diff --git a/src/mac/carbon/window.cpp b/src/mac/carbon/window.cpp
index 6991424ffc..3183451f17 100644
--- a/src/mac/carbon/window.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/carbon/window.cpp
@@ -251,10 +251,6 @@ static pascal OSStatus wxMacWindowControlEventHandler( EventHandlerCallRef handl
 
                     {
                         wxMacCGContextStateSaver sg( cgContext ) ;
-                        // make sure the context is having its origin at the wx-window coordinates of the 
-                        // view (read at the top of this file about the differences)
-						if ( thisWindow->MacGetLeftBorderSize() != 0 || thisWindow->MacGetTopBorderSize() != 0 )
-							CGContextTranslateCTM( cgContext , -thisWindow->MacGetLeftBorderSize() , -thisWindow->MacGetTopBorderSize() );
                         float alpha = 1.0 ;
                         {
                             wxWindow* iter = thisWindow ;