diff --git a/editor/ui/dialogs/content/EdSpellCheck.js b/editor/ui/dialogs/content/EdSpellCheck.js
index f30f1d1409..57d6efc066 100644
--- a/editor/ui/dialogs/content/EdSpellCheck.js
+++ b/editor/ui/dialogs/content/EdSpellCheck.js
@@ -451,29 +451,17 @@ function EditDictionary()
 
 function SelectLanguage()
 {
-  try {
-    var item = gDialog.LanguageMenulist.selectedItem;
-    if (item.value != "more-cmd") {
-      gSpellChecker.SetCurrentDictionary(item.value);
-      gLastSelectedLang = item;
-    }
-    else {
-      openURL(getDictionaryURL());
-
-      if (gLastSelectedLang)
-        gDialog.LanguageMenulist.selectedItem = gLastSelectedLang;
-    }
-  } catch (ex) {
-    dump(ex);
+  var item = gDialog.LanguageMenulist.selectedItem;
+  if (item.value != "more-cmd") {
+    gSpellChecker.SetCurrentDictionary(item.value);
+    gLastSelectedLang = item;
   }
-}
+  else {
+    openDictionaryList();
 
-function getDictionaryURL()
-{
-  var formatter = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/toolkit/URLFormatterService;1"]
-                  .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIURLFormatter);
-                  
-  return formatter.formatURLPref("spellchecker.dictionaries.download.url");
+    if (gLastSelectedLang)
+      gDialog.LanguageMenulist.selectedItem = gLastSelectedLang;
+  }
 }
 
 function Recheck()
diff --git a/suite/browser/navigator.js b/suite/browser/navigator.js
index 79615f2e61..f3bd35cbda 100644
--- a/suite/browser/navigator.js
+++ b/suite/browser/navigator.js
@@ -2188,9 +2188,7 @@ function getNewThemes()
 {
   // get URL for more themes from prefs
   try {
-    var formatter = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/toolkit/URLFormatterService;1"]
-                              .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIURLFormatter);
-    openTopWin(formatter.formatURLPref("extensions.getMoreThemesURL"));
+    openTopWin(Services.urlFormatter.formatURLPref("extensions.getMoreThemesURL"));
   }
   catch (ex) {
     dump(ex);
diff --git a/suite/common/contentAreaContextOverlay.xul b/suite/common/contentAreaContextOverlay.xul
index 6bc5d07774..0012b72b7c 100644
--- a/suite/common/contentAreaContextOverlay.xul
+++ b/suite/common/contentAreaContextOverlay.xul
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@
       <menuitem id="spell-add-dictionaries-main"
                 label="&spellAddDictionaries.label;"
                 accesskey="&spellAddDictionaries.accesskey;"
-                oncommand="gContextMenu.addDictionaries();"/>
+                oncommand="openDictionaryList();"/>
       <menu id="spell-dictionaries"
             label="&spellDictionaries.label;"
             accesskey="&spellDictionaries.accesskey;">
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@
           <menuitem id="spell-add-dictionaries"
                     label="&spellAddDictionaries.label;"
                     accesskey="&spellAddDictionaries.accesskey;"
-                    oncommand="gContextMenu.addDictionaries();"/>
+                    oncommand="openDictionaryList();"/>
         </menupopup>
       </menu>
       <menuseparator hidden="true" id="context-sep-bidi"/>
diff --git a/suite/common/helpOverlay.js b/suite/common/helpOverlay.js
index 58c7f26e0e..d25b70a3d3 100644
--- a/suite/common/helpOverlay.js
+++ b/suite/common/helpOverlay.js
@@ -91,11 +91,9 @@ function contentClick(event) {
   if (target.href.lastIndexOf("chrome:", 0) == 0)
     return true;
 
-  var formatter = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/toolkit/URLFormatterService;1"]
-                  .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIURLFormatter);
   var uri = target.href;
   if (/^x-moz-url-link:/.test(uri))
-    uri = formatter.formatURLPref(RegExp.rightContext);
+    uri = Services.urlFormatter.formatURLPref(RegExp.rightContext);
 
   const loadFlags = Components.interfaces.nsIWebNavigation.LOAD_FLAGS_IS_LINK;
   try {
diff --git a/suite/common/nsContextMenu.js b/suite/common/nsContextMenu.js
index d24a321c24..441746e2eb 100644
--- a/suite/common/nsContextMenu.js
+++ b/suite/common/nsContextMenu.js
@@ -1310,16 +1310,6 @@ nsContextMenu.prototype = {
     return false;
   },
 
-  addDictionaries: function() {
-    try {
-      var formatter = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/toolkit/URLFormatterService;1"]
-                                .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIURLFormatter);
-      var url = formatter.formatURLPref("spellchecker.dictionaries.download.url");
-      window.openDialog(getBrowserURL(), "_blank", "chrome,all,dialog=no", url);
-    }
-    catch (ex) {}
-  },
-
   mediaCommand: function(aCommand) {
     var media = this.target;
 
diff --git a/suite/common/src/nsSuiteGlue.js b/suite/common/src/nsSuiteGlue.js
index bd96142f1e..e551b332f7 100644
--- a/suite/common/src/nsSuiteGlue.js
+++ b/suite/common/src/nsSuiteGlue.js
@@ -486,9 +486,7 @@ SuiteGlue.prototype = {
   _showPluginUpdatePage: function(aWindow) {
     Services.prefs.setBoolPref("plugins.update.notifyUser", false);
 
-    var url = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/toolkit/URLFormatterService;1"]
-                        .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIURLFormatter)
-                        .formatURLPref("plugins.update.url");
+    var url = Services.urlFormatter.formatURLPref("plugins.update.url");
 
     aWindow.getBrowser().addTab(url, { focusNewTab: true });
   },
diff --git a/suite/common/utilityOverlay.js b/suite/common/utilityOverlay.js
index b38ecd53ea..8cf1c6f241 100644
--- a/suite/common/utilityOverlay.js
+++ b/suite/common/utilityOverlay.js
@@ -671,13 +671,21 @@ function goReleaseNotes()
 {
   // get release notes URL from prefs
   try {
-    var formatter = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/toolkit/URLFormatterService;1"]
-                              .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIURLFormatter);
-    openUILink(formatter.formatURLPref("app.releaseNotesURL"));
+    openUILink(Services.urlFormatter.formatURLPref("app.releaseNotesURL"));
   }
   catch (ex) { dump(ex); }
 }
 
+function openDictionaryList()
+{
+  try {
+    openAsExternal(Services.urlFormatter.formatURLPref("spellchecker.dictionaries.download.url"));
+  }
+  catch (ex) {
+    dump(ex);
+  }
+}
+
 // Prompt user to restart the browser in safe mode 
 function safeModeRestart()
 {
diff --git a/suite/mailnews/compose/prefs/pref-composing_messages.js b/suite/mailnews/compose/prefs/pref-composing_messages.js
index f7f26844f3..98a0494966 100644
--- a/suite/mailnews/compose/prefs/pref-composing_messages.js
+++ b/suite/mailnews/compose/prefs/pref-composing_messages.js
@@ -162,17 +162,11 @@ function InitLanguageMenu() {
 }
 
 function SelectLanguage(aTarget) {
-  try {
-    if (aTarget.value != "more-cmd")
-      gLastSelectedLang = aTarget;
-    else {
-      var formatter = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/toolkit/URLFormatterService;1"]
-                      .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIURLFormatter);
-      window.open(formatter.formatURLPref("spellchecker.dictionaries.download.url"));
-      if (gLastSelectedLang)
-        document.getElementById("languageMenuList").selectedItem = gLastSelectedLang;
-    }
-  } catch (ex) {
-    dump(ex);
+  if (aTarget.value != "more-cmd")
+    gLastSelectedLang = aTarget;
+  else {
+    openDictionaryList();
+    if (gLastSelectedLang)
+      document.getElementById("languageMenuList").selectedItem = gLastSelectedLang;
   }
 }