3 files changed, 8 insertions, 28 deletions
diff --git a/application/basilisk/components/customizableui/CustomizableUI.jsm b/application/basilisk/components/customizableui/CustomizableUI.jsm
index 31126b37c..d56d63d99 100644
--- a/application/basilisk/components/customizableui/CustomizableUI.jsm
+++ b/application/basilisk/components/customizableui/CustomizableUI.jsm
@@ -158,10 +158,7 @@ var gUIStateBeforeReset = {
 XPCOMUtils.defineLazyGetter(this, "log", () => {
   let scope = {};
   Cu.import("resource://gre/modules/Console.jsm", scope);
-  let debug;
-  try {
-    debug = Services.prefs.getBoolPref(kPrefCustomizationDebug);
-  } catch (ex) {}
+  let  debug = Services.prefs.getBoolPref(kPrefCustomizationDebug, false);
   let consoleOptions = {
     maxLogLevel: debug ? "all" : "log",
     prefix: "CustomizableUI",
@@ -1914,16 +1911,10 @@ var CustomizableUIInternal = {
   // state immediately when a browser window opens, which is important for
   // other consumers of this API.
   loadSavedState: function() {
-    let state = null;
-    try {
-      state = Services.prefs.getCharPref(kPrefCustomizationState);
-    } catch (e) {
-      log.debug("No saved state found");
-      // This will fail if nothing has been customized, so silently fall back to
-      // the defaults.
-    }
-
+    let state = Services.prefs.getCharPref(kPrefCustomizationState, "");
     if (!state) {
+      log.debug("No saved state found");
+      // Nothing has been customized, so silently fall back to the defaults.
       return;
     }
     try {
@@ -2208,10 +2199,7 @@ var CustomizableUIInternal = {
         this.notifyListeners("onWidgetAdded", widget.id, widget.currentArea,
                              widget.currentPosition);
       } else if (widgetMightNeedAutoAdding) {
-        let autoAdd = true;
-        try {
-          autoAdd = Services.prefs.getBoolPref(kPrefCustomizationAutoAdd);
-        } catch (e) {}
+        let autoAdd = Services.prefs.getBoolPref(kPrefCustomizationAutoAdd, true);
 
         // If the widget doesn't have an existing placement, and it hasn't been
         // seen before, then add it to its default area so it can be used.
diff --git a/application/basilisk/components/customizableui/CustomizableWidgets.jsm b/application/basilisk/components/customizableui/CustomizableWidgets.jsm
index 9e8f0ec78..d4a191a97 100644
--- a/application/basilisk/components/customizableui/CustomizableWidgets.jsm
+++ b/application/basilisk/components/customizableui/CustomizableWidgets.jsm
@@ -40,10 +40,7 @@ const kWidePanelItemClass = "panel-wide-item";
 XPCOMUtils.defineLazyGetter(this, "log", () => {
   let scope = {};
   Cu.import("resource://gre/modules/Console.jsm", scope);
-  let debug;
-  try {
-    debug = Services.prefs.getBoolPref(kPrefCustomizationDebug);
-  } catch (ex) {}
+  let debug = Services.prefs.getBoolPref(kPrefCustomizationDebug, false);
   let consoleOptions = {
     maxLogLevel: debug ? "all" : "log",
     prefix: "CustomizableWidgets",
diff --git a/application/basilisk/components/customizableui/CustomizeMode.jsm b/application/basilisk/components/customizableui/CustomizeMode.jsm
index 4365ddfbc..2958655d2 100644
--- a/application/basilisk/components/customizableui/CustomizeMode.jsm
+++ b/application/basilisk/components/customizableui/CustomizeMode.jsm
@@ -40,9 +40,7 @@ let gDebug;
 XPCOMUtils.defineLazyGetter(this, "log", () => {
   let scope = {};
   Cu.import("resource://gre/modules/Console.jsm", scope);
-  try {
-    gDebug = Services.prefs.getBoolPref(kPrefCustomizationDebug);
-  } catch (ex) {}
+  gDebug = Services.prefs.getBoolPref(kPrefCustomizationDebug, false);
   let consoleOptions = {
     maxLogLevel: gDebug ? "all" : "log",
     prefix: "CustomizeMode",
@@ -1503,10 +1501,7 @@ CustomizeMode.prototype = {
     if (!AppConstants.CAN_DRAW_IN_TITLEBAR) {
       return;
     }
-    let drawInTitlebar = true;
-    try {
-      drawInTitlebar = Services.prefs.getBoolPref(kDrawInTitlebarPref);
-    } catch (ex) { }
+    let drawInTitlebar = Services.prefs.getBoolPref(kDrawInTitlebarPref, true);
     let button = this.document.getElementById("customization-titlebar-visibility-button");
     // Drawing in the titlebar means 'hiding' the titlebar:
     if (drawInTitlebar) {