diff --git a/src/osx/core/colour.cpp b/src/osx/core/colour.cpp
index e39d215cdc..7de9084fdc 100644
--- a/src/osx/core/colour.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/core/colour.cpp
@@ -70,14 +70,11 @@ void wxColour::InitRGBA (ChannelType r, ChannelType g, ChannelType b, ChannelTyp
 
     CGColorRef col = 0 ;
 #if wxOSX_USE_COCOA_OR_CARBON 
-    if ( CGColorCreateGenericRGB != NULL )
-        col = CGColorCreateGenericRGB( (CGFloat)(r / 255.0), (CGFloat) (g / 255.0), (CGFloat) (b / 255.0), (CGFloat) (a / 255.0) );
-    else
+    col = CGColorCreateGenericRGB( (CGFloat)(r / 255.0), (CGFloat) (g / 255.0), (CGFloat) (b / 255.0), (CGFloat) (a / 255.0) );
+#else
+    CGFloat components[4] = { (CGFloat)(r / 255.0), (CGFloat) (g / 255.0), (CGFloat) (b / 255.0), (CGFloat) (a / 255.0) } ;
+    col = CGColorCreate( wxMacGetGenericRGBColorSpace() , components ) ;
 #endif
-    {
-        CGFloat components[4] = { (CGFloat)(r / 255.0), (CGFloat) (g / 255.0), (CGFloat) (b / 255.0), (CGFloat) (a / 255.0) } ;
-        col = CGColorCreate( wxMacGetGenericRGBColorSpace() , components ) ;
-    }
     wxASSERT_MSG(col != NULL, "Invalid CoreGraphics Color");
     m_cgColour.reset( col );
 }