diff --git a/mozilla/mailnews/imap/src/nsImapProtocol.cpp b/mozilla/mailnews/imap/src/nsImapProtocol.cpp
index e73095e99f2..7e1141ed6c8 100644
--- a/mozilla/mailnews/imap/src/nsImapProtocol.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/mailnews/imap/src/nsImapProtocol.cpp
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ nsresult nsImapProtocol::SetupWithUrl(nsIURI * aURL, nsISupports* aConsumer)
         const char *connectionType = nsnull;
         
         if (NS_SUCCEEDED(server->GetIsSecure(&isSecure)) && isSecure) 
-          connectionType = "ssl-forcehandshake";
+          connectionType = "ssl";
 
         nsCOMPtr<nsIProxyInfo> proxyInfo;
         rv = NS_ExamineForProxy("imap", hostName.get(), port, getter_AddRefs(proxyInfo));
diff --git a/mozilla/mailnews/local/src/nsPop3Protocol.cpp b/mozilla/mailnews/local/src/nsPop3Protocol.cpp
index 12e8332a040..bb1584f85be 100644
--- a/mozilla/mailnews/local/src/nsPop3Protocol.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/mailnews/local/src/nsPop3Protocol.cpp
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ nsresult nsPop3Protocol::Initialize(nsIURI * aURL)
     if (NS_FAILED(rv)) proxyInfo = nsnull;
 
     if (isSecure)
-      rv = OpenNetworkSocketWithInfo(hostName.get(), port, "ssl-forcehandshake", proxyInfo, ir);
+      rv = OpenNetworkSocketWithInfo(hostName.get(), port, "ssl", proxyInfo, ir);
     else
       rv = OpenNetworkSocketWithInfo(hostName.get(), port, nsnull, proxyInfo, ir);
 
diff --git a/mozilla/mailnews/news/src/nsNNTPProtocol.cpp b/mozilla/mailnews/news/src/nsNNTPProtocol.cpp
index 53096b36392..423578bbc7b 100644
--- a/mozilla/mailnews/news/src/nsNNTPProtocol.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/mailnews/news/src/nsNNTPProtocol.cpp
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsNNTPProtocol::Initialize(nsIURI * aURL, nsIMsgWindow *aMsgWindow
     if (NS_FAILED(rv)) proxyInfo = nsnull;
 
     if (isSecure)
-      rv = OpenNetworkSocketWithInfo(hostName.get(), port, "ssl-forcehandshake", proxyInfo, ir);
+      rv = OpenNetworkSocketWithInfo(hostName.get(), port, "ssl", proxyInfo, ir);
     else
       rv = OpenNetworkSocketWithInfo(hostName.get(), port, nsnull, proxyInfo, ir);
 
diff --git a/mozilla/netwerk/base/src/nsSocketTransport.cpp b/mozilla/netwerk/base/src/nsSocketTransport.cpp
index ec098c36fbf..3e2051e33c5 100644
--- a/mozilla/netwerk/base/src/nsSocketTransport.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/netwerk/base/src/nsSocketTransport.cpp
@@ -847,14 +847,6 @@ nsresult nsSocketTransport::doConnection(PRInt16 aSelectFlags)
                     if (secCtrl)
                         secCtrl->SetNotificationCallbacks(mNotificationCallbacks);
                 }
-                else if (nsCRT::strcmp(mSocketTypes[type], "ssl-forcehandshake") == 0) {
-                    mSecurityInfo = socketInfo;
-                    nsCOMPtr<nsISSLSocketControl> secCtrl(do_QueryInterface(mSecurityInfo));
-                    if (secCtrl) {
-                        secCtrl->SetForceHandshake(PR_TRUE);
-                        secCtrl->SetNotificationCallbacks(mNotificationCallbacks);
-                    }
-                }
                 else if ((nsCRT::strcmp(mSocketTypes[type], "socks") == 0) 
                          || (nsCRT::strcmp(mSocketTypes[type], "socks4") == 0)) {
                     // since socks is transparent, any layers above
diff --git a/mozilla/netwerk/socket/base/nsISSLSocketControl.idl b/mozilla/netwerk/socket/base/nsISSLSocketControl.idl
index c1063aa01df..a9325c99ad6 100644
--- a/mozilla/netwerk/socket/base/nsISSLSocketControl.idl
+++ b/mozilla/netwerk/socket/base/nsISSLSocketControl.idl
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ interface nsIInterfaceRequestor;
 [noscript, uuid(8b3e8488-1dd2-11b2-b547-956290be347c)]
 interface nsISSLSocketControl : nsISupports {
     attribute nsIInterfaceRequestor     notificationCallbacks;
-    attribute boolean                   forceHandshake;
+    attribute boolean                   forceHandshake; /* obsolete, unused */
 
     void proxyStepUp();
     void TLSStepUp();
diff --git a/mozilla/netwerk/socket/base/nsISSLSocketProvider.idl b/mozilla/netwerk/socket/base/nsISSLSocketProvider.idl
index 0601fb4bac3..05f6265308a 100644
--- a/mozilla/netwerk/socket/base/nsISSLSocketProvider.idl
+++ b/mozilla/netwerk/socket/base/nsISSLSocketProvider.idl
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@ interface nsISSLSocketProvider : nsISocketProvider {
 #define NS_ISSLSOCKETPROVIDER_CONTRACTID     NS_NETWORK_SOCKET_CONTRACTID_PREFIX "ssl"
 #define NS_ISSLSOCKETPROVIDER_CLASSNAME  "Mozilla SSL Socket Provider Component"
 
-/* This code behaves just like the above, but works around bug 66706 */
-#define NS_ISSLFHSOCKETPROVIDER_CONTRACTID     NS_NETWORK_SOCKET_CONTRACTID_PREFIX "ssl-forcehandshake"
-#define NS_ISSLFHSOCKETPROVIDER_CLASSNAME  "Mozilla SSL-FH Socket Provider Component"
-
 /* This code produces a normal socket which can be stepped up to TLS by
  * calling its nsISSLSocketControl->TLSStepUp()
  */
diff --git a/mozilla/security/manager/ssl/src/nsNSSIOLayer.cpp b/mozilla/security/manager/ssl/src/nsNSSIOLayer.cpp
index e9870ece702..b464c98ae69 100644
--- a/mozilla/security/manager/ssl/src/nsNSSIOLayer.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/security/manager/ssl/src/nsNSSIOLayer.cpp
@@ -813,8 +813,6 @@ nsSSLIOLayerConnect(PRFileDesc* fd, const PRNetAddr* addr,
   PR_SetSocketOption(fd, &sockopt);
 #endif
   
-  nsNSSSocketInfo *infoObject = (nsNSSSocketInfo*)fd->secret;
-  
   status = fd->lower->methods->connect(fd->lower, addr, 
 #if defined(XP_BEOS)  // bug 70217
                                        PR_INTERVAL_NO_TIMEOUT);
@@ -831,12 +829,7 @@ nsSSLIOLayerConnect(PRFileDesc* fd, const PRNetAddr* addr,
 #endif
   }
   
-  PRBool forceHandshake, forTLSStepUp;
-  infoObject->GetForceHandshake(&forceHandshake);
-  infoObject->GetForTLSStepUp(&forTLSStepUp);
-  
-  PR_LOG(gPIPNSSLog, PR_LOG_DEBUG, ("[%p] Connect: forceHandshake = %d, forTLSStepUp = %d\n",
-                                    (void*)fd, forceHandshake, forTLSStepUp));
+  PR_LOG(gPIPNSSLog, PR_LOG_DEBUG, ("[%p] Connect\n", (void*)fd));
 
 #if defined(XP_BEOS)  // bug 70217
  loser:
diff --git a/mozilla/security/manager/ssl/src/nsNSSModule.cpp b/mozilla/security/manager/ssl/src/nsNSSModule.cpp
index eeef2d5fec2..7f79d2e65bc 100644
--- a/mozilla/security/manager/ssl/src/nsNSSModule.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/security/manager/ssl/src/nsNSSModule.cpp
@@ -231,13 +231,6 @@ static const nsModuleComponentInfo components[] =
     nsTLSSocketProviderConstructor
   },
   
-  {
-    NS_ISSLFHSOCKETPROVIDER_CLASSNAME,
-    NS_SSLSOCKETPROVIDER_CID,
-    NS_ISSLFHSOCKETPROVIDER_CONTRACTID,
-    nsSSLSocketProviderConstructor
-  },
-
   {
     NS_SDR_CLASSNAME,
     NS_SDR_CID,