diff --git a/content/river.xul b/content/river.xul
index 6a2fc7e..f38e372 100644
--- a/content/river.xul
+++ b/content/river.xul
@@ -65,9 +65,6 @@
   <script type="application/javascript" src="chrome://snowl/content/strands.js"/>
   <script type="application/javascript" src="chrome://snowl/content/river.js"/>
 
-  <!-- write.xul overlays a string bundle into this. -->
-  <stringbundleset id="stringbundleset"/>
-
   <keyset>
     <key id="pageLeftKey" keycode="VK_PAGE_UP" oncommand="SnowlMessageView.doPageMove(-1)" disabled="true"/>
     <key id="pageRightKey" keycode="VK_PAGE_DOWN" oncommand="SnowlMessageView.doPageMove(1)" disabled="true"/>
diff --git a/content/stream.xul b/content/stream.xul
index 44bc1be..882a7a6 100644
--- a/content/stream.xul
+++ b/content/stream.xul
@@ -59,10 +59,6 @@
   <script type="application/javascript" src="chrome://snowl/content/strands.js"/>
   <script type="application/javascript" src="chrome://snowl/content/stream.js"/>
 
-  <!-- write.xul overlays a string bundle into this. -->
-  <!-- FIXME: use the StringBundle module instead. -->
-  <stringbundleset id="stringbundleset"/>
-
   <toolbar>
     <toolbarbutton id="snowlRefreshButton"
                    image="chrome://snowl/content/icons/arrow_refresh_small.png"
diff --git a/content/write.js b/content/write.js
index 6752d20..a8c2d27 100644
--- a/content/write.js
+++ b/content/write.js
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 
 // modules that are generic
 Cu.import("resource://snowl/modules/Observers.js");
+Cu.import("resource://snowl/modules/StringBundle.js");
 
 // modules that are Snowl-specific
 Cu.import("resource://snowl/modules/service.js");
@@ -53,7 +54,12 @@ Cu.import("resource://snowl/modules/service.js");
  */
 let WriteForm = {
   //**************************************************************************//
-  // Convenience Getters
+  // Shortcuts
+
+  get _strings() {
+    delete this._strings;
+    return this._strings = new StringBundle("chrome://snowl/locale/write.properties");
+  },
 
   get _writeTextbox() {
     delete this._writeTextbox;
@@ -70,11 +76,6 @@ let WriteForm = {
     return this._sendButton = document.getElementById("sendButton");
   },
 
-  get _stringBundle() {
-    delete this._stringBundle;
-    return this._stringBundle = document.getElementById("snowlWriteBundle");
-  },
-
   get _targetMenu() {
     delete this._targetMenu;
     return this._targetMenu = document.getElementById("targetMenu");
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ let WriteForm = {
 
   onSendMessage: function() {
     this._sendButton.setAttribute("state", "sending");
-    this._sendButton.label = this._stringBundle.getString("sendButton.label.sending");
+    this._sendButton.label = this._strings.get("sendButton.label.sending");
     this._sendButton.disabled = true;
 
     this._writeTextbox.disabled = true;
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ let WriteForm = {
 
   onMessageSent: function() {
     this._sendButton.setAttribute("state", "sent");
-    this._sendButton.label = this._stringBundle.getString("sendButton.label.sent");
+    this._sendButton.label = this._strings.get("sendButton.label.sent");
 
     this._writeTextbox.disabled = false;
     this._targetMenu.disabled = false;
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ let WriteForm = {
     this._resetSendStatusTimeoutID = null;
 
     this._sendButton.removeAttribute("state");
-    this._sendButton.label = this._stringBundle.getString("sendButton.label");
+    this._sendButton.label = this._strings.get("sendButton.label");
     this._sendButton.disabled = false;
   }
 
diff --git a/content/write.xul b/content/write.xul
index c091b29..22ce9eb 100644
--- a/content/write.xul
+++ b/content/write.xul
@@ -45,10 +45,6 @@
 
   <script type="application/javascript" src="chrome://snowl/content/write.js"/>
 
-  <stringbundleset id="stringbundleset">
-    <stringbundle id="snowlWriteBundle" src="chrome://snowl/locale/write.properties"/>
-  </stringbundleset>
-
   <vbox id="writeForm">
     <menulist id="targetMenu" oncommand="WriteForm.onSelectTarget()">
       <menupopup/>