diff --git a/string/public/nsBufferHandle.h b/string/public/nsBufferHandle.h
index 766e862ccfbc..2126a9797492 100755
--- a/string/public/nsBufferHandle.h
+++ b/string/public/nsBufferHandle.h
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ nsSharedBufferHandle<CharT>::~nsSharedBufferHandle()
       {
         CharT* string_storage = mDataStart;
         if ( mFlags & kIsStorageDefinedSeparately )
-          string_storage = NS_REINTERPRET_CAST(typename nsXXXBufferHandle<CharT>*, this)->StorageStart();
+          string_storage = NS_REINTERPRET_CAST(nsXXXBufferHandle<CharT>*, this)->StorageStart();
         nsMemory::Free(string_storage);
       }
   }
diff --git a/xpcom/ds/nsBufferHandle.h b/xpcom/ds/nsBufferHandle.h
index 766e862ccfbc..2126a9797492 100755
--- a/xpcom/ds/nsBufferHandle.h
+++ b/xpcom/ds/nsBufferHandle.h
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ nsSharedBufferHandle<CharT>::~nsSharedBufferHandle()
       {
         CharT* string_storage = mDataStart;
         if ( mFlags & kIsStorageDefinedSeparately )
-          string_storage = NS_REINTERPRET_CAST(typename nsXXXBufferHandle<CharT>*, this)->StorageStart();
+          string_storage = NS_REINTERPRET_CAST(nsXXXBufferHandle<CharT>*, this)->StorageStart();
         nsMemory::Free(string_storage);
       }
   }
diff --git a/xpcom/string/public/nsBufferHandle.h b/xpcom/string/public/nsBufferHandle.h
index 766e862ccfbc..2126a9797492 100755
--- a/xpcom/string/public/nsBufferHandle.h
+++ b/xpcom/string/public/nsBufferHandle.h
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ nsSharedBufferHandle<CharT>::~nsSharedBufferHandle()
       {
         CharT* string_storage = mDataStart;
         if ( mFlags & kIsStorageDefinedSeparately )
-          string_storage = NS_REINTERPRET_CAST(typename nsXXXBufferHandle<CharT>*, this)->StorageStart();
+          string_storage = NS_REINTERPRET_CAST(nsXXXBufferHandle<CharT>*, this)->StorageStart();
         nsMemory::Free(string_storage);
       }
   }