diff --git a/mozilla/mail/base/content/nsContextMenu.js b/mozilla/mail/base/content/nsContextMenu.js
index 01ab5c7df0a..1e447e63e37 100644
--- a/mozilla/mail/base/content/nsContextMenu.js
+++ b/mozilla/mail/base/content/nsContextMenu.js
@@ -268,7 +268,6 @@ nsContextMenu.prototype = {
                 if ( this.target.ownerDocument instanceof ImageDocument )
                    this.onStandaloneImage = true;
             } else if ( this.target instanceof HTMLInputElement) {
-               type = this.target.getAttribute("type");
                this.onTextInput = this.isTargetATextBox(this.target);
             } else if ( this.target instanceof HTMLTextAreaElement ) {
                  this.onTextInput = true;
diff --git a/mozilla/xpfe/communicator/resources/content/nsContextMenu.js b/mozilla/xpfe/communicator/resources/content/nsContextMenu.js
index d0a9a904f66..b27c6a0b17b 100644
--- a/mozilla/xpfe/communicator/resources/content/nsContextMenu.js
+++ b/mozilla/xpfe/communicator/resources/content/nsContextMenu.js
@@ -296,7 +296,6 @@ nsContextMenu.prototype = {
                 if ( this.target.ownerDocument instanceof ImageDocument )
                    this.onStandaloneImage = true;
             } else if ( this.target instanceof HTMLInputElement ) {
-               type = this.target.getAttribute("type");
                this.onTextInput = this.isTargetATextBox(this.target);
             } else if ( this.target instanceof HTMLTextAreaElement ) {
                  this.onTextInput = true;