diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 139dfdf9d..49da5bce8 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2008-02-05 Benny Malengier <benny.malengier@gramps-project.org>
+	* src/GrampsWidgets.py: remove conditional test on pygtk 2.6, 3.0 
+	  requires 2.10+, so 2.6 code should never be used.
+
 2008-02-02 Raphael Ackermann <raphael.ackermann@gmail.com>
 	* src/DataViews/GrampletView.py
 	* src/ReportBase/_ReportUtils.py
diff --git a/src/GrampsWidgets.py b/src/GrampsWidgets.py
index a9c32dfad..083c5abe7 100644
--- a/src/GrampsWidgets.py
+++ b/src/GrampsWidgets.py
@@ -1750,8 +1750,6 @@ class IconEntry(object):
         self._locked = False
 
 
-HAVE_2_6 = gtk.pygtk_version[:2] == (2, 6)
-
 (DIRECTION_LEFT, DIRECTION_RIGHT) = (1, -1)
 
 (INPUT_ASCII_LETTER, 
@@ -1830,24 +1828,12 @@ class MaskedEntry(gtk.Entry):
         self._block_insert = False
         self._block_delete = False
 
-    # Virtual methods
-    # PyGTK 2.6 does not support the virtual method do_size_allocate so
-    # we have to use the signal instead
-    # PyGTK 2.9.0 and later (bug #327715) does not work using the old code, 
-    # so we have to make this conditionally
-    if HAVE_2_6:
-        gsignal('size-allocate', 'override')
-        def do_size_allocate(self, allocation):
-            self.chain(allocation)
+    # Virtual methods, note do_size_alloc needs gtk 2.9 +
+    def do_size_allocate(self, allocation):
+        gtk.Entry.do_size_allocate(self, allocation)
 
-            if self.flags() & gtk.REALIZED:
-                self._icon.resize_windows()
-    else:
-        def do_size_allocate(self, allocation):
-            gtk.Entry.do_size_allocate(self, allocation)
-
-            if self.flags() & gtk.REALIZED:
-                self._icon.resize_windows()
+        if self.flags() & gtk.REALIZED:
+            self._icon.resize_windows()
 
     def do_expose_event(self, event):
         gtk.Entry.do_expose_event(self, event)