diff --git a/headers/os/interface/Menu.h b/headers/os/interface/Menu.h
index 1d97e87b8a..8d187aeaee 100644
--- a/headers/os/interface/Menu.h
+++ b/headers/os/interface/Menu.h
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ private:
 
 			LayoutData*		fLayoutData;
 
-			int32			fSubmenus;
+			int32			_reserved;
 
 			char			fTrigger;
 			bool			fResizeToFit;
diff --git a/src/kits/interface/Menu.cpp b/src/kits/interface/Menu.cpp
index 076aa8a7ba..9550d5496c 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/Menu.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/Menu.cpp
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ BMenu::BMenu(const char *name, menu_layout layout)
 	fMaxContentWidth(0.0f),
 	fInitMatrixSize(NULL),
 	fExtraMenuData(NULL),
-	fSubmenus(0),
 	fTrigger(0),
 	fResizeToFit(true),
 	fUseCachedMenuLayout(false),
@@ -223,7 +222,6 @@ BMenu::BMenu(const char *name, float width, float height)
 	fMaxContentWidth(0.0f),
 	fInitMatrixSize(NULL),
 	fExtraMenuData(NULL),
-	fSubmenus(0),
 	fTrigger(0),
 	fResizeToFit(true),
 	fUseCachedMenuLayout(false),
@@ -270,7 +268,6 @@ BMenu::BMenu(BMessage *archive)
 	fMaxContentWidth(0.0f),
 	fInitMatrixSize(NULL),
 	fExtraMenuData(NULL),
-	fSubmenus(0),
 	fTrigger(0),
 	fResizeToFit(true),
 	fUseCachedMenuLayout(false),
@@ -1089,7 +1086,6 @@ BMenu::BMenu(BRect frame, const char *name, uint32 resizingMode, uint32 flags,
 	fMaxContentWidth(0.0f),
 	fInitMatrixSize(NULL),
 	fExtraMenuData(NULL),
-	fSubmenus(0),
 	fTrigger(0),
 	fResizeToFit(resizeToFit),
 	fUseCachedMenuLayout(false),
@@ -1734,8 +1730,7 @@ BMenu::_ComputeColumnLayout(int32 index, bool bestFit, bool moveItems,
 			item->fBounds.bottom = item->fBounds.top + iHeight + fPad.top
 				+ fPad.bottom;
 
-			if (fSubmenus)
-				iWidth += item->Frame().Height();
+			iWidth += item->Frame().Height();
 			
 			frame.right = max_c(frame.right, iWidth + fPad.left + fPad.right);
 			frame.bottom = item->fBounds.bottom + 1.0f;
diff --git a/src/kits/interface/MenuItem.cpp b/src/kits/interface/MenuItem.cpp
index 93ed8c02bf..7098b776b2 100644
--- a/src/kits/interface/MenuItem.cpp
+++ b/src/kits/interface/MenuItem.cpp
@@ -640,10 +640,6 @@ BMenuItem::SetSuper(BMenu *super)
 		debugger("Error - can't add menu or menu item to more than 1 container (either menu or menubar).");
 
 	if (fSubmenu != NULL) {
-		if (super)
-			super->fSubmenus++;
-		else if (fSuper)
-			fSuper->fSubmenus--;	
 		fSubmenu->fSuper = super;
 	}
 
@@ -715,8 +711,9 @@ BMenuItem::_DrawShortcutSymbol()
 	menu->GetFont(&font);
 	BPoint where = ContentLocation();
 	where.x = fBounds.right - font.Size();
-	if (menu->fSubmenus)
-		where.x -= fBounds.Height() - 4;
+	
+	if (fSubmenu)	
+		where.x -= fBounds.Height() - 3;
 
 	switch (fShortcutChar) {
 		case B_DOWN_ARROW: