diff --git a/mozilla/mailnews/addrbook/resources/content/abMailListDialog.js b/mozilla/mailnews/addrbook/resources/content/abMailListDialog.js
index f487113a932..0637220f628 100644
--- a/mozilla/mailnews/addrbook/resources/content/abMailListDialog.js
+++ b/mozilla/mailnews/addrbook/resources/content/abMailListDialog.js
@@ -444,10 +444,6 @@ function awAppendNewRow(setFocus)
     if ( input && input.length == 1 )
     {
       input[0].setAttribute("value", "");
-      // XXX TODO
-      // band-aid for bug #190153 which was caused by a
-      // band-aid for #90337
-      input[0].value = "";
       input[0].setAttribute("id", "addressCol1#" + top.MAX_RECIPIENTS);
       
       if (input[0].getAttribute('focused') != '')
diff --git a/mozilla/mailnews/compose/resources/content/addressingWidgetOverlay.js b/mozilla/mailnews/compose/resources/content/addressingWidgetOverlay.js
index 869e08728ba..1c34ac29014 100644
--- a/mozilla/mailnews/compose/resources/content/addressingWidgetOverlay.js
+++ b/mozilla/mailnews/compose/resources/content/addressingWidgetOverlay.js
@@ -542,10 +542,6 @@ function awAppendNewRow(setFocus)
     if ( input && input.length == 1 )
     {
       input[0].setAttribute("value", "");
-      // XXX TODO
-      // band-aid for bug #190153 which was caused by a
-      // band-aid for #90337
-      input[0].value = "";
       input[0].setAttribute("id", "addressCol2#" + top.MAX_RECIPIENTS);
     
       //this copies the autocomplete sessions list from recipient#1 
diff --git a/mozilla/xpfe/components/autocomplete/resources/content/autocomplete.xml b/mozilla/xpfe/components/autocomplete/resources/content/autocomplete.xml
index 90079ae08bd..665816b6860 100644
--- a/mozilla/xpfe/components/autocomplete/resources/content/autocomplete.xml
+++ b/mozilla/xpfe/components/autocomplete/resources/content/autocomplete.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@
 
       <constructor><![CDATA[
         // XXX bug 90337 band-aid until we figure out what's going on here
-        this.mInputElt.value = this.value;
+        if (this.value != this.mInputElt.value)
+          this.mInputElt.value = this.value;
         delete this.value;
 
         // set default property values