diff --git a/security/manager/ssl/src/nsNSSComponent.cpp b/security/manager/ssl/src/nsNSSComponent.cpp
index 31d21ed90ac..aabe6fab978 100644
--- a/security/manager/ssl/src/nsNSSComponent.cpp
+++ b/security/manager/ssl/src/nsNSSComponent.cpp
@@ -2138,7 +2138,6 @@ nsNSSComponent::RandomUpdate(void *entropy, int32_t bufLen)
 #define PROFILE_CHANGE_TEARDOWN_VETO_TOPIC "profile-change-teardown-veto"
 #define PROFILE_BEFORE_CHANGE_TOPIC "profile-before-change"
 #define PROFILE_DO_CHANGE_TOPIC "profile-do-change"
-#define LEAVE_PRIVATE_BROWSING_TOPIC "last-pb-context-exited"
 
 NS_IMETHODIMP
 nsNSSComponent::Observe(nsISupports *aSubject, const char *aTopic, 
@@ -2286,9 +2285,6 @@ nsNSSComponent::Observe(nsISupports *aSubject, const char *aTopic,
     PR_LOG(gPIPNSSLog, PR_LOG_DEBUG, ("receiving network restore topic\n"));
     DoProfileChangeNetRestore();
   }
-  else if (nsCRT::strcmp(aTopic, LEAVE_PRIVATE_BROWSING_TOPIC) == 0) {
-    SSL_ClearSessionCache();
-  }
 
   return NS_OK;
 }
@@ -2388,7 +2384,6 @@ nsNSSComponent::RegisterObservers()
     observerService->AddObserver(this, PROFILE_DO_CHANGE_TOPIC, false);
     observerService->AddObserver(this, PROFILE_CHANGE_NET_TEARDOWN_TOPIC, false);
     observerService->AddObserver(this, PROFILE_CHANGE_NET_RESTORE_TOPIC, false);
-    observerService->AddObserver(this, LEAVE_PRIVATE_BROWSING_TOPIC, false);
   }
   return NS_OK;
 }
@@ -2414,7 +2409,6 @@ nsNSSComponent::DeregisterObservers()
     observerService->RemoveObserver(this, PROFILE_DO_CHANGE_TOPIC);
     observerService->RemoveObserver(this, PROFILE_CHANGE_NET_TEARDOWN_TOPIC);
     observerService->RemoveObserver(this, PROFILE_CHANGE_NET_RESTORE_TOPIC);
-    observerService->RemoveObserver(this, LEAVE_PRIVATE_BROWSING_TOPIC);
   }
   return NS_OK;
 }