diff --git a/framework/source/uielement/toolbarmanager.cxx b/framework/source/uielement/toolbarmanager.cxx
index 4fe4712cca2f..e3e595051d68 100644
--- a/framework/source/uielement/toolbarmanager.cxx
+++ b/framework/source/uielement/toolbarmanager.cxx
@@ -1872,25 +1872,9 @@ IMPL_LINK( ToolBarManager, MenuButton, ToolBox*, pToolBar )
     if ( m_bDisposed )
         return 1;
 
-    PopupMenu * pMenu = GetToolBarCustomMenu(pToolBar);
-    if (pMenu)
-    {
-        sal_uInt16 nObsoleteItems = 6;
-        sal_uInt16 positionInMenu;
-        sal_uInt32 obsoleteItems[]  = {  MENUITEM_TOOLBAR_CLOSE ,
-                                     MENUITEM_TOOLBAR_VISIBLEBUTTON ,
-                                     MENUITEM_TOOLBAR_CUSTOMIZETOOLBAR,
-                                     MENUITEM_TOOLBAR_LOCKTOOLBARPOSITION,
-                                     MENUITEM_TOOLBAR_DOCKTOOLBAR,
-                                     MENUITEM_TOOLBAR_DOCKALLTOOLBAR
-                                   };
-        for( int i = 0 ; i < nObsoleteItems ; i++ )
-        {
-            positionInMenu = pMenu->GetItemPos( obsoleteItems[i] );
-            if ( positionInMenu != MENU_ITEM_NOTFOUND )
-                pMenu->RemoveItem( positionInMenu );
-        }
-    }
+    pToolBar->UpdateCustomMenu();
+    // remove all entries that do not come from the toolbar itself (fdo#38276)
+    ImplClearPopupMenu( pToolBar );
 
     return 0;
  }