diff --git a/src/nbtk/nbtk-scroll-view.c b/src/nbtk/nbtk-scroll-view.c
index 7ea0e6682..32c992850 100644
--- a/src/nbtk/nbtk-scroll-view.c
+++ b/src/nbtk/nbtk-scroll-view.c
@@ -289,8 +289,6 @@ nbtk_scroll_view_allocate (ClutterActor          *actor,
                      "scrollbar-width", &sb_width,
                      "scrollbar-height", &sb_height,
                      NULL);
-  sb_width = 28;
-  sb_height = 28;
 
   if (!CLUTTER_ACTOR_IS_VISIBLE (priv->vscroll))
     sb_width = 0;