diff --git a/headers/private/interface/BMCPrivate.h b/headers/private/interface/BMCPrivate.h
index 5581d88d0f..876ad1f37c 100644
--- a/headers/private/interface/BMCPrivate.h
+++ b/headers/private/interface/BMCPrivate.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ public:
 private:
 								_BMCMenuBar_&operator=(const _BMCMenuBar_&);
 
-			void				_Init(bool setMaxContentWidth);
+			void				_Init();
 
 			BMenuField*			fMenuField;
 			bool				fFixedSize;	
diff --git a/src/kits/interface/BMCPrivate.cpp b/src/kits/interface/BMCPrivate.cpp
index 023769aa1c..e46eef58c0 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/BMCPrivate.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/BMCPrivate.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ _BMCMenuBar_::_BMCMenuBar_(BRect frame, bool fixedSize, BMenuField* menuField)
 	fRunner(NULL),
 	fShowPopUpMarker(true)
 {
-	_Init(fixedSize);
+	_Init();
 }
 
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ _BMCMenuBar_::_BMCMenuBar_(BMenuField* menuField)
 	fRunner(NULL),
 	fShowPopUpMarker(true)
 {
-	_Init(true);
+	_Init();
 }
 
 
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ _BMCMenuBar_::MaxSize()
 
 
 void
-_BMCMenuBar_::_Init(bool setMaxContentWidth)
+_BMCMenuBar_::_Init()
 {
 	SetFlags(Flags() | B_FRAME_EVENTS);
 	SetBorder(B_BORDER_CONTENTS);
@@ -334,7 +334,4 @@ _BMCMenuBar_::_Init(bool setMaxContentWidth)
 		right + fShowPopUpMarker ? kPopUpIndicatorWidth : 0, bottom);
 
 	fPreviousWidth = Bounds().Width();
-
-	if (setMaxContentWidth)
-		SetMaxContentWidth(fPreviousWidth);
 }
diff --git a/src/kits/interface/MenuField.cpp b/src/kits/interface/MenuField.cpp
index e30fe662fa..f660b9e38c 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/MenuField.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/MenuField.cpp
@@ -547,7 +547,6 @@ BMenuField::FrameResized(float newWidth, float newHeight)
 		// resizing ourselfs might have caused the menubar
 		// to be outside now
 		fMenuBar->ResizeTo(_MenuBarWidth(), fMenuBar->Frame().Height());
-		fMenuBar->SetMaxContentWidth(_MenuBarWidth());
 	}
 
 	if (newHeight != fLayoutData->previous_height && Label()) {
@@ -665,10 +664,8 @@ BMenuField::SetDivider(float position)
 
 		fMenuBar->MoveTo(_MenuBarOffset(), kVMargin);
 
-		if (fFixedSizeMB) {
+		if (fFixedSizeMB)
 			fMenuBar->ResizeTo(_MenuBarWidth(), dirty.Height());
-			fMenuBar->SetMaxContentWidth(_MenuBarWidth());
-		}
 
 		dirty = dirty | fMenuBar->Frame();
 		dirty.InsetBy(-kVMargin, -kVMargin);