diff --git a/src/mac/carbon/textctrl.cpp b/src/mac/carbon/textctrl.cpp
index a28eb9241c..ad911c3987 100644
--- a/src/mac/carbon/textctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/carbon/textctrl.cpp
@@ -1316,10 +1316,6 @@ void wxTextCtrl::AppendText(const wxString& text)
 
 void wxTextCtrl::Clear()
 {
-    if ( !IsEditable() )
-    {
-        return ;
-    }
     if ( !m_macUsesTXN )
     {
         ::SetControlData((ControlHandle)  m_macControl, 0, ( m_windowStyle & wxTE_PASSWORD ) ? kControlEditTextPasswordTag : kControlEditTextTextTag , 0 , (char*) ((const char*)NULL) ) ;
diff --git a/src/mac/textctrl.cpp b/src/mac/textctrl.cpp
index a28eb9241c..ad911c3987 100644
--- a/src/mac/textctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/textctrl.cpp
@@ -1316,10 +1316,6 @@ void wxTextCtrl::AppendText(const wxString& text)
 
 void wxTextCtrl::Clear()
 {
-    if ( !IsEditable() )
-    {
-        return ;
-    }
     if ( !m_macUsesTXN )
     {
         ::SetControlData((ControlHandle)  m_macControl, 0, ( m_windowStyle & wxTE_PASSWORD ) ? kControlEditTextPasswordTag : kControlEditTextTextTag , 0 , (char*) ((const char*)NULL) ) ;