diff --git a/js/src/tests/user.js b/js/src/tests/user.js
index bbbf0870612..b87c817e587 100755
--- a/js/src/tests/user.js
+++ b/js/src/tests/user.js
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ user_pref("dom.max_chrome_script_run_time", 0);
 user_pref("javascript.allow.mailnews", true);
 user_pref("javascript.options.showInConsole", true);
 user_pref("layout.css.report_errors", true);
-user_pref("security.enable_java", false);
 user_pref("security.warn_entering_secure", false);
 user_pref("security.warn_entering_weak", false);
 user_pref("security.warn_leaving_secure", false);
diff --git a/modules/libpref/src/init/all.js b/modules/libpref/src/init/all.js
index 4fd58a065cc..2d534dc2619 100644
--- a/modules/libpref/src/init/all.js
+++ b/modules/libpref/src/init/all.js
@@ -2051,7 +2051,6 @@ pref("print.print_extra_margin", 90); // twips (90 twips is an eigth of an inch)
 pref("print.extend_native_print_dialog", true);
 
 // Locate Java by scanning the Sun JRE installation directory with a minimum version
-// Note: Does not scan if security.enable_java is not true
 pref("plugin.scan.SunJRE", "1.3");
 
 // Locate plugins by scanning the Adobe Acrobat installation directory with a minimum version