--- a/mailnews/mime/src/nsCMSSecureMessage.cpp
+++ b/mailnews/mime/src/nsCMSSecureMessage.cpp
@@ -168,17 +168,16 @@ SendMessage(const char *msg, const char 
   nsresult rv = NS_OK;
   CERTCertificate *cert = 0;
   NSSCMSMessage *cmsMsg = 0;
   unsigned char *certDER = 0;
   PRInt32 derLen;
   NSSCMSEnvelopedData *env;
   NSSCMSContentInfo *cinfo;
   NSSCMSRecipientInfo *rcpt;
-  SECItem item;
   SECItem output;
   PLArenaPool *arena = PORT_NewArena(1024);
   SECStatus s;
   nsCOMPtr<nsIInterfaceRequestor> ctx = new PipUIContext();
 
   /* Step 0. Create a CMS Message */
   cmsMsg = NSS_CMSMessage_Create(NULL);
   if (!cmsMsg) {
@@ -213,18 +212,16 @@ SendMessage(const char *msg, const char 
   env = NSS_CMSEnvelopedData_Create(cmsMsg, SEC_OID_DES_EDE3_CBC, 0);
   if (!env) {
     PR_LOG(gPIPNSSLog, PR_LOG_DEBUG, ("nsCMSSecureMessage::SendMessage - can't create envelope data\n"));
     rv = NS_ERROR_FAILURE;
     goto done;
   }
 
   cinfo = NSS_CMSEnvelopedData_GetContentInfo(env);
-  item.data = (unsigned char *)msg;
-  item.len = strlen(msg);  /* XPCOM equiv?? */
   s = NSS_CMSContentInfo_SetContent_Data(cmsMsg, cinfo, 0, false);
   if (s != SECSuccess) {
     PR_LOG(gPIPNSSLog, PR_LOG_DEBUG, ("nsCMSSecureMessage::SendMessage - can't set content data\n"));
     rv = NS_ERROR_FAILURE;
     goto done;
   }
 
   rcpt = NSS_CMSRecipientInfo_Create(cmsMsg, cert);