--- a/dom/xslt/xslt/txXPathResultComparator.cpp
+++ b/dom/xslt/xslt/txXPathResultComparator.cpp
@@ -4,18 +4,16 @@
  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
 
 #include "mozilla/FloatingPoint.h"
 
 #include "txXPathResultComparator.h"
 #include "txExpr.h"
 #include "txCore.h"
 #include "nsCollationCID.h"
-#include "nsILocale.h"
-#include "nsILocaleService.h"
 #include "nsIServiceManager.h"
 #include "prmem.h"
 
 #define kAscending (1<<0)
 #define kUpperFirst (1<<1)
 
 txResultStringComparator::txResultStringComparator(bool aAscending,
                                                    bool aUpperFirst,
@@ -30,35 +28,26 @@ txResultStringComparator::txResultString
     if (NS_FAILED(rv))
         NS_ERROR("Failed to initialize txResultStringComparator");
 }
 
 nsresult txResultStringComparator::init(const nsAFlatString& aLanguage)
 {
     nsresult rv;
 
-    nsCOMPtr<nsILocaleService> localeService =
-                    do_GetService(NS_LOCALESERVICE_CONTRACTID, &rv);
-    NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
-
-    nsCOMPtr<nsILocale> locale;
-    if (!aLanguage.IsEmpty()) {
-        rv = localeService->NewLocale(aLanguage,
-                                      getter_AddRefs(locale));
-    }
-    else {
-        rv = localeService->GetApplicationLocale(getter_AddRefs(locale));
-    }
-    NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
-
     nsCOMPtr<nsICollationFactory> colFactory =
                     do_CreateInstance(NS_COLLATIONFACTORY_CONTRACTID, &rv);
     NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
 
-    rv = colFactory->CreateCollation(locale, getter_AddRefs(mCollation));
+    if (aLanguage.IsEmpty()) {
+      rv = colFactory->CreateCollation(getter_AddRefs(mCollation));
+    } else {
+      rv = colFactory->CreateCollationForLocale(NS_ConvertUTF16toUTF8(aLanguage), getter_AddRefs(mCollation));
+    }
+
     NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
 
     return NS_OK;
 }
 
 nsresult
 txResultStringComparator::createSortableValue(Expr *aExpr,
                                               txIEvalContext *aContext,

--- a/dom/xul/templates/nsXULContentUtils.cpp
+++ b/dom/xul/templates/nsXULContentUtils.cpp
@@ -47,18 +47,16 @@
 #include "nsGkAtoms.h"
 #include "mozilla/Logging.h"
 #include "prtime.h"
 #include "rdf.h"
 #include "nsContentUtils.h"
 #include "nsIScriptableDateFormat.h"
 #include "nsICollation.h"
 #include "nsCollationCID.h"
-#include "nsILocale.h"
-#include "nsILocaleService.h"
 #include "nsIConsoleService.h"
 #include "nsEscape.h"
 
 using namespace mozilla;
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 nsIRDFService* nsXULContentUtils::gRDF;
@@ -122,35 +120,24 @@ nsXULContentUtils::Finish()
 }
 
 nsICollation*
 nsXULContentUtils::GetCollation()
 {
     if (!gCollation) {
         nsresult rv;
 
-        // get a locale service 
-        nsCOMPtr<nsILocaleService> localeService =
-            do_GetService(NS_LOCALESERVICE_CONTRACTID, &rv);
-        if (NS_SUCCEEDED(rv)) {
-            nsCOMPtr<nsILocale> locale;
-            rv = localeService->GetApplicationLocale(getter_AddRefs(locale));
-            if (NS_SUCCEEDED(rv) && locale) {
-                nsCOMPtr<nsICollationFactory> colFactory =
-                    do_CreateInstance(NS_COLLATIONFACTORY_CONTRACTID);
-                if (colFactory) {
-                    rv = colFactory->CreateCollation(locale, &gCollation);
-                    NS_ASSERTION(NS_SUCCEEDED(rv),
-                                 "couldn't create collation instance");
-                } else
-                    NS_ERROR("couldn't create instance of collation factory");
-            } else
-                NS_ERROR("unable to get application locale");
+        nsCOMPtr<nsICollationFactory> colFactory =
+            do_CreateInstance(NS_COLLATIONFACTORY_CONTRACTID);
+        if (colFactory) {
+            rv = colFactory->CreateCollation(&gCollation);
+            NS_ASSERTION(NS_SUCCEEDED(rv),
+                         "couldn't create collation instance");
         } else
-            NS_ERROR("couldn't get locale factory");
+            NS_ERROR("couldn't create instance of collation factory");
     }
 
     return gCollation;
 }
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 nsresult

--- a/intl/locale/mac/nsCollationMacUC.cpp
+++ b/intl/locale/mac/nsCollationMacUC.cpp
@@ -1,42 +1,36 @@
 /* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*- */
 /* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
  * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
 
 #include "nsCollationMacUC.h"
-#include "nsILocaleService.h"
 #include "nsIPrefBranch.h"
 #include "nsIPrefService.h"
 #include "nsIServiceManager.h"
 #include "prmem.h"
 #include "nsString.h"
 
 NS_IMPL_ISUPPORTS(nsCollationMacUC, nsICollation)
 
 nsCollationMacUC::nsCollationMacUC()
   : mInit(false)
   , mHasCollator(false)
-  , mLocaleICU(nullptr)
   , mLastStrength(-1)
   , mCollatorICU(nullptr)
 { }
 
 nsCollationMacUC::~nsCollationMacUC()
 {
 #ifdef DEBUG
   nsresult res =
 #endif
     CleanUpCollator();
   NS_ASSERTION(NS_SUCCEEDED(res), "CleanUpCollator failed");
-  if (mLocaleICU) {
-    free(mLocaleICU);
-    mLocaleICU = nullptr;
-  }
 }
 
 nsresult nsCollationMacUC::ConvertStrength(const int32_t aNSStrength,
                                            UCollationStrength* aICUStrength,
                                            UColAttributeValue* aCaseLevelOut)
 {
   NS_ENSURE_ARG_POINTER(aICUStrength);
   NS_ENSURE_TRUE((aNSStrength < 4), NS_ERROR_FAILURE);
@@ -63,53 +57,29 @@ nsresult nsCollationMacUC::ConvertStreng
   }
 
   *aICUStrength = strength;
   *aCaseLevelOut = caseLevel;
 
   return NS_OK;
 }
 
-nsresult nsCollationMacUC::ConvertLocaleICU(nsILocale* aNSLocale, char** aICULocale)
-{
-  NS_ENSURE_ARG_POINTER(aNSLocale);
-  NS_ENSURE_ARG_POINTER(aICULocale);
-
-  nsAutoString localeString;
-  nsresult res = aNSLocale->GetCategory(NS_LITERAL_STRING("NSILOCALE_COLLATE"), localeString);
-  NS_ENSURE_TRUE(NS_SUCCEEDED(res) && !localeString.IsEmpty(),
-                 NS_ERROR_FAILURE);
-  NS_LossyConvertUTF16toASCII tmp(localeString);
-  tmp.ReplaceChar('-', '_');
-  char* locale = (char*)malloc(tmp.Length() + 1);
-  if (!locale) {
-    return NS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
-  }
-  strcpy(locale, tmp.get());
-
-  *aICULocale = locale;
-
-  return NS_OK;
-}
-
 nsresult nsCollationMacUC::EnsureCollator(const int32_t newStrength)
 {
   NS_ENSURE_TRUE(mInit, NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED);
   if (mHasCollator && (mLastStrength == newStrength))
     return NS_OK;
 
   nsresult res;
   res = CleanUpCollator();
   NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(res, res);
 
-  NS_ENSURE_TRUE(mLocaleICU, NS_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED);
-
   UErrorCode status;
   status = U_ZERO_ERROR;
-  mCollatorICU = ucol_open(mLocaleICU, &status);
+  mCollatorICU = ucol_open(mLocale.get(), &status);
   NS_ENSURE_TRUE(U_SUCCESS(status), NS_ERROR_FAILURE);
 
   UCollationStrength strength;
   UColAttributeValue caseLevel;
   res = ConvertStrength(newStrength, &strength, &caseLevel);
   NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(res, res);
 
   status = U_ZERO_ERROR;
@@ -137,32 +107,22 @@ nsresult nsCollationMacUC::CleanUpCollat
   if (mHasCollator) {
     ucol_close(mCollatorICU);
     mHasCollator = false;
   }
 
   return NS_OK;
 }
 
-NS_IMETHODIMP nsCollationMacUC::Initialize(nsILocale* locale) 
+NS_IMETHODIMP nsCollationMacUC::Initialize(const nsACString& locale)
 {
   NS_ENSURE_TRUE((!mInit), NS_ERROR_ALREADY_INITIALIZED);
   nsCOMPtr<nsILocale> appLocale;
 
-  nsresult rv;
-  if (!locale) {
-    nsCOMPtr<nsILocaleService> localeService = do_GetService(NS_LOCALESERVICE_CONTRACTID, &rv);
-    NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
-    rv = localeService->GetApplicationLocale(getter_AddRefs(appLocale));
-    NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
-    locale = appLocale;
-  }
-
-  rv = ConvertLocaleICU(locale, &mLocaleICU);
-  NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, rv);
+  mLocale = locale;
 
   mInit = true;
   return NS_OK;
 }
 
 NS_IMETHODIMP nsCollationMacUC::AllocateRawSortKey(int32_t strength, const nsAString& stringIn,
                                                    uint8_t** key, uint32_t* outLen)
 {

--- a/intl/locale/mac/nsCollationMacUC.h
+++ b/intl/locale/mac/nsCollationMacUC.h
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
 /* -*- Mode: C++; tab-width: 2; indent-tabs-mode: nil; c-basic-offset: 2 -*- */
 /* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
  * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
 
 #ifndef nsCollationMacUC_h_
 #define nsCollationMacUC_h_
 
+#include "mozilla/Attributes.h"
 #include "nsICollation.h"
 #include "nsCollation.h"
-#include "mozilla/Attributes.h"
+#include "nsString.h"
 
 #include "unicode/ucol.h"
 
 class nsCollationMacUC final : public nsICollation {
 
 public:
   nsCollationMacUC();
 
@@ -21,24 +22,23 @@ public:
   NS_DECL_ISUPPORTS
 
   // nsICollation interface
   NS_DECL_NSICOLLATION
 
 protected:
   ~nsCollationMacUC();
 
-  nsresult ConvertLocaleICU(nsILocale* aNSLocale, char** aICULocale);
   nsresult ConvertStrength(const int32_t aStrength,
                            UCollationStrength* aStrengthOut,
                            UColAttributeValue* aCaseLevelOut);
   nsresult EnsureCollator(const int32_t newStrength);
   nsresult CleanUpCollator(void);
 
 private:
   bool mInit;
   bool mHasCollator;
-  char* mLocaleICU;
+  nsCString mLocale;
   int32_t mLastStrength;
   UCollator* mCollatorICU;
 };
 
 #endif  /* nsCollationMacUC_h_ */

--- a/intl/locale/nsCollation.cpp
+++ b/intl/locale/nsCollation.cpp
@@ -5,38 +5,49 @@
 
 #include "nsCollation.h"
 #include "nsCollationCID.h"
 #include "nsUnicharUtils.h"
 #include "prmem.h"
 #include "nsIUnicodeEncoder.h"
 #include "nsServiceManagerUtils.h"
 #include "mozilla/dom/EncodingUtils.h"
+#include "mozilla/intl/LocaleService.h"
 
 using mozilla::dom::EncodingUtils;
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 NS_DEFINE_CID(kCollationCID, NS_COLLATION_CID);
 
 NS_IMPL_ISUPPORTS(nsCollationFactory, nsICollationFactory)
 
-nsresult nsCollationFactory::CreateCollation(nsILocale* locale, nsICollation** instancePtr)
+nsresult nsCollationFactory::CreateCollation(nsICollation** instancePtr)
+{
+  nsAutoCString appLocale;
+  mozilla::intl::LocaleService::GetInstance()->GetAppLocale(appLocale);
+
+  return CreateCollationForLocale(appLocale, instancePtr);
+}
+
+nsresult
+nsCollationFactory::CreateCollationForLocale(const nsACString& locale, nsICollation** instancePtr)
 {
   // Create a collation interface instance.
   //
   nsICollation *inst;
   nsresult res;
-  
+
   res = CallCreateInstance(kCollationCID, &inst);
   if (NS_FAILED(res)) {
     return res;
   }
 
   inst->Initialize(locale);
+
   *instancePtr = inst;
 
   return res;
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 nsCollation::nsCollation()

--- a/intl/locale/nsCollation.h
+++ b/intl/locale/nsCollation.h
@@ -9,26 +9,27 @@
 
 
 #include "nsICollation.h"
 #include "nsCOMPtr.h"
 #include "mozilla/Attributes.h"
 
 class nsIUnicodeEncoder;
 
-// Create a collation interface for an input locale.
+// Create a collation interface for the current app's locale.
 // 
 class nsCollationFactory final : public nsICollationFactory {
 
   ~nsCollationFactory() {}
 
 public: 
   NS_DECL_ISUPPORTS 
 
-  NS_IMETHOD CreateCollation(nsILocale* locale, nsICollation** instancePtr) override;
+  NS_IMETHOD CreateCollation(nsICollation** instancePtr) override;
+  NS_IMETHOD CreateCollationForLocale(const nsACString& locale, nsICollation** instancePtr) override;
 
   nsCollationFactory() {}
 };
 
 
 struct nsCollation {
 
 public: 

--- a/intl/locale/nsICollation.idl
+++ b/intl/locale/nsICollation.idl
@@ -6,27 +6,28 @@
 #include "nsILocale.idl"
 
 interface nsICollation;
 
 [scriptable, uuid(04971e14-d6b3-4ada-8cbb-c3a13842b349)]
 interface nsICollationFactory : nsISupports
 {
     /**
-     * Create the collation for a given locale.
-     *
-     * Use NULL as the locale parameter to use the user's locale preference
-     * from the operating system.
+     * Create a new collation for the current application locale.
      *
-     * @param locale
-     *        The locale for which to create the collation or null to use
-     *        user preference.
-     * @return A collation for the given locale.
+     * @return A new collation.
      */
-    nsICollation CreateCollation(in nsILocale locale);
+    nsICollation CreateCollation();
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new collation for a given locale.
+     *
+     * @return A new collation.
+     */
+    nsICollation CreateCollationForLocale(in ACString locale);
 };
 
 [scriptable, uuid(b0132cc0-3786-4557-9874-910d7def5f93)]
 interface nsICollation : nsISupports {
 
   // use the primary comparison for the given locale - no flags
   const long kCollationStrengthDefault = 0;
 
@@ -38,17 +39,17 @@ interface nsICollation : nsISupports {
 
   // case sensitive collation (default)
   const long kCollationCaseSensitive = kCollationStrengthDefault;
 
   // case insensitive collation
   const long kCollationCaseInSensitive = (kCollationCaseInsensitiveAscii | kCollationAccentInsenstive);
 
   // init this interface to a specified locale (should only be called by collation factory)
-  void initialize(in nsILocale locale);
+  void initialize(in ACString locale);
 
   // compare two strings
   // result is same as strcmp
   long compareString(in long strength, in AString string1, in AString string2);
 
   // allocate sort key from input string
   // returns newly allocated key, and its band its byte length
   [noscript] void allocateRawSortKey(in long strength, 

--- a/intl/locale/unix/nsCollationUnix.cpp
+++ b/intl/locale/unix/nsCollationUnix.cpp
@@ -3,17 +3,16 @@
  * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
 
 #include  <locale.h>
 #include "prmem.h"
 #include "nsCollationUnix.h"
 #include "nsIServiceManager.h"
 #include "nsIComponentManager.h"
-#include "nsILocaleService.h"
 #include "nsIPlatformCharset.h"
 #include "nsPosixLocale.h"
 #include "nsCOMPtr.h"
 #include "nsUnicharUtils.h"
 #include "nsCRT.h"
 //#define DEBUG_UNIX_COLLATION
 
 inline void nsCollationUnix::DoSetLocale()
@@ -39,65 +38,31 @@ nsCollationUnix::nsCollationUnix() : mCo
 nsCollationUnix::~nsCollationUnix() 
 {
   if (mCollation)
     delete mCollation;
 }
 
 NS_IMPL_ISUPPORTS(nsCollationUnix, nsICollation)
 
-nsresult nsCollationUnix::Initialize(nsILocale* locale) 
+nsresult nsCollationUnix::Initialize(const nsACString& locale) 
 {
 #define kPlatformLocaleLength 64
   NS_ASSERTION(!mCollation, "Should only be initialized once");
 
   nsresult res;
 
   mCollation = new nsCollation;
 
-  // default platform locale
-  mLocale.Assign('C');
-
-  nsAutoString localeStr;
-  NS_NAMED_LITERAL_STRING(aCategory, "NSILOCALE_COLLATE##PLATFORM");
-
-  // get locale string, use app default if no locale specified
-  if (locale == nullptr) {
-    nsCOMPtr<nsILocaleService> localeService = 
-             do_GetService(NS_LOCALESERVICE_CONTRACTID, &res);
+  nsCOMPtr <nsIPlatformCharset> platformCharset = do_GetService(NS_PLATFORMCHARSET_CONTRACTID, &res);
+  if (NS_SUCCEEDED(res)) {
+    nsAutoCString mappedCharset;
+    res = platformCharset->GetDefaultCharsetForLocale(NS_ConvertUTF8toUTF16(locale), mappedCharset);
     if (NS_SUCCEEDED(res)) {
-      nsCOMPtr<nsILocale> appLocale;
-      res = localeService->GetApplicationLocale(getter_AddRefs(appLocale));
-      if (NS_SUCCEEDED(res)) {
-        res = appLocale->GetCategory(aCategory, localeStr);
-        NS_ASSERTION(NS_SUCCEEDED(res), "failed to get app locale info");
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  else {
-    res = locale->GetCategory(aCategory, localeStr);
-    NS_ASSERTION(NS_SUCCEEDED(res), "failed to get locale info");
-  }
-
-  // Get platform locale and charset name from locale, if available
-  if (NS_SUCCEEDED(res)) {
-    // keep the same behavior as 4.x as well as avoiding Linux collation key problem
-    if (localeStr.LowerCaseEqualsLiteral("en_us")) { // note: locale is in platform format
-      localeStr.Assign('C');
-    }
-
-    nsPosixLocale::GetPlatformLocale(localeStr, mLocale);
-
-    nsCOMPtr <nsIPlatformCharset> platformCharset = do_GetService(NS_PLATFORMCHARSET_CONTRACTID, &res);
-    if (NS_SUCCEEDED(res)) {
-      nsAutoCString mappedCharset;
-      res = platformCharset->GetDefaultCharsetForLocale(localeStr, mappedCharset);
-      if (NS_SUCCEEDED(res)) {
-        mCollation->SetCharset(mappedCharset.get());
-      }
+      mCollation->SetCharset(mappedCharset.get());
     }
   }
 
   return NS_OK;
 }
 
 
 nsresult nsCollationUnix::CompareString(int32_t strength,

--- a/intl/locale/windows/nsCollationWin.cpp
+++ b/intl/locale/windows/nsCollationWin.cpp
@@ -2,17 +2,16 @@
 /* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
  * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
  * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
 
 
 #include "nsCollationWin.h"
 #include "nsIServiceManager.h"
 #include "nsIComponentManager.h"
-#include "nsILocaleService.h"
 #include "nsIPlatformCharset.h"
 #include "nsWin32Locale.h"
 #include "nsCOMPtr.h"
 #include "prmem.h"
 #include "plstr.h"
 #include <windows.h>
 
 #undef CompareString
@@ -25,59 +24,41 @@ nsCollationWin::nsCollationWin() : mColl
 }
 
 nsCollationWin::~nsCollationWin() 
 {
   if (mCollation)
     delete mCollation;
 }
 
-nsresult nsCollationWin::Initialize(nsILocale* locale) 
+nsresult nsCollationWin::Initialize(const nsACString& locale)
 {
   NS_ASSERTION(!mCollation, "Should only be initialized once.");
 
   nsresult res;
 
   mCollation = new nsCollation;
 
+  NS_ConvertASCIItoUTF16 wideLocale(locale);
+
   // default LCID (en-US)
   mLCID = 1033;
 
-  nsAutoString localeStr;
-
-  // get locale string, use app default if no locale specified
-  if (!locale) {
-    nsCOMPtr<nsILocaleService> localeService = 
-             do_GetService(NS_LOCALESERVICE_CONTRACTID);
-    if (localeService) {
-      nsCOMPtr<nsILocale> appLocale;
-      res = localeService->GetApplicationLocale(getter_AddRefs(appLocale));
-      if (NS_SUCCEEDED(res)) {
-        res = appLocale->GetCategory(NS_LITERAL_STRING("NSILOCALE_COLLATE"), 
-                                     localeStr);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  else {
-    res = locale->GetCategory(NS_LITERAL_STRING("NSILOCALE_COLLATE"), 
-                              localeStr);
-  }
-
   // Get LCID and charset name from locale, if available
   LCID lcid;
-  res = nsWin32Locale::GetPlatformLocale(localeStr, &lcid);
+  res = nsWin32Locale::GetPlatformLocale(wideLocale, &lcid);
   if (NS_SUCCEEDED(res)) {
     mLCID = lcid;
   }
 
   nsCOMPtr <nsIPlatformCharset> platformCharset = 
       do_GetService(NS_PLATFORMCHARSET_CONTRACTID);
   if (platformCharset) {
     nsAutoCString mappedCharset;
-    res = platformCharset->GetDefaultCharsetForLocale(localeStr, mappedCharset);
+    res = platformCharset->GetDefaultCharsetForLocale(wideLocale, mappedCharset);
     if (NS_SUCCEEDED(res)) {
       mCollation->SetCharset(mappedCharset.get());
     }
   }
 
   return NS_OK;
 }
 

--- a/js/xpconnect/src/XPCLocale.cpp
+++ b/js/xpconnect/src/XPCLocale.cpp
@@ -121,31 +121,21 @@ private:
   }
 
   bool
   Compare(JSContext* cx, HandleString src1, HandleString src2, MutableHandleValue rval)
   {
     nsresult rv;
 
     if (!mCollation) {
-      nsCOMPtr<nsILocaleService> localeService =
-        do_GetService(NS_LOCALESERVICE_CONTRACTID, &rv);
+      nsCOMPtr<nsICollationFactory> colFactory =
+        do_CreateInstance(NS_COLLATIONFACTORY_CONTRACTID, &rv);
 
       if (NS_SUCCEEDED(rv)) {
-        nsCOMPtr<nsILocale> locale;
-        rv = localeService->GetApplicationLocale(getter_AddRefs(locale));
-
-        if (NS_SUCCEEDED(rv)) {
-          nsCOMPtr<nsICollationFactory> colFactory =
-            do_CreateInstance(NS_COLLATIONFACTORY_CONTRACTID, &rv);
-
-          if (NS_SUCCEEDED(rv)) {
-            rv = colFactory->CreateCollation(locale, getter_AddRefs(mCollation));
-          }
-        }
+        rv = colFactory->CreateCollation(getter_AddRefs(mCollation));
       }
 
       if (NS_FAILED(rv)) {
         xpc::Throw(cx, rv);
         return false;
       }
     }
 

--- a/storage/mozStorageService.cpp
+++ b/storage/mozStorageService.cpp
@@ -9,18 +9,16 @@
 
 #include "mozStorageService.h"
 #include "mozStorageConnection.h"
 #include "nsAutoPtr.h"
 #include "nsCollationCID.h"
 #include "nsEmbedCID.h"
 #include "nsThreadUtils.h"
 #include "mozStoragePrivateHelpers.h"
-#include "nsILocale.h"
-#include "nsILocaleService.h"
 #include "nsIXPConnect.h"
 #include "nsIObserverService.h"
 #include "nsIPropertyBag2.h"
 #include "mozilla/Services.h"
 #include "mozilla/Preferences.h"
 #include "mozilla/LateWriteChecks.h"
 #include "mozIStorageCompletionCallback.h"
 #include "mozIStoragePendingStatement.h"
@@ -603,37 +601,24 @@ Service::localeCompareStrings(const nsAS
 nsICollation *
 Service::getLocaleCollation()
 {
   mMutex.AssertCurrentThreadOwns();
 
   if (mLocaleCollation)
     return mLocaleCollation;
 
-  nsCOMPtr<nsILocaleService> svc(do_GetService(NS_LOCALESERVICE_CONTRACTID));
-  if (!svc) {
-    NS_WARNING("Could not get locale service");
-    return nullptr;
-  }
-
-  nsCOMPtr<nsILocale> appLocale;
-  nsresult rv = svc->GetApplicationLocale(getter_AddRefs(appLocale));
-  if (NS_FAILED(rv)) {
-    NS_WARNING("Could not get application locale");
-    return nullptr;
-  }
-
   nsCOMPtr<nsICollationFactory> collFact =
     do_CreateInstance(NS_COLLATIONFACTORY_CONTRACTID);
   if (!collFact) {
     NS_WARNING("Could not create collation factory");
     return nullptr;
   }
 
-  rv = collFact->CreateCollation(appLocale, getter_AddRefs(mLocaleCollation));
+  nsresult rv = collFact->CreateCollation(getter_AddRefs(mLocaleCollation));
   if (NS_FAILED(rv)) {
     NS_WARNING("Could not create collation");
     return nullptr;
   }
 
   return mLocaleCollation;
 }
 

--- a/toolkit/components/places/nsNavHistory.cpp
+++ b/toolkit/components/places/nsNavHistory.cpp
@@ -15,17 +15,16 @@
 #include "nsAnnotationService.h"
 #include "nsFaviconService.h"
 #include "nsPlacesMacros.h"
 #include "History.h"
 #include "Helpers.h"
 
 #include "nsTArray.h"
 #include "nsCollationCID.h"
-#include "nsILocaleService.h"
 #include "nsNetUtil.h"
 #include "nsPrintfCString.h"
 #include "nsPromiseFlatString.h"
 #include "nsString.h"
 #include "nsUnicharUtils.h"
 #include "prsystem.h"
 #include "prtime.h"
 #include "nsEscape.h"
@@ -4474,28 +4473,21 @@ nsNavHistory::AutoCompleteFeedback(int32
 
 
 nsICollation *
 nsNavHistory::GetCollation()
 {
   if (mCollation)
     return mCollation;
 
-  // locale
-  nsCOMPtr<nsILocale> locale;
-  nsCOMPtr<nsILocaleService> ls(do_GetService(NS_LOCALESERVICE_CONTRACTID));
-  NS_ENSURE_TRUE(ls, nullptr);
-  nsresult rv = ls->GetApplicationLocale(getter_AddRefs(locale));
-  NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, nullptr);
-
   // collation
   nsCOMPtr<nsICollationFactory> cfact =
     do_CreateInstance(NS_COLLATIONFACTORY_CONTRACTID);
   NS_ENSURE_TRUE(cfact, nullptr);
-  rv = cfact->CreateCollation(locale, getter_AddRefs(mCollation));
+  nsresult rv = cfact->CreateCollation(getter_AddRefs(mCollation));
   NS_ENSURE_SUCCESS(rv, nullptr);
 
   return mCollation;
 }
 
 nsIStringBundle *
 nsNavHistory::GetBundle()
 {