diff --git a/browser/devtools/scratchpad/scratchpad.js b/browser/devtools/scratchpad/scratchpad.js
index e540b1c0972..da3ed18efae 100644
--- a/browser/devtools/scratchpad/scratchpad.js
+++ b/browser/devtools/scratchpad/scratchpad.js
@@ -688,18 +688,6 @@ var Scratchpad = {
             file.initWithPath(filePath);
           }
 
-          if (!file.exists()) {
-            this.notificationBox.appendNotification(
-              this.strings.GetStringFromName("fileNoLongerExists.notification"),
-              "file-no-longer-exists",
-              null,
-              this.notificationBox.PRIORITY_WARNING_HIGH,
-              null);
-
-            this.clearFiles(aIndex, 1);
-            return;
-          }
-
           this.setFilename(file.path);
           this.importFromFile(file, false);
           this.setRecentFile(file);
@@ -841,23 +829,6 @@ var Scratchpad = {
     }
   },
 
-  /**
-   * Clear a range of files from the list.
-   *
-   * @param integer aIndex
-   *        Index of file in menu to remove.
-   * @param integer aLength
-   *        Number of files from the index 'aIndex' to remove.
-   */
-  clearFiles: function SP_clearFile(aIndex, aLength)
-  {
-    let filePaths = this.getRecentFiles();
-    let branch = Services.prefs.
-                 getBranch("devtools.scratchpad.");
-    filePaths.splice(aIndex, aLength);
-    branch.setCharPref("recentFilePaths", JSON.stringify(filePaths));
-  },
-
   /**
    * Clear all recent files.
    */
@@ -888,8 +859,11 @@ var Scratchpad = {
 
       let filePaths = this.getRecentFiles();
       if (maxRecent < filePaths.length) {
+        let branch = Services.prefs.
+                     getBranch("devtools.scratchpad.");
         let diff = filePaths.length - maxRecent;
-        this.clearFiles(0, diff);
+        filePaths.splice(0, diff);
+        branch.setCharPref("recentFilePaths", JSON.stringify(filePaths));
       }
     }
   },
diff --git a/browser/devtools/scratchpad/test/browser_scratchpad_bug_651942_recent_files.js b/browser/devtools/scratchpad/test/browser_scratchpad_bug_651942_recent_files.js
index 15a263c1210..776eb0d15f7 100644
--- a/browser/devtools/scratchpad/test/browser_scratchpad_bug_651942_recent_files.js
+++ b/browser/devtools/scratchpad/test/browser_scratchpad_bug_651942_recent_files.js
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ function testHideMenu()
   let menu = gScratchpadWindow.document.getElementById("sp-open_recent-menu");
   ok(menu.hasAttribute("hidden"), "The menu was hidden successfully.");
 
-  Services.prefs.setIntPref("devtools.scratchpad.recentFilesMax", 2);
+  Services.prefs.setIntPref("devtools.scratchpad.recentFilesMax", 1);
 }
 
 // We have set the recentFilesMax-pref to one (1), this enables the feature,
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ function testChangedMaxRecent()
 
   lists.recentFiles04 = gScratchpad.getRecentFiles();
 
-  is(lists.recentFiles04.length, 2,
+  is(lists.recentFiles04.length, 1,
      "Two recent files were successfully removed from the 'recent files'-list");
 
   let doc = gScratchpadWindow.document;
@@ -123,39 +123,13 @@ function testChangedMaxRecent()
   let menuitemLabel = popup.children[0].getAttribute("label");
   let correctMenuItem = false;
   if (menuitemLabel === lists.recentFiles03[2] &&
-      menuitemLabel === lists.recentFiles04[1]) {
+      menuitemLabel === lists.recentFiles04[0]) {
     correctMenuItem = true;
   }
 
   is(correctMenuItem, true,
      "Two recent files were successfully removed from the 'Open Recent'-menu");
 
-  // We now remove one file from the harddrive and use the recent-menuitem for
-  // it to make sure the user is notified that the file no longer exists.
-  // This is tested in testOpenDeletedFile().
-  gFile02.remove(false);
-  gFile02 = null;
-  gScratchpad.openFile(1);
-}
-
-// By now we should have two recent files stored in the list but one of the
-// files should be missing on the harddrive.
-function testOpenDeletedFile() {
-  let doc = gScratchpadWindow.document;
-  let popup = doc.getElementById("sp-menu-open_recentPopup");
-
-  is(gScratchpad.getRecentFiles().length, 1,
-     "The missing file was successfully removed from the list.");
-  // The number of recent files stored, plus the separator and the
-  // clearRecentMenuItems-item.
-  is(popup.children.length, 3,
-     "The missing file was successfully removed from the menu.");
-  ok(gScratchpad.notificationBox.currentNotification,
-     "The notification was successfully displayed.");
-  is(gScratchpad.notificationBox.currentNotification.label,
-     gScratchpad.strings.GetStringFromName("fileNoLongerExists.notification"),
-     "The notification label is correct.");
-
   gScratchpad.clearRecentFiles();
 }
 
@@ -286,10 +260,6 @@ var PreferenceObserver = {
         break;
       case 7:
         this.timesFired = 8;
-        testOpenDeletedFile();
-        break;
-      case 8:
-        this.timesFired = 9;
         testClearedAll();
         break;
     }
@@ -307,7 +277,8 @@ function test()
   registerCleanupFunction(function () {
     gFile01.remove(false);
     gFile01 = null;
-    // gFile02 was removed earlier.
+    gFile02.remove(false);
+    gFile02 = null;
     gFile03.remove(false);
     gFile03 = null;
     gFile04.remove(false);
diff --git a/browser/locales/en-US/chrome/browser/devtools/scratchpad.properties b/browser/locales/en-US/chrome/browser/devtools/scratchpad.properties
index 179f3fbac3e..024c8b7cee4 100644
--- a/browser/locales/en-US/chrome/browser/devtools/scratchpad.properties
+++ b/browser/locales/en-US/chrome/browser/devtools/scratchpad.properties
@@ -78,7 +78,3 @@ browserContext.notification=This scratchpad executes in the Browser context.
 # LOCALIZATION NOTE (help.openDocumentationPage): This returns a localized link with
 # documentation for Scratchpad on MDN.
 help.openDocumentationPage=https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Tools/Scratchpad
-
-# LOCALIZATION NOTE (fileExists.notification): This is the message displayed
-# over the top of the the editor when a file does not exist.
-fileNoLongerExists.notification=This file no longer exists.