2 files changed, 15 insertions, 31 deletions

diff --git a/mailnews/base/prefs/content/AccountManager.js b/mailnews/base/prefs/content/AccountManager.js
index 83117f4ad1..81fb115def 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/prefs/content/AccountManager.js
+++ b/mailnews/base/prefs/content/AccountManager.js
@@ -704,7 +704,7 @@ function onSetDefault(event) {
   if (event.target.getAttribute("disabled") == "true")
     return;
 
-  let previousDefault = getDefaultAccount();
+  let previousDefault = MailServices.accounts.defaultAccount;
   MailServices.accounts.defaultAccount = currentAccount;
   markDefaultServer(currentAccount, previousDefault);
 
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ function onRemoveAccount(event) {
   // Either the default account was deleted so there is a new one
   // or the default account was not changed. Either way, there is
   // no need to unmark the old one.
-  markDefaultServer(getDefaultAccount(), null);
+  markDefaultServer(MailServices.accounts.defaultAccount, null);
 }
 
 function saveAccount(accountValues, account)
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@ function updateItems(tree, account, addAccountItem, setDefaultItem, removeItem)
     // problem. Either way, we don't want the user to act on it.
     let server = account.incomingServer;
 
-    if (account != getDefaultAccount() &&
+    if (account != MailServices.accounts.defaultAccount &&
         server.canBeDefaultServer && account.identities.length > 0)
       canSetDefault = true;
 
@@ -1379,18 +1379,6 @@ function getCurrentAccount()
 }
 
 /**
- * Returns the default account without throwing exception if there is none.
- * The account manager can be opened even if there are no account yet.
- */
-function getDefaultAccount() {
-  try {
-    return MailServices.accounts.defaultAccount;
-  } catch (e) {
-    return null; // No default account yet.
-  }
-}
-
-/**
  * Get the array of persisted form elements for the given page.
  */
 function getPageFormElements() {
@@ -1605,7 +1593,7 @@ var gAccountTree = {
       treeitem._account = account;
     }
 
-    markDefaultServer(getDefaultAccount(), null);
+    markDefaultServer(MailServices.accounts.defaultAccount, null);
 
     // Now add the outgoing server node.
     var treeitem = document.createElement("treeitem");
diff --git a/mailnews/base/prefs/content/AccountWizard.js b/mailnews/base/prefs/content/AccountWizard.js
index 1903cbc88c..90d729418d 100644
--- a/mailnews/base/prefs/content/AccountWizard.js
+++ b/mailnews/base/prefs/content/AccountWizard.js
@@ -53,7 +53,9 @@ var gPrefsBundle, gMessengerBundle;
 // the current nsIMsgAccount
 var gCurrentAccount;
 
-// default account
+// The default account before we create a new account.
+// We need to store this as just asking for the default account may switch
+// it to the newly created one if there was none before.
 var gDefaultAccount;
 
 // the current associative array that
@@ -85,14 +87,9 @@ function onAccountWizardLoad() {
 
   checkForInvalidAccounts();
 
-  try {
-    gDefaultAccount = MailServices.accounts.defaultAccount;
-  }
-  catch (ex) {
-    // no default account, this is expected the first time you launch mail
-    // on a new profile
-    gDefaultAccount = null;
-  }
+  // It is fine if there is no default account, this is expected the first
+  // time you launch mail on a new profile.
+  gDefaultAccount = MailServices.accounts.defaultAccount;
 
   // Set default value for global inbox checkbox
   var checkGlobalInbox = document.getElementById("deferStorage");
@@ -799,8 +796,7 @@ function getPreConfigDataForAccount(account)
 
 function AccountToAccountData(account, defaultAccountData)
 {
-  dump("AccountToAccountData(" + account + ", " +
-       defaultAccountData + ")\n");
+  dump("AccountToAccountData(" + account + ", " + defaultAccountData + ")\n");
   var accountData = defaultAccountData;
   if (!accountData)
     accountData = new Object;
@@ -966,10 +962,10 @@ function onFlush() {
   */
 function EnableCheckMailAtStartUpIfNeeded(newAccount)
 {
-  // Check if default account exists and if that account is alllowed to be
-  // a default account. If no such account, make this one as the default account 
+  // Check if default account existed.
+  // If no such account, make this one the default account
   // and turn on the new mail check at startup for the current account   
-  if (!(gDefaultAccount && gDefaultAccount.incomingServer.canBeDefaultServer)) { 
+  if (!gDefaultAccount) {
     MailServices.accounts.defaultAccount = newAccount;
     newAccount.incomingServer.loginAtStartUp = true;
     newAccount.incomingServer.downloadOnBiff = true;
@@ -981,7 +977,7 @@ function SetSmtpRequiresUsernameAttribute(accountData)
   // If this is the default server, time to set the smtp user name
   // Set the generic attribute for requiring user name for smtp to true.
   // ISPs can override the pref via rdf files.
-  if (!(gDefaultAccount && gDefaultAccount.incomingServer.canBeDefaultServer)) { 
+  if (!gDefaultAccount) {
     accountData.smtpRequiresUsername = true;
   }
 }