diff --git a/mozilla/layout/generic/nsBulletFrame.cpp b/mozilla/layout/generic/nsBulletFrame.cpp
index 30504ddc47d..a06a9f5606b 100644
--- a/mozilla/layout/generic/nsBulletFrame.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/layout/generic/nsBulletFrame.cpp
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ nsBulletFrame::Paint(nsIPresContext*      aPresContext,
         GetListItemText(aPresContext, *myList, text);
 
         if (NS_STYLE_DIRECTION_RTL == vis->mDirection) {
-          nsStr::Delete2(text, 0, 1);
+          text.Cut(0, 1);
           text.Append(NS_LITERAL_STRING("."));
         }
         break;
diff --git a/mozilla/layout/html/base/src/nsBulletFrame.cpp b/mozilla/layout/html/base/src/nsBulletFrame.cpp
index 30504ddc47d..a06a9f5606b 100644
--- a/mozilla/layout/html/base/src/nsBulletFrame.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/layout/html/base/src/nsBulletFrame.cpp
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ nsBulletFrame::Paint(nsIPresContext*      aPresContext,
         GetListItemText(aPresContext, *myList, text);
 
         if (NS_STYLE_DIRECTION_RTL == vis->mDirection) {
-          nsStr::Delete2(text, 0, 1);
+          text.Cut(0, 1);
           text.Append(NS_LITERAL_STRING("."));
         }
         break;
diff --git a/mozilla/mailnews/compose/src/nsMsgCompose.cpp b/mozilla/mailnews/compose/src/nsMsgCompose.cpp
index 128fd702ca4..b4ae19bc886 100644
--- a/mozilla/mailnews/compose/src/nsMsgCompose.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/mailnews/compose/src/nsMsgCompose.cpp
@@ -2853,7 +2853,7 @@ nsMsgCompose::LoadDataFromFile(nsFileSpec& fSpec, nsString &sigData)
     PRInt32 metaCharsetOffset = sigData.Find(metaCharset,PR_TRUE,0,-1);
 
     if (metaCharsetOffset != kNotFound)
-      nsStr::Delete2(sigData, metaCharsetOffset, metaCharset.Length());
+      sigData.Cut(metaCharsetOffset, metaCharset.Length());
   }
 
   PR_FREEIF(readBuf);
diff --git a/mozilla/string/obsolete/nsStr.h b/mozilla/string/obsolete/nsStr.h
index a1e03ada09e..5b05c98f300 100644
--- a/mozilla/string/obsolete/nsStr.h
+++ b/mozilla/string/obsolete/nsStr.h
@@ -359,10 +359,8 @@ protected:
   * @param  aCount tells us the (max) # of chars to delete
   */
   static void Delete1(nsStr& aDest,PRUint32 aDestOffset,PRUint32 aCount);
-public:
   static void Delete2(nsStr& aDest,PRUint32 aDestOffset,PRUint32 aCount);
 
-protected:
   /**
    * helper routines for Delete1, Delete2
    */
diff --git a/mozilla/xpcom/string/obsolete/nsStr.h b/mozilla/xpcom/string/obsolete/nsStr.h
index a1e03ada09e..5b05c98f300 100644
--- a/mozilla/xpcom/string/obsolete/nsStr.h
+++ b/mozilla/xpcom/string/obsolete/nsStr.h
@@ -359,10 +359,8 @@ protected:
   * @param  aCount tells us the (max) # of chars to delete
   */
   static void Delete1(nsStr& aDest,PRUint32 aDestOffset,PRUint32 aCount);
-public:
   static void Delete2(nsStr& aDest,PRUint32 aDestOffset,PRUint32 aCount);
 
-protected:
   /**
    * helper routines for Delete1, Delete2
    */