diff --git a/utils/themeeditor/graphics/rbscreen.cpp b/utils/themeeditor/graphics/rbscreen.cpp
index cb69afd906..054e8fee37 100644
--- a/utils/themeeditor/graphics/rbscreen.cpp
+++ b/utils/themeeditor/graphics/rbscreen.cpp
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@
 RBScreen::RBScreen(const RBRenderInfo& info, bool remote,
                    QGraphicsItem *parent)
                        :QGraphicsItem(parent), backdrop(0), project(project),
-                       albumArt(0), defaultStatusBar(true),
-                       statusBarTexture(":/render/statusbar.png")
+                       albumArt(0)
 {
 
     if(remote)
@@ -118,8 +117,6 @@ void RBScreen::paint(QPainter *painter, const QStyleOptionGraphicsItem *option,
         painter->fillRect(0, 0, width, height, bgColor);
     }
 
-    if(defaultStatusBar)
-        painter->fillRect(QRectF(0, 0, width, 8), statusBarTexture);
 }
 
 void RBScreen::loadViewport(QString name, RBViewport *view)
diff --git a/utils/themeeditor/graphics/rbscreen.h b/utils/themeeditor/graphics/rbscreen.h
index 70df399b34..b472e8eae4 100644
--- a/utils/themeeditor/graphics/rbscreen.h
+++ b/utils/themeeditor/graphics/rbscreen.h
@@ -84,8 +84,6 @@ public:
         }
     }
 
-    void disableStatusBar(){ defaultStatusBar = false; }
-    void enableStatusBar(){ defaultStatusBar = true; }
 
 private:
     int width;
@@ -104,10 +102,6 @@ private:
     QList<QString> displayedViewports;
 
     RBAlbumArt* albumArt;
-
-    bool defaultStatusBar;
-    QPixmap statusBarTexture;
-
 };
 
 #endif // RBSCREEN_H
diff --git a/utils/themeeditor/models/parsetreenode.cpp b/utils/themeeditor/models/parsetreenode.cpp
index 08ce703859..f1ee3b27ca 100644
--- a/utils/themeeditor/models/parsetreenode.cpp
+++ b/utils/themeeditor/models/parsetreenode.cpp
@@ -628,15 +628,17 @@ bool ParseTreeNode::execTag(const RBRenderInfo& info, RBViewport* viewport)
         switch(element->tag->name[1])
         {
         case 'd':
-            info.screen()->disableStatusBar();
+            /* %wd */
+            /* Disable SBS rendering */
             return true;
 
         case 'e':
-            info.screen()->enableStatusBar();
+            /* %we */
+            /* Totally extraneous */
             return true;
 
         case 'i':
-            info.screen()->disableStatusBar();
+            /* %wi */
             viewport->enableStatusBar();
             return true;
         }