--- a/browser/locales/en-US/chrome/browser/baseMenuOverlay.dtd
+++ b/browser/locales/en-US/chrome/browser/baseMenuOverlay.dtd
@@ -24,18 +24,16 @@
 <!ENTITY helpReleaseNotes.accesskey     "N">
 
 <!ENTITY helpTroubleshootingInfo.label      "Troubleshooting Information">
 <!ENTITY helpTroubleshootingInfo.accesskey  "T">
 
 <!ENTITY helpFeedbackPage.label      "Submit Feedback…">
 <!ENTITY helpFeedbackPage.accesskey  "S">
 
-<!ENTITY updateCmd.label                "Check for Updates…">
-
 <!ENTITY preferencesCmdMac.label        "Preferences…">
 <!ENTITY preferencesCmdMac.commandkey   ",">
 
 <!ENTITY servicesMenuMac.label          "Services">
 
 <!ENTITY hideThisAppCmdMac.label        "Hide &brandShortName;">
 <!ENTITY hideThisAppCmdMac.commandkey   "H">
 

--- a/browser/locales/en-US/chrome/browser/browser.properties
+++ b/browser/locales/en-US/chrome/browser/browser.properties
@@ -129,32 +129,16 @@ sanitizeButtonOK=Clear Now
 # "Time range to clear" is set to "Everything" in Clear Recent History dialog,
 # provided that the user has not modified the default set of history items to clear.
 sanitizeEverythingWarning2=All history will be cleared.
 # LOCALIZATION NOTE (sanitizeSelectedWarning): Warning that appears when
 # "Time range to clear" is set to "Everything" in Clear Recent History dialog,
 # provided that the user has modified the default set of history items to clear.
 sanitizeSelectedWarning=All selected items will be cleared.
 
-# Check for Updates
-# LOCALIZATION NOTE (updatesItem_*): these are alternative labels for Check for Update item in Help menu.
-# Which one is used depends on Update process state.
-updatesItem_default=Check for Updates…
-updatesItem_defaultFallback=Check for Updates…
-updatesItem_default.accesskey=C
-updatesItem_downloading=Downloading %S…
-updatesItem_downloadingFallback=Downloading Update…
-updatesItem_downloading.accesskey=D
-updatesItem_resume=Resume Downloading %S…
-updatesItem_resumeFallback=Resume Downloading Update…
-updatesItem_resume.accesskey=D
-updatesItem_pending=Apply Downloaded Update Now…
-updatesItem_pendingFallback=Apply Downloaded Update Now…
-updatesItem_pending.accesskey=D
-
 # Check for Updates in the About Dialog - button labels and accesskeys
 # LOCALIZATION NOTE - all of the following update buttons labels will only be
 # displayed one at a time. So, if a button is displayed nothing else will
 # be displayed alongside of the button. The button when displayed is located
 # directly under the Firefox version in the about dialog (see bug 596813 for
 # screenshots).
 update.checkInsideButton.label=Check for Updates
 update.checkInsideButton.accesskey=C