diff --git a/src/osx/cocoa/dataview.mm b/src/osx/cocoa/dataview.mm
index 3b603a36e9..ac596c5114 100644
--- a/src/osx/cocoa/dataview.mm
+++ b/src/osx/cocoa/dataview.mm
@@ -3438,10 +3438,7 @@ bool wxDataViewIconTextRenderer::MacRender()
 
     cell = (wxImageTextCell*) GetNativeData()->GetItemCell();
     iconText << GetValue();
-    if (iconText.GetIcon().IsOk())
-        [cell setImage:wxBitmap(iconText.GetIcon()).GetNSImage()];
-    else
-        [cell setImage:nil];
+    [cell setImage:iconText.GetIcon().GetNSImage()];
     [cell setStringValue:wxCFStringRef(iconText.GetText()).AsNSString()];
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/osx/cocoa/window.mm b/src/osx/cocoa/window.mm
index de39ab8afe..8858d3aaee 100644
--- a/src/osx/cocoa/window.mm
+++ b/src/osx/cocoa/window.mm
@@ -3444,11 +3444,7 @@ void wxWidgetCocoaImpl::SetBitmap( const wxBitmap& bitmap )
 {
     if (  [m_osxView respondsToSelector:@selector(setImage:)] )
     {
-        if (bitmap.IsOk())
-            [m_osxView setImage:bitmap.GetNSImage()];
-        else
-            [m_osxView setImage:nil];
-
+        [m_osxView setImage:bitmap.GetNSImage()];
         [m_osxView setNeedsDisplay:YES];
     }
 }