diff --git a/src/html/helpwnd.cpp b/src/html/helpwnd.cpp
index a8ae308235..73cab4a4cc 100644
--- a/src/html/helpwnd.cpp
+++ b/src/html/helpwnd.cpp
@@ -398,9 +398,6 @@ bool wxHtmlHelpWindow::Create(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id,
     if ( helpStyle & wxHF_CONTENTS )
     {
         wxWindow *dummy = new wxPanel(m_NavigNotebook, wxID_HTML_INDEXPAGE);
-#ifdef __WXMAC__
-        //dummy->SetWindowVariant(wxWINDOW_VARIANT_NORMAL);
-#endif
         wxSizer *topsizer = new wxBoxSizer(wxVERTICAL);
 
         topsizer->Add(0, 10);
@@ -483,9 +480,6 @@ bool wxHtmlHelpWindow::Create(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id,
     if ( helpStyle & wxHF_INDEX )
     {
         wxWindow *dummy = new wxPanel(m_NavigNotebook, wxID_HTML_INDEXPAGE);
-#ifdef __WXMAC__
-        //dummy->SetWindowVariant(wxWINDOW_VARIANT_NORMAL);
-#endif
         wxSizer *topsizer = new wxBoxSizer(wxVERTICAL);
 
         dummy->SetSizer(topsizer);
@@ -526,9 +520,6 @@ bool wxHtmlHelpWindow::Create(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id,
     if ( helpStyle & wxHF_SEARCH )
     {
         wxWindow *dummy = new wxPanel(m_NavigNotebook, wxID_HTML_INDEXPAGE);
-#ifdef __WXMAC__
-        //dummy->SetWindowVariant(wxWINDOW_VARIANT_NORMAL);
-#endif
         wxSizer *sizer = new wxBoxSizer(wxVERTICAL);
 
         dummy->SetSizer(sizer);