diff --git a/functions.js b/functions.js
index 5dcfe6f3a..615d59fc3 100644
--- a/functions.js
+++ b/functions.js
@@ -1417,12 +1417,6 @@ function feedBrowser() {
 					new Ajax.Request("backend.php", {
 						parameters: query,
 						onComplete: function(transport) { 
-		
-							var nf = transport.responseXML.getElementsByTagName('num-feeds')[0];
-							var nf_value = nf.getAttribute("value");
-		
-							notify_info(__("Subscribed to %d feed(s).").replace("%d", nf_value));
-		
 							if (inPreferences()) {
 								updateFeedList();
 							}
@@ -1446,17 +1440,19 @@ function feedBrowser() {
 						Element.hide('feed_browser_spinner');
 		
 						var c = $("browseFeedList");
-						var r = transport.responseXML.getElementsByTagName("content")[0];
-						var nr = transport.responseXML.getElementsByTagName("num-results")[0];
-						var mode = transport.responseXML.getElementsByTagName("mode")[0];
+
+						var reply = JSON.parse(transport.responseText);
+
+						var r = reply['content'];
+						var mode = reply['mode'];
 		
 						if (c && r) {
-							c.innerHTML = r.firstChild.nodeValue;
+							c.innerHTML = r;
 						}
 		
 						dojo.parser.parse("browseFeedList");
 		
-						if (parseInt(mode.getAttribute("value")) == 2) {
+						if (mode == 2) {
 							Element.show(dijit.byId('feed_archive_remove').domNode);
 						} else {
 							Element.hide(dijit.byId('feed_archive_remove').domNode);
diff --git a/modules/backend-rpc.php b/modules/backend-rpc.php
index 3120fb7b3..7c26d2ec4 100644
--- a/modules/backend-rpc.php
+++ b/modules/backend-rpc.php
@@ -551,25 +551,18 @@
 		}
 
 		if ($subop == "updateFeedBrowser") {
+			header("Content-Type: text/plain");
 
 			$search = db_escape_string($_REQUEST["search"]);
 			$limit = db_escape_string($_REQUEST["limit"]);
-			$mode = db_escape_string($_REQUEST["mode"]);
-
-			print "<rpc-reply>";
-			print "<content>";
-			print "<![CDATA[";
-			$ctr = print_feed_browser($link, $search, $limit, $mode);
-			print "]]>";
-			print "</content>";
-			print "<num-results value=\"$ctr\"/>";
-			print "<mode value=\"$mode\"/>";
-			print "</rpc-reply>";
+			$mode = (int) db_escape_string($_REQUEST["mode"]);
 
+			print json_encode(array("content" =>
+				make_feed_browser($link, $search, $limit, $mode),
+				"mode" => $mode));
 			return;
 		}
 
-
 		if ($subop == "massSubscribe") {
 
 			$ids = split(",", db_escape_string($_REQUEST["ids"]));
@@ -611,12 +604,6 @@
 				}
 			}
 
-			$num_feeds = count($subscribed);
-
-			print "<rpc-reply>";
-			print "<num-feeds value='$num_feeds'/>";
-			print "</rpc-reply>";
-
 			return;
 		} 
 
diff --git a/modules/popup-dialog.php b/modules/popup-dialog.php
index 16b727fd1..6da30521b 100644
--- a/modules/popup-dialog.php
+++ b/modules/popup-dialog.php
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@
 			$owner_uid = $_SESSION["uid"];
 
 			print "<ul class='browseFeedList' id='browseFeedList'>";
-			print_feed_browser($link, $search, 25);
+			print make_feed_browser($link, $search, 25);
 			print "</ul>";
 
 			print "<div align='center'>
diff --git a/modules/pref-feeds.php b/modules/pref-feeds.php
index ed320d191..33d3a43fc 100644
--- a/modules/pref-feeds.php
+++ b/modules/pref-feeds.php
@@ -1362,9 +1362,10 @@
 
 	}
 
-	function print_feed_browser($link, $search, $limit, $mode = 1) {
+	function make_feed_browser($link, $search, $limit, $mode = 1) {
 
-			$owner_uid = $_SESSION["uid"];
+		$owner_uid = $_SESSION["uid"];
+		$rv = '';
 
 			if ($search) {
 				$search_qpart = "AND (UPPER(feed_url) LIKE UPPER('%$search%') OR 
@@ -1436,7 +1437,7 @@
 						style='border-width : 0px; vertical-align : middle' 
 						src='images/feed-icon-12x12.png'></a>";
 
-					print "<li title=\"".htmlspecialchars($details["site_url"])."\" 
+					$rv .= "<li title=\"".htmlspecialchars($details["site_url"])."\" 
 						id=\"FBROW-".$details["id"]."\">$check_box".
 						"$feed_icon $feed_url " . htmlspecialchars($details["title"]) . 
 						"&nbsp;<span class='subscribers'>($subscribers)</span>
@@ -1479,7 +1480,7 @@
 						style='border-width : 0px; vertical-align : middle' 
 						src='images/feed-icon-12x12.png'></a>";
 
-					print "<li title='".$line['site_url']."' class='$class' 
+					$rv .= "<li title='".$line['site_url']."' class='$class' 
 						id=\"FBROW-".$line["id"]."\">".
 						$check_box . "$feed_icon $feed_url " . $title . 
 						$archived . $site_url . "</li>";
@@ -1491,10 +1492,10 @@
 			}
 
 			if ($feedctr == 0) {
-				print "<li style=\"text-align : center\"><p>".__('No feeds found.')."</p></li>";
+				$rv .= "<li style=\"text-align : center\"><p>".__('No feeds found.')."</p></li>";
 			}
 
-		return $feedctr;
+		return $rv;
 
 	}