diff --git a/ui/ui.resizable.js b/ui/ui.resizable.js
index b1a10407b..b4d7d74d3 100644
--- a/ui/ui.resizable.js
+++ b/ui/ui.resizable.js
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ $.widget("ui.resizable", $.extend({}, $.ui.mouse, {
 	_mouseStart: function(event) {
 
 		var o = this.options, iniPos = this.element.position(), el = this.element,
-			num = function(v) { return parseInt(v, 10) || 0; }, ie6 = $.browser.msie && $.browser.version < 7;
+			num = function(v) { return parseInt(v, 10) || 0; };
 
 		this.resizing = true;
 		this.documentScroll = { top: $(document).scrollTop(), left: $(document).scrollLeft() };
@@ -245,8 +245,8 @@ $.widget("ui.resizable", $.extend({}, $.ui.mouse, {
 		//Store needed variables
 		this.offset = this.helper.offset();
 		this.position = { left: curleft, top: curtop };
-		this.size = this._helper || ie6 ? { width: el.outerWidth(), height: el.outerHeight() } : { width: el.width(), height: el.height() };
-		this.originalSize = this._helper || ie6 ? { width: el.outerWidth(), height: el.outerHeight() } : { width: el.width(), height: el.height() };
+		this.size = this._helper ? { width: el.outerWidth(), height: el.outerHeight() } : { width: el.width(), height: el.height() };
+		this.originalSize = this._helper ? { width: el.outerWidth(), height: el.outerHeight() } : { width: el.width(), height: el.height() };
 		this.originalPosition = { left: curleft, top: curtop };
 		this.sizeDiff = { width: el.outerWidth() - el.width(), height: el.outerHeight() - el.height() };
 		this.originalMousePosition = { left: event.pageX, top: event.pageY };