diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
index 70e6e38c6f..603454f8b5 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui_ed.cc
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ ARDOUR_UI::build_menu_bar ()
 	use_menubar_as_top_menubar ();
 #endif
 	
-	menu_hbox.pack_end (*ev, false, false, 6);
+//	menu_hbox.pack_end (*ev, false, false, 6);
 
 	menu_bar_base.set_name ("MainMenuBar");
 	menu_bar_base.add (menu_hbox);
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ui/editor_window.xml b/gtk2_ardour/ui/editor_window.xml
index 1532bc42ec..ce3d73fbea 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ui/editor_window.xml
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ui/editor_window.xml
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
                 pagesize="2.0"/>
     <HBox>
     <HBox id="menu_bar_base"/>
-      <Eventbox bgnormal="#ff0000" width="10"/>
     </HBox>
     <EventBox bgnormal="#000000">
       <VBox borderwidth="2" spacing ="1">