diff --git a/application/palemoon/base/content/browser.js b/application/palemoon/base/content/browser.js
index c7a2633d42..5cf43850ae 100644
--- a/application/palemoon/base/content/browser.js
+++ b/application/palemoon/base/content/browser.js
@@ -53,13 +53,20 @@ var gEditUIVisible = true;
 
 // Smart getter for the findbar.  If you don't wish to force the creation of
 // the findbar, check gFindBarInitialized first.
+var gFindBarInitialized = false;
+XPCOMUtils.defineLazyGetter(window, "gFindBar", function() {
+  let XULNS = "http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul";
+  let findbar = document.createElementNS(XULNS, "findbar");
+  findbar.id = "FindToolbar";
 
-this.__defineGetter__("gFindBar", function() {
-  return window.gBrowser.getFindBar();
-});
+  let browserBottomBox = document.getElementById("browser-bottombox");
+  browserBottomBox.insertBefore(findbar, browserBottomBox.firstChild);
 
-this.__defineGetter__("gFindBarInitialized", function() {
-  return window.gBrowser.isFindBarInitialized();
+  // Force a style flush to ensure that our binding is attached.
+  findbar.clientTop;
+  findbar.browser = gBrowser.mCurrentBrowser;
+  window.gFindBarInitialized = true;
+  return findbar;
 });
 
 XPCOMUtils.defineLazyModuleGetter(this, "BrowserUtils",
diff --git a/application/palemoon/base/content/tabbrowser.xml b/application/palemoon/base/content/tabbrowser.xml
index c140140038..0390d165c2 100644
--- a/application/palemoon/base/content/tabbrowser.xml
+++ b/application/palemoon/base/content/tabbrowser.xml
@@ -128,10 +128,6 @@
         false
       </field>
 
-      <field name="_lastFindValue">
-        ""
-      </field>
-
       <property name="_numPinnedTabs" readonly="true">
         <getter><![CDATA[
           for (var i = 0; i < this.tabs.length; i++) {
@@ -158,43 +154,6 @@
         ]]></getter>
       </property>
 
-      <method name="isFindBarInitialized">
-        <parameter name="aTab"/>
-        <body><![CDATA[
-          return (aTab || this.selectedTab)._findBar != undefined;
-        ]]></body>
-      </method>
-
-      <method name="getFindBar">
-        <parameter name="aTab"/>
-        <body><![CDATA[
-          if (!aTab)
-            aTab = this.selectedTab;
-
-          if (aTab._findBar)
-            return aTab._findBar;
-
-          let findBar = document.createElementNS(this.namespaceURI, "findbar");
-          let browser = this.getBrowserForTab(aTab);
-          let browserContainer = this.getBrowserContainer(browser);
-          browserContainer.appendChild(findBar);
-
-          // Force a style flush to ensure that our binding is attached.
-          findBar.clientTop;
-
-          findBar.browser = browser;
-          findBar._findField.value = this._lastFindValue;
-
-          aTab._findBar = findBar;
-
-          let event = document.createEvent("Events");
-          event.initEvent("TabFindInitialized", true, false);
-          aTab.dispatchEvent(event);
-
-          return findBar;
-        ]]></body>
-      </method>
-
       <method name="updateWindowResizers">
         <body><![CDATA[
           if (!window.gShowPageResizers)
