diff --git a/thunar/thunar-window.c b/thunar/thunar-window.c
index 721a7fbc273da25a05999273fb7c8e90f582fcc9..0e742b5054dc61652e30b91c241c89a935f828d1 100644
--- a/thunar/thunar-window.c
+++ b/thunar/thunar-window.c
@@ -785,17 +785,6 @@ thunar_window_init (ThunarWindow *window)
   thunar_window_install_sidepane (window, type);
   g_free (last_side_pane);
 
-  /* setup a new statusbar */
-  window->statusbar = thunar_statusbar_new ();
-  gtk_widget_set_hexpand (window->statusbar, TRUE);
-  gtk_grid_attach (GTK_GRID (window->view_box), window->statusbar, 0, 2, 1, 1);
-  if (last_statusbar_visible)
-    gtk_widget_show (window->statusbar);
-
-  if (G_LIKELY (window->view != NULL))
-    thunar_window_binding_create (window, window->view, "statusbar-text", window->statusbar, "text", G_BINDING_SYNC_CREATE);
-
-
   /* setup a new statusbar */
   window->statusbar = thunar_statusbar_new ();
   gtk_widget_set_hexpand (window->statusbar, TRUE);