diff --git a/mozilla/htmlparser/src/nsScanner.cpp b/mozilla/htmlparser/src/nsScanner.cpp
index 0eb38e842f4..47cd6561588 100644
--- a/mozilla/htmlparser/src/nsScanner.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/htmlparser/src/nsScanner.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ CScanner::CScanner(nsIURL* aURL,eParseMode aMode) : mBuffer("") {
  */
 CScanner::~CScanner() {
   mStream->Close();
-  delete mStream;
+  mStream->Release();
 }
 
 
diff --git a/mozilla/parser/htmlparser/src/nsScanner.cpp b/mozilla/parser/htmlparser/src/nsScanner.cpp
index 0eb38e842f4..47cd6561588 100644
--- a/mozilla/parser/htmlparser/src/nsScanner.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/parser/htmlparser/src/nsScanner.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ CScanner::CScanner(nsIURL* aURL,eParseMode aMode) : mBuffer("") {
  */
 CScanner::~CScanner() {
   mStream->Close();
-  delete mStream;
+  mStream->Release();
 }