diff --git a/src/osx/mod.rs b/src/osx/mod.rs
index bab30f3..e16bc83 100644
--- a/src/osx/mod.rs
+++ b/src/osx/mod.rs
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ impl Barfly for OsxBarfly {
             app.activateIgnoringOtherApps_(YES);
 
             let item = NSStatusBar::systemStatusBar(nil).statusItemWithLength_(-1.0);
-            item.setHighlightMode_(YES);
             let title = NSString::alloc(nil).init_str(&self.name);
             item.setTitle_(title);
             item.setMenu_(self.menu);
diff --git a/src/osx/objc_ext.rs b/src/osx/objc_ext.rs
index 846bd38..d9944b3 100644
--- a/src/osx/objc_ext.rs
+++ b/src/osx/objc_ext.rs
@@ -5,15 +5,11 @@ extern crate cocoa;
 use self::cocoa::base::{id, class, BOOL};
 
 pub trait NSStatusItem {
-    unsafe fn setHighlightMode_(self, mode: BOOL);
     unsafe fn setMenu_(self, menu: id);
     unsafe fn statusBar(self) -> id;
 }
 
 impl NSStatusItem for id {
-    unsafe fn setHighlightMode_(self, mode: BOOL) {
-        msg_send![self, setHighlightMode: mode]
-    }
     unsafe fn statusBar(self) -> id {
         msg_send![self, statusBar]
     }