--- a/build/moz.configure/old.configure
+++ b/build/moz.configure/old.configure
@@ -266,17 +266,16 @@ def old_configure_options(*options):
     '--enable-vtune',
     '--enable-warnings-as-errors',
     '--enable-webapp-runtime',
     '--enable-webrtc',
     '--enable-websms-backend',
     '--enable-webspeech',
     '--enable-webspeechtestbackend',
     '--enable-wmf',
-    '--enable-xterm-updates',
     '--enable-xul',
     '--enable-zipwriter',
     '--no-create',
     '--prefix',
     '--with-adjust-sdk-keyfile',
     '--with-android-cxx-stl',
     '--with-android-distribution-directory',
     '--with-android-gnu-compiler-version',

--- a/config/rules.mk
+++ b/config/rules.mk
@@ -282,38 +282,26 @@ endif
 ifdef SIMPLE_PROGRAMS
 GARBAGE			+= $(SIMPLE_PROGRAMS:%=%.$(OBJ_SUFFIX))
 endif
 
 ifdef HOST_SIMPLE_PROGRAMS
 GARBAGE			+= $(HOST_SIMPLE_PROGRAMS:%=%.$(OBJ_SUFFIX))
 endif
 
-ifdef MOZ_UPDATE_XTERM
-# Its good not to have a newline at the end of the titlebar string because it
-# makes the make -s output easier to read.  Echo -n does not work on all
-# platforms, but we can trick printf into doing it.
-ifeq (.,$(relativesrcdir))
-UPDATE_TITLE = printf '\033]0;%s in %s\007' $(1) $(2) ;
-else
-UPDATE_TITLE = printf '\033]0;%s in %s\007' $(1) $(relativesrcdir)/$(2) ;
-endif
-endif
-
 ifdef MACH
 ifndef NO_BUILDSTATUS_MESSAGES
 define BUILDSTATUS
 @echo 'BUILDSTATUS $1'
 
 endef
 endif
 endif
 
 define SUBMAKE # $(call SUBMAKE,target,directory,static)
-+@$(UPDATE_TITLE)
 +@$(MAKE) $(if $(2),-C $(2)) $(1)
 
 endef # The extra line is important here! don't delete it
 
 define TIER_DIR_SUBMAKE
 $(call SUBMAKE,$(4),$(3),$(5))
 
 endef # Ths empty line is important.

--- a/js/src/old-configure.in
+++ b/js/src/old-configure.in
@@ -2614,24 +2614,16 @@ AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(JS_DEFAULT_JITREPORT_
 
 dnl ========================================================
 dnl =
 dnl = Misc. Options
 dnl =
 dnl ========================================================
 MOZ_ARG_HEADER(Misc. Options)
 
-dnl ========================================================
-dnl update xterm title
-dnl ========================================================
-MOZ_ARG_ENABLE_BOOL(xterm-updates,
-[  --enable-xterm-updates  Update XTERM titles with current command.],
-    MOZ_UPDATE_XTERM=1,
-    MOZ_UPDATE_XTERM= )
-
 if test -z "$SKIP_COMPILER_CHECKS"; then
 dnl ========================================================
 dnl =
 dnl = Compiler Options
 dnl =
 dnl ========================================================
 MOZ_ARG_HEADER(Compiler Options)
 

--- a/old-configure.in
+++ b/old-configure.in
@@ -7044,24 +7044,16 @@ fi
 
 dnl ========================================================
 dnl =
 dnl = Misc. Options
 dnl =
 dnl ========================================================
 MOZ_ARG_HEADER(Misc. Options)
 
-dnl ========================================================
-dnl update xterm title
-dnl ========================================================
-MOZ_ARG_ENABLE_BOOL(xterm-updates,
-[  --enable-xterm-updates  Update XTERM titles with current command.],
-    MOZ_UPDATE_XTERM=1,
-    MOZ_UPDATE_XTERM= )
-
 dnl =========================================================
 dnl = Chrome format
 dnl =========================================================
 MOZ_ARG_ENABLE_STRING([chrome-format],
 [  --enable-chrome-format=jar|flat|omni
                           Select FORMAT of chrome files during packaging],
     MOZ_CHROME_FILE_FORMAT=`echo $enableval | tr A-Z a-z`)
 
@@ -7815,17 +7807,16 @@ AC_SUBST(LD)
 AC_SUBST(RC)
 AC_SUBST(RCFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(MC)
 AC_SUBST(WINDRES)
 AC_SUBST(IMPLIB)
 AC_SUBST(FILTER)
 AC_SUBST(BIN_FLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(MOZ_WIDGET_TOOLKIT)
-AC_SUBST(MOZ_UPDATE_XTERM)
 AC_SUBST(MOZ_AUTH_EXTENSION)
 AC_SUBST(MOZ_PREF_EXTENSIONS)
 AC_SUBST(MOZ_DEBUG)
 AC_SUBST(MOZ_DEBUG_SYMBOLS)
 AC_SUBST(MOZ_DEBUG_LDFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(WARNINGS_AS_ERRORS)
 AC_SUBST_SET(MOZ_EXTENSIONS)
 AC_SUBST(MOZ_ENABLE_PROFILER_SPS)