsIPromptService);
-var gMessengerBundle = document.getElementById("bundle_messenger");
 
 // Controller object for folder pane
 var FolderPaneController =
diff --git a/suite/mailnews/mailWindowOverlay.js b/suite/mailnews/mailWindowOverlay.js
index bc6cfe7d04..75b684ae10 100644
--- a/suite/mailnews/mailWindowOverlay.js
+++ b/suite/mailnews/mailWindowOverlay.js
@@ -2639,8 +2639,6 @@ var gMessageNotificationBar =
                     8  // 1 << (kMsgNotificationMDN - 1)
                   ],
 
-  mMsgNotificationBar: document.getElementById('msgNotificationBar'),
-
   setJunkMsg: function(aMsgHdr)
   {
     var isJunk = false;
@@ -2687,8 +2685,9 @@ var gMessageNotificationBar =
   clearMsgNotifications: function()
   {
     this.mBarStatus = 0;
-    this.mMsgNotificationBar.selectedIndex = 0;
-    this.mMsgNotificationBar.collapsed = true;
+    var msgNotificationBar = document.getElementById('msgNotificationBar');
+    msgNotificationBar.selectedIndex = 0;
+    msgNotificationBar.collapsed = true;
   },
 
   // private method used to set our message notification deck to the correct value...
@@ -2700,9 +2699,10 @@ var gMessageNotificationBar =
 
     // the phishing message takes precedence over the junk message
     // which takes precedence over the remote content message
-    this.mMsgNotificationBar.selectedIndex = this.mBarFlagValues.indexOf(status & -status);
+    var msgNotificationBar = document.getElementById('msgNotificationBar');
+    msgNotificationBar.selectedIndex = this.mBarFlagValues.indexOf(status & -status);
 
-    this.mMsgNotificationBar.collapsed = !status;
+    msgNotificationBar.collapsed = !status;
   },
 
   /**