diff --git a/indra/newview/llmediactrl.cpp b/indra/newview/llmediactrl.cpp
index 90d4dd093b97e597d0142dea8c780694673bf5aa..c4b68bb7e1ce7c72a019ff774ae41622151d9ef7 100755
--- a/indra/newview/llmediactrl.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llmediactrl.cpp
@@ -390,10 +390,12 @@ BOOL LLMediaCtrl::postBuild ()
 	LLUICtrl::CommitCallbackRegistry::ScopedRegistrar registar;
 	registar.add("Open.WebInspector", boost::bind(&LLMediaCtrl::onOpenWebInspector, this));
 
-	// stinson 05/05/2014 : cannot assert on the menu container being NULL because it will be during the processing of main_view.xml
-	// llassert(LLMenuGL::sMenuContainer != NULL);
+	// stinson 05/05/2014 : use this as the parent of the context menu if the static menu
+	// container has yet to be created
+	LLPanel* menuParent = (LLMenuGL::sMenuContainer != NULL) ? dynamic_cast<LLPanel*>(LLMenuGL::sMenuContainer) : dynamic_cast<LLPanel*>(this);
+	llassert(menuParent != NULL);
 	mContextMenu = LLUICtrlFactory::getInstance()->createFromFile<LLContextMenu>(
-		"menu_media_ctrl.xml", LLMenuGL::sMenuContainer, LLViewerMenuHolderGL::child_registry_t::instance());
+		"menu_media_ctrl.xml", menuParent, LLViewerMenuHolderGL::child_registry_t::instance());
 	setVisibleCallback(boost::bind(&LLMediaCtrl::onVisibilityChanged, this, _2));
 
 	return TRUE;
diff --git a/indra/newview/llviewerwindow.cpp b/indra/newview/llviewerwindow.cpp
index 621baee0e69f21f268e68f55674eb53a632f9c60..2cb8e6a3abd9f86c3edb8aa8c22388d750e0ebe6 100755
--- a/indra/newview/llviewerwindow.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llviewerwindow.cpp
@@ -1911,12 +1911,6 @@ void LLViewerWindow::initBase()
 
 	gMenuHolder = getRootView()->getChild<LLViewerMenuHolderGL>("Menu Holder");
 	LLMenuGL::sMenuContainer = gMenuHolder;
-
-	// stinson 05/05/2014 : the panel_progress.xml references a LLMediaCtrl(<web_browser></web_browser>) class
-	// which creates some menu items.  However, because the Menu Holder is not initialized then, we need to
-	// update the parent for the menu items so they will be properly cleaned up.
-	LLMediaCtrl* mediaCtrl = getRootView()->findChild<LLMediaCtrl>("login_media_panel");
-	mediaCtrl->updateContextMenuParent(LLMenuGL::sMenuContainer);
 }
 
 void LLViewerWindow::initWorldUI()