diff --git a/mozilla/docshell/base/nsWebShell.cpp b/mozilla/docshell/base/nsWebShell.cpp
index 190835d2aba..599e002e6cc 100644
--- a/mozilla/docshell/base/nsWebShell.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/docshell/base/nsWebShell.cpp
@@ -3026,7 +3026,6 @@ nsWebShell::OnOverLink(nsIContent* aContent,
 NS_IMETHODIMP
 nsWebShell:: GetLinkState(const PRUnichar* aURLSpec, nsLinkState& aState)
 {
-  nsString URLSpec(aURLSpec);
   aState = eLinkState_Unvisited;
   
   nsresult rv;
diff --git a/mozilla/webshell/src/nsWebShell.cpp b/mozilla/webshell/src/nsWebShell.cpp
index 190835d2aba..599e002e6cc 100644
--- a/mozilla/webshell/src/nsWebShell.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/webshell/src/nsWebShell.cpp
@@ -3026,7 +3026,6 @@ nsWebShell::OnOverLink(nsIContent* aContent,
 NS_IMETHODIMP
 nsWebShell:: GetLinkState(const PRUnichar* aURLSpec, nsLinkState& aState)
 {
-  nsString URLSpec(aURLSpec);
   aState = eLinkState_Unvisited;
   
   nsresult rv;