diff --git a/src/gtk/textctrl.cpp b/src/gtk/textctrl.cpp
index 41e5279bd3..6fad82910c 100644
--- a/src/gtk/textctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/textctrl.cpp
@@ -797,11 +797,8 @@ bool wxTextCtrl::Create( wxWindow *parent,
         // new, empty control, see https://github.com/wxWidgets/wxWidgets/issues/11409
         gtk_entry_get_text((GtkEntry*)m_text);
 
-#ifndef __WXGTK3__
         if (style & wxNO_BORDER)
             gtk_entry_set_has_frame((GtkEntry*)m_text, FALSE);
-#endif
-
     }
     g_object_ref(m_widget);