diff --git a/xpcom/components/nsComponentManager.cpp b/xpcom/components/nsComponentManager.cpp
index ace8c6780f06..7fb5c5b6926f 100644
--- a/xpcom/components/nsComponentManager.cpp
+++ b/xpcom/components/nsComponentManager.cpp
@@ -1160,9 +1160,7 @@ nsComponentManagerImpl::ProgIDToClassID(const char *aProgID, nsCID *aClass)
     else {
         // This is the first time someone has asked for this
         // ProgID. Go to the registry to find the CID.
-        if (!mPrePopulationDone) {
-            res = PlatformProgIDToCLSID(aProgID, aClass);
-        }
+        res = PlatformProgIDToCLSID(aProgID, aClass);
 
         if (NS_SUCCEEDED(res)) {
             // Found it. So put it into the cache.