diff --git a/src/generic/renderg.cpp b/src/generic/renderg.cpp
index 66dfb6e330..baf845cb63 100644
--- a/src/generic/renderg.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/renderg.cpp
@@ -386,9 +386,6 @@ wxRendererGeneric::DrawHeaderButtonContents(wxWindow *win,
         dc.GetTextExtent( label, &tw, &th, &td);
         labelWidth += tw;
         y = rect.y + wxMax(0, (rect.height - (th+td)) / 2);
-#ifdef __WXGTK__
-        y += 2; // No idea why.
-#endif
 
         // truncate and add an ellipsis (...) if the text is too wide.
         int targetWidth = rect.width - arrowSpace - bmpWidth - 2*margin;