diff --git a/src/preferences/mouse/MouseView.cpp b/src/preferences/mouse/MouseView.cpp
index 091a77610d..70870ae979 100644
--- a/src/preferences/mouse/MouseView.cpp
+++ b/src/preferences/mouse/MouseView.cpp
@@ -99,10 +99,7 @@ MouseView::MouseView(BRect rect, const MouseSettings &settings)
 	//fMouseBitmap = BTranslationUtils::GetBitmap(B_PNG_FORMAT, "mouse_bmap");
 	//fMouseDownBitmap = BTranslationUtils::GetBitmap(B_PNG_FORMAT, "pressed_mouse_bmap");
 
-	if (fMouseDownBitmap != NULL)
-		fMouseDownBounds = fMouseDownBitmap->Bounds();
-	else
-		fMouseDownBounds.Set(0, 0, 55, 29);
+	fMouseDownBounds = fMouseDownBitmap->Bounds();
 }