diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h
index 029011e717..b493482b40 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h
@@ -564,8 +564,6 @@ class ARDOUR_UI : public Gtkmm2ext::UI, public ARDOUR::SessionHandlePtr
 	/* menu bar and associated stuff */
 
 	Gtk::MenuBar* menu_bar;
-	Gtk::EventBox menu_bar_base;
-	Gtk::HBox     menu_hbox;
 
 	void use_menubar_as_top_menubar ();
 	void build_menu_bar ();
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui2.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui2.cc
index 3f03e5f704..0ac819de40 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui2.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui2.cc
@@ -88,9 +88,6 @@ ARDOUR_UI::setup_windows ()
 
 	we_have_dependents ();
 
-#ifndef TOP_MENUBAR
-	editor->get_h_box ("menu_bar_base").pack_start (menu_bar_base, false, false);
-#endif
 	if (ARDOUR::Profile->get_trx()) {
 		top_packer.pack_start (tracks_tools_packer, false, false);
 	} else {
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
index 603454f8b5..f26ca005d1 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
@@ -772,29 +772,8 @@ ARDOUR_UI::build_menu_bar ()
 	// so use this instead ...
 	gtk_settings_set_long_property (gtk_settings_get_default(), "gtk-can-change-accels", 1, "Ardour:designers");
 
-	EventBox* ev = manage (new EventBox);
-	ev->show ();
-	CairoHPacker* hbox = manage (new CairoHPacker);
-	hbox->set_name (X_("StatusBarBox"));
-	hbox->show ();
-	hbox->set_border_width (3);
-
-	VBox* vbox = manage (new VBox);
-	vbox->pack_start (*hbox, true, false);
-	vbox->show();
-
-	ev->add (*vbox);
-
-#ifndef TOP_MENUBAR
- 	menu_hbox.pack_start (*menu_bar, false, false);
-#else
-	use_menubar_as_top_menubar ();
-#endif
-	
-//	menu_hbox.pack_end (*ev, false, false, 6);
-
-	menu_bar_base.set_name ("MainMenuBar");
-	menu_bar_base.add (menu_hbox);
+	editor->get_h_box ("menu_bar_home").pack_start (*menu_bar, false, false);
+	return;
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ui/editor_window.xml b/gtk2_ardour/ui/editor_window.xml
index ce3d73fbea..92f255dbcc 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ui/editor_window.xml
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ui/editor_window.xml
@@ -38,9 +38,7 @@
                 maxvalue="10"
                 step="0.2"
                 pagesize="2.0"/>
-    <HBox>
-    <HBox id="menu_bar_base"/>
-    </HBox>
+    <HBox id="menu_bar_home"/>
     <EventBox bgnormal="#000000">
       <VBox borderwidth="2" spacing ="1">
         <EventBox bgnormal="#282828">