diff --git a/src/osx/carbon/statbrma.cpp b/src/osx/carbon/statbrma.cpp
index 35e1b86893..9bc4274227 100644
--- a/src/osx/carbon/statbrma.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/carbon/statbrma.cpp
@@ -125,27 +125,17 @@ void wxStatusBarMac::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
     wxPaintDC dc(this);
     dc.Clear();
 
-    int major, minor;
-    wxGetOsVersion( &major, &minor );
     int w, h;
     GetSize( &w, &h );
 
     if ( MacIsReallyHilited() )
     {
         wxPen white( *wxWHITE , 1 , wxPENSTYLE_SOLID );
-        if (major >= 10)
-        {
-            // Finder statusbar border color: (Project Builder similar is 9B9B9B)
-            if ( MacGetTopLevelWindow()->GetExtraStyle() & wxFRAME_EX_METAL )
-                dc.SetPen(wxPen(wxColour(0x40, 0x40, 0x40), 1, wxPENSTYLE_SOLID));
-            else
-                dc.SetPen(wxPen(wxColour(0xB1, 0xB1, 0xB1), 1, wxPENSTYLE_SOLID));
-        }
+        // Finder statusbar border color: (Project Builder similar is 9B9B9B)
+        if ( MacGetTopLevelWindow()->GetExtraStyle() & wxFRAME_EX_METAL )
+            dc.SetPen(wxPen(wxColour(0x40, 0x40, 0x40), 1, wxPENSTYLE_SOLID));
         else
-        {
-            wxPen black( *wxBLACK , 1 , wxPENSTYLE_SOLID );
-            dc.SetPen(black);
-        }
+            dc.SetPen(wxPen(wxColour(0xB1, 0xB1, 0xB1), 1, wxPENSTYLE_SOLID));
 
         dc.DrawLine(0, 0, w, 0);
         dc.SetPen(white);
@@ -153,11 +143,8 @@ void wxStatusBarMac::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
     }
     else
     {
-        if (major >= 10)
-            // Finder statusbar border color: (Project Builder similar is 9B9B9B)
-            dc.SetPen(wxPen(wxColour(0xB1, 0xB1, 0xB1), 1, wxPENSTYLE_SOLID));
-        else
-            dc.SetPen(wxPen(wxColour(0x80, 0x80, 0x80), 1, wxPENSTYLE_SOLID));
+        // Finder statusbar border color: (Project Builder similar is 9B9B9B)
+        dc.SetPen(wxPen(wxColour(0xB1, 0xB1, 0xB1), 1, wxPENSTYLE_SOLID));
 
         dc.DrawLine(0, 0, w, 0);
     }