diff --git a/browser/base/content/test/social/browser_social_chatwindow.js b/browser/base/content/test/social/browser_social_chatwindow.js
index 3329f38ac30..fa2f93497f6 100644
--- a/browser/base/content/test/social/browser_social_chatwindow.js
+++ b/browser/base/content/test/social/browser_social_chatwindow.js
@@ -105,47 +105,6 @@ var tests = {
     }
     port.postMessage({topic: "test-init", data: { id: 1 }});
   },
-  // In this case the *worker* opens a chat (so minimized is specified).
-  // The worker then makes the same call again - as that second call also
-  // specifies "minimized" the chat should *not* be restored.
-  testWorkerChatWindowMinimized: function(next) {
-    const chatUrl = "https://example.com/browser/browser/base/content/test/social/social_chat.html";
-    let port = Social.provider.getWorkerPort();
-    let seen_opened = false;
-    ok(port, "provider has a port");
-    port.postMessage({topic: "test-init"});
-    port.onmessage = function (e) {
-      let topic = e.data.topic;
-      switch (topic) {
-        case "got-chatbox-message":
-          ok(true, "got a chat window opened");
-          let chats = document.getElementById("pinnedchats");
-          if (!seen_opened) {
-            // first time we got the opened message, so minimize the chat then
-            // re-request the same chat to be opened - we should get the
-            // message again and the chat should be restored.
-            ok(chats.selectedChat.minimized, "chatbox from worker opened as minimized");
-            seen_opened = true;
-            port.postMessage({topic: "test-worker-chat", data: chatUrl});
-            // Sadly there is no notification we can use to know the chat was
-            // re-opened :(  So we ask the chat window to "ping" us - by then
-            // the second request should have made it.
-            chats.selectedChat.iframe.contentWindow.wrappedJSObject.pingWorker();
-          } else {
-            // This is the second time we've seen this message - there should
-            // be exactly 1 chat open and it should still be minimized.
-            let chats = document.getElementById("pinnedchats");
-            ok(chats.selectedChat.minimized, "chat still minimized")
-            chats.selectedChat.close();
-            is(chats.selectedChat, null, "should only have been one chat open");
-            port.close();
-            next();
-          }
-          break;
-      }
-    }
-    port.postMessage({topic: "test-worker-chat", data: chatUrl});
-  },
   testManyChats: function(next) {
     // open enough chats to overflow the window, then check
     // if the menupopup is visible
@@ -189,6 +148,7 @@ var tests = {
   },
   testWorkerChatWindow: function(next) {
     const chatUrl = "https://example.com/browser/browser/base/content/test/social/social_chat.html";
+    let chats = document.getElementById("pinnedchats");
     let port = Social.provider.getWorkerPort();
     ok(port, "provider has a port");
     port.postMessage({topic: "test-init"});
@@ -197,8 +157,7 @@ var tests = {
       switch (topic) {
         case "got-chatbox-message":
           ok(true, "got a chat window opened");
-          let chats = document.getElementById("pinnedchats");
-          ok(chats.selectedChat.minimized, "chatbox from worker opened as minimized");
+          ok(chats.selectedChat, "chatbox from worker opened");
           while (chats.selectedChat) {
             chats.selectedChat.close();
           }
@@ -209,6 +168,7 @@ var tests = {
           break;
       }
     }
+    ok(!chats.selectedChat, "chats are all closed");
     port.postMessage({topic: "test-worker-chat", data: chatUrl});
   },
   testCloseSelf: function(next) {
diff --git a/browser/base/content/test/social/browser_social_chatwindowfocus.js b/browser/base/content/test/social/browser_social_chatwindowfocus.js
index 91b3138c9e7..6af35f5fdf6 100644
--- a/browser/base/content/test/social/browser_social_chatwindowfocus.js
+++ b/browser/base/content/test/social/browser_social_chatwindowfocus.js
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ var tests = {
     });
   },
 
-  // Open a chat via the worker - it will open minimized and not have focus.
+  // Open a chat via the worker - it will open and not have focus.
   // Then open the same chat via a sidebar message - it will be restored but
   // should still not have grabbed focus.
   testNoFocusOnAutoRestore: function(next) {
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@ var tests = {
     startTestAndWaitForSidebar(function(port) {
       openChatViaWorkerMessage(port, chatUrl, function() {
         is(chatbar.childElementCount, 1, "exactly 1 chat open");
-        ok(chatbar.firstElementChild.minimized, "chat is minimized");
         // bug 865086 opening minimized still sets the window as selected
         todo(chatbar.selectedChat != chatbar.firstElementChild, "chat is not selected");
         ok(isTabFocused(), "tab should be focused");
diff --git a/toolkit/components/social/WorkerAPI.jsm b/toolkit/components/social/WorkerAPI.jsm
index f61c07f224e..9acfc034445 100644
--- a/toolkit/components/social/WorkerAPI.jsm
+++ b/toolkit/components/social/WorkerAPI.jsm
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ WorkerAPI.prototype = {
                               data: results});
     },
     'social.request-chat': function(data) {
-      openChatWindow(null, this._provider, data, null, "minimized");
+      openChatWindow(null, this._provider, data);
     },
     'social.notification-create': function(data) {
       if (!Services.prefs.getBoolPref("social.toast-notifications.enabled"))