diff --git a/mailnews/local/src/nsLocalMailFolder.cpp b/mailnews/local/src/nsLocalMailFolder.cpp
index 179fce4bbc3f..ab1714a2ebe3 100644
--- a/mailnews/local/src/nsLocalMailFolder.cpp
+++ b/mailnews/local/src/nsLocalMailFolder.cpp
@@ -776,36 +776,6 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsMsgLocalMailFolder::Adopt(nsIMsgFolder *srcFolder, PRUint32 *out
   return NS_OK;
 }
 
-
-NS_IMETHODIMP nsMsgLocalMailFolder::GetName(PRUnichar **name)
-{
-  if(!name)
-    return NS_ERROR_NULL_POINTER;
-
-  if (!mHaveReadNameFromDB)
-  {
-    if (mDepth == 1) 
-    {
-		nsString localMailStr("Local Mail");
-      SetName((PRUnichar *) localMailStr.GetUnicode());
-      mHaveReadNameFromDB = TRUE;
-      *name = mName.ToNewUnicode();
-	  if(!(*name))
-		  return NS_ERROR_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
-      return NS_OK;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-      //Need to read the name from the database
-    }
-  }
-	nsAutoString folderName;
-	nsLocalURI2Name(kMailboxRootURI, mURI, folderName);
-	*name = folderName.ToNewUnicode();
-
-  return NS_OK;
-}
-
 NS_IMETHODIMP nsMsgLocalMailFolder::GetPrettyName(PRUnichar ** prettyName)
 {
   if (mDepth == 1) {
diff --git a/mailnews/local/src/nsLocalMailFolder.h b/mailnews/local/src/nsLocalMailFolder.h
index 3219c788899b..7a42a5946812 100644
--- a/mailnews/local/src/nsLocalMailFolder.h
+++ b/mailnews/local/src/nsLocalMailFolder.h
@@ -93,8 +93,6 @@ public:
 	NS_IMETHOD Rename (const char *newName);
 	NS_IMETHOD Adopt(nsIMsgFolder *srcFolder, PRUint32 *outPos);
 
-	// this override pulls the value from the db
-	NS_IMETHOD GetName(PRUnichar ** name);   // Name of this folder (as presented to user).
 	NS_IMETHOD GetPrettyName(PRUnichar** prettyName);	// Override of the base, for top-level mail folder
 
 	NS_IMETHOD BuildFolderURL(char **url);