--- a/browser/base/content/browser.js
+++ b/browser/base/content/browser.js
@@ -2854,44 +2854,39 @@ function FillInHTMLTooltip(tipElement)
   });
 
   return retVal;
 }
 
 var browserDragAndDrop = {
   canDropLink: function (aEvent) Services.droppedLinkHandler.canDropLink(aEvent, true),
 
-  dragOver: function (aEvent, statusString)
+  dragOver: function (aEvent)
   {
     if (this.canDropLink(aEvent)) {
       aEvent.preventDefault();
-
-      if (statusString) {
-        XULBrowserWindow.setStatusText(gNavigatorBundle.getString(statusString));
-      }
     }
   },
 
   drop: function (aEvent, aName) Services.droppedLinkHandler.dropLink(aEvent, aName)
 };
 
 var homeButtonObserver = {
   onDrop: function (aEvent)
     {
       setTimeout(openHomeDialog, 0, browserDragAndDrop.drop(aEvent, { }));
     },
 
   onDragOver: function (aEvent)
     {
-      browserDragAndDrop.dragOver(aEvent, "droponhomebutton");
+      browserDragAndDrop.dragOver(aEvent);
       aEvent.dropEffect = "link";
     },
   onDragExit: function (aEvent)
     {
-      XULWindowBrowser.setStatusText("");
     }
 }
 
 function openHomeDialog(aURL)
 {
   var promptTitle = gNavigatorBundle.getString("droponhometitle");
   var promptMsg   = gNavigatorBundle.getString("droponhomemsg");
   var pressedVal  = Services.prompt.confirmEx(window, promptTitle, promptMsg,
@@ -2918,35 +2913,33 @@ var bookmarksButtonObserver = {
     let url = browserDragAndDrop.drop(aEvent, name);
     try {
       PlacesUIUtils.showMinimalAddBookmarkUI(makeURI(url), name);
     } catch(ex) { }
   },
 
   onDragOver: function (aEvent)
   {
-    browserDragAndDrop.dragOver(aEvent, "droponbookmarksbutton");
+    browserDragAndDrop.dragOver(aEvent);
     aEvent.dropEffect = "link";
   },
 
   onDragExit: function (aEvent)
   {
-    XULWindowBrowser.setStatusText("");
   }
 }
 
 var newTabButtonObserver = {
   onDragOver: function (aEvent)
   {
-    browserDragAndDrop.dragOver(aEvent, "droponnewtabbutton");
+    browserDragAndDrop.dragOver(aEvent);
   },
 
   onDragExit: function (aEvent)
   {
-    XULWindowBrowser.setStatusText("");
   },
 
   onDrop: function (aEvent)
   {
     let url = browserDragAndDrop.drop(aEvent, { });
     var postData = {};
     url = getShortcutOrURI(url, postData);
     if (url) {
@@ -2954,48 +2947,45 @@ var newTabButtonObserver = {
       openNewTabWith(url, null, postData.value, aEvent, true);
     }
   }
 }
 
 var newWindowButtonObserver = {
   onDragOver: function (aEvent)
   {
-    browserDragAndDrop.dragOver(aEvent, "droponnewwindowbutton");
+    browserDragAndDrop.dragOver(aEvent);
   },
   onDragExit: function (aEvent)
   {
-    XULWindowBrowser.setStatusText("");
   },
   onDrop: function (aEvent)
   {
     let url = browserDragAndDrop.drop(aEvent, { });
     var postData = {};
     url = getShortcutOrURI(url, postData);
     if (url) {
       // allow third-party services to fixup this URL
       openNewWindowWith(url, null, postData.value, true);
     }
   }
 }
 
 var DownloadsButtonDNDObserver = {
   onDragOver: function (aEvent)
   {
-    XULWindowBrowser.setStatusText(gNavigatorBundle.getString("dropondownloadsbutton"));
     var types = aEvent.dataTransfer.types;
     if (types.contains("text/x-moz-url") ||
         types.contains("text/uri-list") ||
         types.contains("text/plain"))
       aEvent.preventDefault();
   },
 
   onDragExit: function (aEvent)
   {
-    XULWindowBrowser.setStatusText("");
   },
 
   onDrop: function (aEvent)
   {
     let name = { };
     let url = browserDragAndDrop.drop(aEvent, name);
     if (url)
       saveURL(url, name, null, true, true);

--- a/browser/locales/en-US/chrome/browser/browser.properties
+++ b/browser/locales/en-US/chrome/browser/browser.properties
@@ -1,18 +1,13 @@
 nv_done=Done
 nv_timeout=Timed Out
 nv_stopped=Stopped
 openFile=Open File
 
-droponbookmarksbutton=Drop a link to bookmark it
-dropondownloadsbutton=Drop a link or file to download it
-droponnewtabbutton=Drop a link or file to open it in a new tab
-droponnewwindowbutton=Drop a link or file to open it in a new window
-droponhomebutton=Drop a link or file to make it your home page
 droponhometitle=Set Home Page
 droponhomemsg=Do you want this document to be your new home page?
 
 # context menu strings
 
 # LOCALIZATION NOTE (contextMenuSearchText): %1$S is the search engine,
 # %2$S is the selection string.
 contextMenuSearchText=Search %1$S for "%2$S"