diff --git a/src/mac/carbon/dialog.cpp b/src/mac/carbon/dialog.cpp
index 95606e6db0..f31a42497d 100644
--- a/src/mac/carbon/dialog.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/carbon/dialog.cpp
@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ END_EVENT_TABLE()
 
 wxDialog::wxDialog()
 {
-      m_isShown = FALSE;
-    SetBackgroundColour(wxSystemSettings::GetColour(wxSYS_COLOUR_3DFACE));
+    m_isShown = FALSE;
 }
 
 bool wxDialog::Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,