diff --git a/atom/common/resources/mac/MainMenu.xib b/atom/common/resources/mac/MainMenu.xib
index e911333122e5..5427dde7f929 100644
--- a/atom/common/resources/mac/MainMenu.xib
+++ b/atom/common/resources/mac/MainMenu.xib
@@ -77,17 +77,7 @@
 									<string key="NSAction">submenuAction:</string>
 									<object class="NSMenu" key="NSSubmenu" id="1065607017">
 										<string key="NSTitle">Open Recent</string>
-										<array class="NSMutableArray" key="NSMenuItems">
-											<object class="NSMenuItem" id="759406840">
-												<reference key="NSMenu" ref="1065607017"/>
-												<string key="NSTitle">Clear Menu</string>
-												<string key="NSKeyEquiv"/>
-												<int key="NSKeyEquivModMask">1048576</int>
-												<int key="NSMnemonicLoc">2147483647</int>
-												<reference key="NSOnImage" ref="229763992"/>
-												<reference key="NSMixedImage" ref="909111550"/>
-											</object>
-										</array>
+										<array class="NSMutableArray" key="NSMenuItems"></array>
 										<string key="NSName">_NSRecentDocumentsMenu</string>
 									</object>
 								</object>
@@ -188,17 +178,9 @@
 					<object class="IBObjectRecord">
 						<int key="objectID">125</int>
 						<reference key="object" ref="1065607017"/>
-						<array class="NSMutableArray" key="children">
-							<reference ref="759406840"/>
-						</array>
+						<array class="NSMutableArray" key="children"></array>
 						<reference key="parent" ref="1025936716"/>
 					</object>
-					<!-- NSMenuItem Clear Menu -->
-					<object class="IBObjectRecord">
-						<int key="objectID">126</int>
-						<reference key="object" ref="759406840"/>
-						<reference key="parent" ref="1065607017"/>
-					</object>
 				</array>
 			</object>
 			<dictionary class="NSMutableDictionary" key="flattenedProperties">
@@ -212,7 +194,6 @@
 				<string key="136.IBPluginDependency">com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.CocoaPlugin</string>
 				<string key="124.IBPluginDependency">com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.CocoaPlugin</string>
 				<string key="125.IBPluginDependency">com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.CocoaPlugin</string>
-				<string key="126.IBPluginDependency">com.apple.InterfaceBuilder.CocoaPlugin</string>
 			</dictionary>
 			<dictionary class="NSMutableDictionary" key="unlocalizedProperties"/>
 			<nil key="activeLocalization"/>