diff --git a/src/toolbars/MixerToolBar.cpp b/src/toolbars/MixerToolBar.cpp
index 3e8f7bbf7..26f46c158 100644
--- a/src/toolbars/MixerToolBar.cpp
+++ b/src/toolbars/MixerToolBar.cpp
@@ -165,20 +165,21 @@ void MixerToolBar::UpdatePrefs()
 
    // Show or hide the input slider based on whether it works
    mInputSlider->Enable(gAudioIO->InputMixerWorks());
-   wxSize oldSize( GetSize() );
-
-   // Layout the toolbar
    Layout();
 
+// This code is from before the mixer toolbar was resizable.
+// Now that it is resizable we trust the user to resize the mixer toolbar themselves.
+#if 0
+   wxSize oldSize( GetSize() );
+   // Layout the toolbar
+   Layout();
    // Resize the toolbar to fit the contents
    //Fit();
-
    // And make that size the minimum
    wxSize newMinSize( wxWindow::GetSizer()->GetMinSize() );
    SetMinSize( newMinSize  );
-
    // IF size must increase, do so.
-   if( newMinSize.y > oldSize.y ){
+   if( newMinSize.x > oldSize.x ){
       SetSize( newMinSize );
       // Notify someone that we've changed our size
       Updated();
@@ -186,6 +187,7 @@ void MixerToolBar::UpdatePrefs()
    // ELSE preserve original size.
    else
       SetSize( oldSize );
+#endif
 #endif
 
    // Set label to pull in language change