diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_dependents.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_dependents.cc
index ede0071acd..5689aa9044 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_dependents.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_dependents.cc
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ ARDOUR_UI::connect_dependents_to_session (ARDOUR::Session *s)
 gint
 ARDOUR_UI::exit_on_main_window_close (GdkEventAny * /*ev*/)
 {
-#ifdef TOP_MENUBAR
+#ifdef GTKOSX
 	/* just hide the window, and return - the top menu stays up */
 	editor->hide ();
 	return TRUE;
@@ -276,25 +276,7 @@ ARDOUR_UI::setup_windows ()
 
 	we_have_dependents ();
 
-#ifdef TOP_MENUBAR
-	EventBox* status_bar_event_box = manage (new EventBox);
-
-	status_bar_event_box->add (status_bar_label);
-	status_bar_event_box->add_events (Gdk::BUTTON_PRESS_MASK|Gdk::BUTTON_RELEASE_MASK);
-	status_bar_label.set_size_request (300, -1);
-	status_bar_label.set_ellipsize (Pango::ELLIPSIZE_END);
-	status_bar_label.set_single_line_mode (true);
-
-	status_bar_label.show ();
-	status_bar_event_box->show ();
-
-	status_bar_event_box->signal_button_press_event().connect (mem_fun (*this, &ARDOUR_UI::status_bar_button_press));
-
-	status_bar_hpacker.pack_start (*status_bar_event_box, true, true, 6);
-	status_bar_hpacker.pack_start (menu_bar_base, false, false, 2);
-#else
 	top_packer.pack_start (menu_bar_base, false, false);
-#endif
 
 	main_vpacker.pack_start (top_packer, false, false);
 
@@ -303,10 +285,6 @@ ARDOUR_UI::setup_windows ()
 	main_vpacker.pack_start (transport_frame, false, false);
 	main_vpacker.pack_start (_tabs, true, true);
 
-#ifdef TOP_MENUBAR
-	main_vpacker.pack_start (status_bar_hpacker, false, false);
-#endif
-
 	LuaInstance::instance()->ActionChanged.connect (sigc::mem_fun (*this, &ARDOUR_UI::update_action_script_btn));
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < 9; ++i) {
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
index a5284fa14c..f7693be56a 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
@@ -700,10 +700,10 @@ ARDOUR_UI::build_menu_bar ()
 	format_label.set_name ("Format");
 	format_label.set_use_markup ();
 
-#ifndef TOP_MENUBAR
-	menu_hbox.pack_start (*menu_bar, false, false);
-#else
+#ifdef GTKOSX
 	use_menubar_as_top_menubar ();
+#else
+	menu_hbox.pack_start (*menu_bar, false, false);
 #endif
 
 	hbox->pack_end (error_alert_button, false, false, 2);