--- a/docshell/base/nsDocShell.cpp
+++ b/docshell/base/nsDocShell.cpp
@@ -1019,26 +1019,16 @@ nsDocShell::LoadURI(nsIURI* aURI,
                       aFirstParty,
                       srcdoc,
                       sourceDocShell,
                       baseURI,
                       nullptr,  // No nsIDocShell
                       nullptr); // No nsIRequest
 }
 
-NS_IMETHODIMP
-nsDocShell::CreateLoadInfo(nsDocShellLoadInfo** aLoadInfo)
-{
-  nsDocShellLoadInfo* loadInfo = new nsDocShellLoadInfo();
-  RefPtr<nsDocShellLoadInfo> localRef(loadInfo);
-
-  localRef.forget(aLoadInfo);
-  return NS_OK;
-}
-
 /*
  * Reset state to a new content model within the current document and the
  * document viewer. Called by the document before initiating an out of band
  * document.write().
  */
 NS_IMETHODIMP
 nsDocShell::PrepareForNewContentModel()
 {

--- a/docshell/base/nsIDocShell.idl
+++ b/docshell/base/nsIDocShell.idl
@@ -204,22 +204,16 @@ interface nsIDocShell : nsIDocShellTreeI
    * Do either a history.pushState() or history.replaceState() operation,
    * depending on the value of aReplace.
    */
   [implicit_jscontext]
   void addState(in jsval aData, in DOMString aTitle,
                 in DOMString aURL, in boolean aReplace);
 
   /**
-   * Creates a DocShellLoadInfo object that you can manipulate and then pass
-   * to loadURI.
-   */
-  void createLoadInfo(out nsDocShellLoadInfoPtr loadInfo);
-
-  /**
    * Reset state to a new content model within the current document and the document
    * viewer.  Called by the document before initiating an out of band document.write().
    */
   void prepareForNewContentModel();
 
   /**
    * For editors and suchlike who wish to change the URI associated with the
    * document. Note if you want to get the current URI, use the read-only