diff --git a/src/LyX.cpp b/src/LyX.cpp
index fc335f4eb0..d7a205db6d 100644
--- a/src/LyX.cpp
+++ b/src/LyX.cpp
@@ -866,12 +866,7 @@ bool LyX::init()
 	// This must happen after package initialization and after lyxrc is
 	// read, therefore it can't be done by a static object.
 	ConverterCache::init();
-	
-	// init the global menubar on Mac. This must be done after the session
-	// was recovered to know the "last files".
-	if (use_gui)
-		theApp()->initGlobalMenu();
-	
+		
 	return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/frontends/Application.h b/src/frontends/Application.h
index 28a64a48d6..9f77000907 100644
--- a/src/frontends/Application.h
+++ b/src/frontends/Application.h
@@ -218,11 +218,6 @@ public:
 	* read and create the menu structure
 	*/
 	virtual void readMenus(Lexer & lex) = 0;
-
-	/**
-	* initialize the global menubar on Mac
-	*/
-	virtual void initGlobalMenu() = 0;
 	
 	/**
 	* add a callback for socket read notification
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiApplication.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiApplication.cpp
index ed44a153d7..df3039e36c 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiApplication.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiApplication.cpp
@@ -724,6 +724,11 @@ void GuiApplication::exit(int status)
 
 void GuiApplication::execBatchCommands()
 {
+	// init the global menubar on Mac. This must be done after the session
+	// was recovered to know the "last files".
+	if (d->global_menubar_)
+		d->menus_.fillMenuBar(d->global_menubar_, 0, true);
+
 	LyX::ref().execBatchCommands();
 }
 
@@ -1032,13 +1037,6 @@ bool GuiApplication::searchMenu(FuncRequest const & func,
 }
 
 
-void GuiApplication::initGlobalMenu()
-{
-	if (d->global_menubar_)
-		menus().fillMenuBar(d->global_menubar_, 0, true);
-}
-
-
 void GuiApplication::onLastWindowClosed()
 {
 	if (d->global_menubar_)
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiApplication.h b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiApplication.h
index 288679c1d7..def7dcfe24 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiApplication.h
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiApplication.h
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ public:
 	std::string const hexName(ColorCode col);
 	void updateColor(ColorCode col);
 	void readMenus(Lexer & lex);
-	void initGlobalMenu();
 	void registerSocketCallback(int fd, SocketCallback func);
 	void unregisterSocketCallback(int fd);
 	bool searchMenu(FuncRequest const & func, std::vector<docstring> & names) const;