diff --git a/browser/installer/removed-files.in b/browser/installer/removed-files.in
index 188e5e95d697..3c12a9c328c1 100644
--- a/browser/installer/removed-files.in
+++ b/browser/installer/removed-files.in
@@ -553,9 +553,7 @@ res/fonts/mathfontMath2.properties
 res/fonts/mathfontMath4.properties
 res/fonts/mathfontMTExtra.properties
 res/fonts/mathfontPUA.properties
-#ifndef XP_WIN
 res/fonts/mathfontSymbol.properties
-#endif
 res/fonts/fontEncoding.properties
 res/fonts/pangoFontEncoding.properties
 res/fonts/fontNameMap.properties
diff --git a/layout/mathml/base/src/Makefile.in b/layout/mathml/base/src/Makefile.in
index 0b670832e926..28af5fc48323 100644
--- a/layout/mathml/base/src/Makefile.in
+++ b/layout/mathml/base/src/Makefile.in
@@ -113,31 +113,18 @@ FORCE_STATIC_LIB = 1
 
 include $(topsrcdir)/config/rules.mk
 
-font_properties = \
+_PROPERTIES 	= \
+	mathfont.properties \
 	mathfontUnicode.properties \
 	mathfontSTIXNonUnicode.properties \
 	mathfontSTIXSize1.properties \
 	mathfontStandardSymbolsL.properties \
 	$(NULL)
 
-ifeq ($(TARGET_MD_ARCH),win32)
-font_properties += \
-	mathfontSymbol.properties
-endif
-
-libs:: $(font_properties)
+libs:: $(_PROPERTIES)
 	$(INSTALL) $^ $(DIST)/bin/res/fonts
 
-install:: $(font_properties)
+install:: $(_PROPERTIES)
 	$(SYSINSTALL) $(IFLAGS1) $^ $(DESTDIR)$(mozappdir)/res/fonts
 
-math_properties = mathfont.properties
-
-$(DIST)/bin/res/fonts/$(math_properties) $(DESTDIR)$(mozappdir)/res/fonts/$(math_properties): $(math_properties) Makefile
-	test -d $(@D) || $(NSINSTALL) -D $(@D)
-	$(PYTHON) $(MOZILLA_DIR)/config/Preprocessor.py --marker=% $(DEFINES) $(ACDEFINES) $< > $@
-
-libs:: $(DIST)/bin/res/fonts/$(math_properties)
-install:: $(DESTDIR)$(mozappdir)/res/fonts/$(math_properties)
-
 DEFINES += -D_IMPL_NS_LAYOUT
diff --git a/layout/mathml/base/src/mathfont.properties b/layout/mathml/base/src/mathfont.properties
index eb93bdc6c307..dd806653d6f8 100644
--- a/layout/mathml/base/src/mathfont.properties
+++ b/layout/mathml/base/src/mathfont.properties
@@ -51,11 +51,7 @@ mathfont_missing_dialog_message = To properly display the MathML on this page yo
 # end of this file for details on the setup of the property file associated to
 # each font.  Do not include the Unicode table in this list.
 
-%ifdef XP_WIN
-font.mathfont-glyph-tables = STIXNonUnicode, STIXSize1, Standard Symbols L, Symbol
-%else
 font.mathfont-glyph-tables = STIXNonUnicode, STIXSize1, Standard Symbols L
-%endif
 
 # The ordered list of fonts with which to attempt to stretch MathML
 # characters is controlled by setting pref("font.mathfont-family",
diff --git a/layout/mathml/base/src/mathfontSymbol.properties b/layout/mathml/base/src/mathfontSymbol.properties
index 72757960fc96..312c23f03436 100644
--- a/layout/mathml/base/src/mathfontSymbol.properties
+++ b/layout/mathml/base/src/mathfontSymbol.properties
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #                                                                       
 # Contributor(s):                                                       
 #   Roger B. Sidje <rbs@maths.uq.edu.au>                                
-#   Karl Tomlinson <karlt+@karlt.net>, Mozilla Corporation
 #
 # Alternatively, the contents of this file may be used under the terms of
 # either the GNU General Public License Version 2 or later (the "GPL"), or
@@ -39,42 +38,36 @@
 #  LOCALIZATION NOTE: FILE
 #  Do not translate anything in this file
 
-# This file contains the list of all stretchy MathML chars that can be
-# rendered with Monotype's Symbol font.
-#
-# This file should normally only be installed on MS Windows systems as other
-# platforms have different fonts with the same family name but different
-# character codes.
+# This file contains the list of all stretchy MathML chars that
+# can be rendered with the indicated mathfont.
 mathfont = Symbol
 
 #        [ T/L |  M  | B/R |  G  | size0 ... size{N-1} ]
-\u0028 = \uF0E6\uFFFD\uF0E8\uF0E7\uF028 # (
-\u0029 = \uF0F6\uFFFD\uF0F8\uF0F7\uF029 # )
-\u005B = \uF0E9\uFFFD\uF0EB\uF0EA\uF05B # [
-\u005D = \uF0F9\uFFFD\uF0FB\uF0FA\uF05D # ]
-\u007B = \uF0EC\uF0ED\uF0EE\uF0EF\uF07B # {
-\u007C = \uFFFD\uFFFD\uFFFD\uF07C\uF07C # |
-\u007D = \uF0FC\uF0FD\uF0FE\uF0EF\uF07D # }
+\u0028 = \uF8FF\uFFFD\uF8FF\uF8FF\u0028 # (
+\u0029 = \uF8FF\uFFFD\uF8FF\uF8FF\u0029 # )
+\u005B = \uF8FF\uFFFD\uF8FF\uF8FF\u005B # [
+\u005D = \uF8FF\uFFFD\uF8FF\uF8FF\u005D # ]
+\u007B = \uF8FF\uF8FF\uF8FF\uF8FF\u007B # {
+\u007C = \uFFFD\uFFFD\uFFFD\u007C\u007C # |
+\u007D = \uF8FF\uF8FF\uF8FF\uF8FF\u007D # }
+\u2190 = \u2190\uFFFD\uFFFD\uF8FF\u2190 # LeftArrow, larr, leftarrow
+\u2191 = \u2191\uFFFD\uFFFD\uF8FF\u2191 # UpArrow, uarr, uparrow
+\u2192 = \uFFFD\uFFFD\u2192\uF8FF\u2192 # RightArrow, rarr, rightarrow
+\u2193 = \uFFFD\uFFFD\u2193\uF8FF\u2193 # DownArrow, darr, downarrow
+\u2194 = \u2190\uFFFD\u2192\uF8FF\u2194 # LeftRightArrow, harr, leftrightarrow
+\u2195 = \u2191\uFFFD\u2193\uF8FF\u2195 # UpDownArrow, updownarrow, varr
+\u2308 = \u005B.T\uFFFD\uFFFD\u005B.G\u2308 # LeftCeiling, lceil
+\u2309 = \u005D.T\uFFFD\uFFFD\u005D.G\u2309 # RightCeiling, rceil
+\u230A = \uFFFD\uFFFD\u005B.B\u005B.G\u230A # LeftFloor, lfloor
+\u230B = \uFFFD\uFFFD\u005D.B\u005D.G\u230B # RightFloor, rfloor
 
-\u00AF = \uFFFD\uFFFD\uFFFD\uF060\uF060 # ad-hoc: overbar is stretched with the radical extender 
-\u0332 = \uFFFD\uFFFD\uFFFD\uF05F\uF05F # ad-hoc: UnderBar (0x0332) is stretched with underscore
+\u005F = \uFFFD\uFFFD\uFFFD\u005F\u0332 # ad-hock: UnderBar (0x0332) is stretched with underscore
+\u00AF = \uFFFD\uFFFD\uFFFD\uF8E5\u00AF # ad-hoc: overbar is stretched with the radical extender 
 
-\u2190 = \uF0AC\uFFFD\uFFFD\uF0BE\uF0AC # LeftArrow, larr, leftarrow
-\u2191 = \uF0AD\uFFFD\uFFFD\uF0BD\uF0AD # UpArrow, uarr, uparrow
-\u2192 = \uFFFD\uFFFD\uF0AE\uF0BE\uF0AE # RightArrow, rarr, rightarrow
-\u2193 = \uFFFD\uFFFD\uF0AF\uF0BD\uF0AF # DownArrow, darr, downarrow
-\u2194 = \uF0AC\uFFFD\uF0AE\uF0BE\uF0B4 # LeftRightArrow, harr, leftrightarrow
-\u2195 = \uF0AD\uFFFD\uF0AF\uF0BD       # UpDownArrow, updownarrow, varr
+#For Windows
+#\u222B = \u2320\uFFFD\u2321\uF8FF\u222B # Integral, int
 
-\u222B = \uF0F3\uFFFD\uF0F5\uF0F4\uF0F2 # Integral, int
-
-# Using parts of [ and ]
-\u2308 = \uF0E9\uFFFD\uFFFD\uF0EA\uF0E9 # LeftCeiling, lceil
-\u2309 = \uF0F9\uFFFD\uFFFD\uF0FA\uF0F9 # RightCeiling, rceil
-\u230A = \uFFFD\uFFFD\uF0EB\uF0EA\uF0EB # LeftFloor, lfloor
-\u230B = \uFFFD\uFFFD\uF0FB\uF0FA\uF0FB # RightFloor, rfloor
-
-# same as normal arrows
-\u27F5 = \uF0AC\uFFFD\uFFFD\uF0BE # LongLeftArrow
-\u27F6 = \uFFFD\uFFFD\uF0AE\uF0BE # LongRightArrow
-\u27F7 = \uF0AC\uFFFD\uF0AE\uF0BE # LongLeftRightArrow
+# For Linux, we want to use a rule as glue for the 
+# integral to avoid problems with the font' supplied glue
+# (this is okay for Windows too)
+\u222B = \u2320\uFFFD\u2321\uFFFD\u222B # Integral, int
diff --git a/layout/mathml/base/src/mathml.pkg b/layout/mathml/base/src/mathml.pkg
index 9cea9c80a81b..9bfe798e6426 100644
--- a/layout/mathml/base/src/mathml.pkg
+++ b/layout/mathml/base/src/mathml.pkg
@@ -6,6 +6,3 @@ dist/bin/res/fonts/mathfontUnicode.properties
 dist/bin/res/fonts/mathfontSTIXNonUnicode.properties
 dist/bin/res/fonts/mathfontSTIXSize1.properties
 dist/bin/res/fonts/mathfontStandardSymbolsL.properties
-#if TARGET_MD_ARCH==win32
-dist/bin/res/fonts/mathfontSymbol.properties
-#endif
diff --git a/modules/libpref/src/init/all.js b/modules/libpref/src/init/all.js
index c7af364765ab..ef7af83e1410 100644
--- a/modules/libpref/src/init/all.js
+++ b/modules/libpref/src/init/all.js
@@ -1367,9 +1367,6 @@ pref("font.default.zh-HK", "sans-serif");
 pref("font.size.variable.zh-HK", 16);
 pref("font.size.fixed.zh-HK", 16);
 
-// We have special support for Monotype Symbol on Windows.
-pref("font.mathfont-family", "STIXNonUnicode, STIXSize1, STIXGeneral, Symbol, DejaVu Sans, Cambria Math");
-
 pref("ui.key.menuAccessKeyFocuses", true);
 
 // override double-click word selection behavior.