diff --git a/application/palemoon/components/places/content/controller.js b/application/palemoon/components/places/content/controller.js
index 1c8eeee514..33312330f5 100644
--- a/application/palemoon/components/places/content/controller.js
+++ b/application/palemoon/components/places/content/controller.js
@@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ PlacesController.prototype = {
       if (!openContainerInTabsItem.hidden) {
         var containerToUse = this._view.selectedNode || this._view.result.root;
         if (PlacesUtils.nodeIsContainer(containerToUse)) {
-          if (!PlacesUtils.hasChildURIs(containerToUse, true)) {
+          if (!PlacesUtils.hasChildURIs(containerToUse)) {
             openContainerInTabsItem.disabled = true;
             // Ensure that we don't display the menu if nothing is enabled:
             usableItemCount--;
diff --git a/application/palemoon/components/places/content/sidebarUtils.js b/application/palemoon/components/places/content/sidebarUtils.js
index 9a2660bd67..66ea103777 100644
--- a/application/palemoon/components/places/content/sidebarUtils.js
+++ b/application/palemoon/components/places/content/sidebarUtils.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ var SidebarUtils = {
     var openInTabs = isContainer &&
                      (aEvent.button == 1 ||
                       (aEvent.button == 0 && modifKey)) &&
-                     PlacesUtils.hasChildURIs(tbo.view.nodeForTreeIndex(cell.row), true);
+                     PlacesUtils.hasChildURIs(tbo.view.nodeForTreeIndex(cell.row));
 
     if (aEvent.button == 0 && isContainer && !openInTabs) {
       tbo.view.toggleOpenState(cell.row);