diff --git a/dom/devicestorage/nsDeviceStorage.cpp b/dom/devicestorage/nsDeviceStorage.cpp
index e65872f80d7..2141318b7b7 100644
--- a/dom/devicestorage/nsDeviceStorage.cpp
+++ b/dom/devicestorage/nsDeviceStorage.cpp
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ nsDOMDeviceStorage::SetRootDirectoryForType(const nsAString& aType)
   NS_ASSERTION(dirService, "Must have directory service");
 
   // Picture directory
-  if (aType.EqualsLiteral(DEVICESTORAGE_PICTURES)) {
+  if (aType.Equals(NS_LITERAL_STRING("pictures"))) {
 #ifdef MOZ_WIDGET_GONK
     NS_NewLocalFile(NS_LITERAL_STRING("/sdcard"), false, getter_AddRefs(f));
 #elif defined (MOZ_WIDGET_COCOA)
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ nsDOMDeviceStorage::SetRootDirectoryForType(const nsAString& aType)
   }
 
   // Video directory
-  else if (aType.EqualsLiteral(DEVICESTORAGE_VIDEOS)) {
+  else if (aType.Equals(NS_LITERAL_STRING("videos"))) {
 #ifdef MOZ_WIDGET_GONK
     NS_NewLocalFile(NS_LITERAL_STRING("/sdcard"), false, getter_AddRefs(f));
 #elif defined (MOZ_WIDGET_COCOA)
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ nsDOMDeviceStorage::SetRootDirectoryForType(const nsAString& aType)
   }
 
   // Music directory
-  else if (aType.EqualsLiteral(DEVICESTORAGE_MUSIC)) {
+  else if (aType.Equals(NS_LITERAL_STRING("music"))) {
 #ifdef MOZ_WIDGET_GONK
     NS_NewLocalFile(NS_LITERAL_STRING("/sdcard"), false, getter_AddRefs(f));
 #elif defined (MOZ_WIDGET_COCOA)
@@ -649,15 +649,6 @@ nsDOMDeviceStorage::SetRootDirectoryForType(const nsAString& aType)
     dirService->Get(NS_WIN_MUSIC_DIR, NS_GET_IID(nsIFile), getter_AddRefs(f));
 #endif
   }
-  
-  // Apps directory
-  else if (aType.EqualsLiteral(DEVICESTORAGE_APPS)) {
-#ifdef MOZ_WIDGET_GONK
-    NS_NewLocalFile(NS_LITERAL_STRING("/data"), false, getter_AddRefs(f));
-#else
-    // where do we store 3rd party applications on the desktop?
-#endif
-  }
 
   // in testing, we default all device storage types to a temp directory
   if (f && mozilla::Preferences::GetBool("device.storage.testing", false)) {