diff --git a/src/plugins/styles/mac/qmacstyle_mac.mm b/src/plugins/styles/mac/qmacstyle_mac.mm
index cdc7554c678..40c0018c36b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/styles/mac/qmacstyle_mac.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/styles/mac/qmacstyle_mac.mm
@@ -4035,8 +4035,6 @@ void QMacStyle::drawControl(ControlElement ce, const QStyleOption *opt, QPainter
                         rAdjusted.origin.x -= 3;
                         rAdjusted.size.width += 6;
                         if (isBigSurOrAbove) {
-                            rAdjusted.origin.y -= 1;
-                            rAdjusted.size.height += 1;
                             if (tp == QStyleOptionTab::End)
                                 rAdjusted.origin.x -= 2;
                         }