diff --git a/mozilla/js/src/jsregexp.c b/mozilla/js/src/jsregexp.c
index a97cde89750..64754feefd4 100644
--- a/mozilla/js/src/jsregexp.c
+++ b/mozilla/js/src/jsregexp.c
@@ -3922,7 +3922,6 @@ JSBool
 js_regexp_toString(JSContext *cx, JSObject *obj, jsval *vp)
 {
     JSRegExp *re;
-    JSString *escstr;
     const jschar *source;
     jschar *chars;
     size_t length, nflags;
@@ -3939,11 +3938,7 @@ js_regexp_toString(JSContext *cx, JSObject *obj, jsval *vp)
         return JS_TRUE;
     }
 
-    escstr = js_QuoteString(cx, re->source, 0);
-    if (!escstr)
-        return JS_FALSE;
-    *vp = STRING_TO_JSVAL(escstr); /* use vp for rooting */
-    JSSTRING_CHARS_AND_LENGTH(escstr, source, length);
+    JSSTRING_CHARS_AND_LENGTH(re->source, source, length);
     if (length == 0) {
         source = empty_regexp_ucstr;
         length = JS_ARRAY_LENGTH(empty_regexp_ucstr) - 1;