diff --git a/application/palemoon/components/preferences/privacy.js b/application/palemoon/components/preferences/privacy.js
index 7b319c3ee6..05ed3bcdd3 100644
--- a/application/palemoon/components/preferences/privacy.js
+++ b/application/palemoon/components/preferences/privacy.js
@@ -19,41 +19,15 @@ var gPrivacyPane = {
   /**
    * Sets up the UI for the number of days of history to keep, and updates the
    * label of the "Clear Now..." button.
-   * Also restores the previously selected tab or tab index passed as argument.
    */
   init: function()
   {
-    this._inited = true;
-    var privacyPrefs = document.getElementById("privacyPrefs");
-
-    var extraArgs = window.arguments[1];
-    if (extraArgs && extraArgs["privacyTab"]){
-      privacyPrefs.selectedTab = document.getElementById(extraArgs["privacyTab"]);
-    } else {
-      var preference = document.getElementById("browser.preferences.privacy.selectedTabIndex");
-      if (preference.value !== null)
-        privacyPrefs.selectedIndex = preference.value;
-    }
-  
     this._updateSanitizeSettingsButton();
     this.initializeHistoryMode();
     this.updateHistoryModePane();
     this.updatePrivacyMicroControls();
     this.initAutoStartPrivateBrowsingReverter();
   },
-
-  /**
-   * Stores the identity of the current tab in preferences so that the selected
-   * tab can be persisted between openings of the preferences window.
-   */
-  tabSelectionChanged: function()
-  {
-    if (!this._inited)
-      return;
-    var privacyPrefs = document.getElementById("privacyPrefs");
-    var preference = document.getElementById("browser.preferences.privacy.selectedTabIndex");
-    preference.valueFromPreferences = privacyPrefs.selectedIndex;
-  },
   
   // HISTORY MODE
 
diff --git a/application/palemoon/components/preferences/privacy.xul b/application/palemoon/components/preferences/privacy.xul
index 25ce8843d5..50b89f1620 100644
--- a/application/palemoon/components/preferences/privacy.xul
+++ b/application/palemoon/components/preferences/privacy.xul
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@
 
     <preferences id="privacyPreferences">
 
-      <preference id="browser.preferences.privacy.selectedTabIndex"
-                  name="browser.preferences.privacy.selectedTabIndex"
-                  type="int"/>
-  
       <!-- Tracking -->
       <preference id="privacy.donottrackheader.enabled"
                   name="privacy.donottrackheader.enabled"