AirPort Status on MacPro without a wireless card installed

Hi,
I have an interesting glitch. I had used the Migration Assistant to move my preferences and apps over from my MacBook Air to the Pro when I got it. Now I have an icon in the menubar for the Airport status, and I cannot turn it off because there's no airport card installed.
Is there somewhere that I can go to change the icon to not show?
Thanks!

You can get rid of it by pressing the Command key while dragging it off the menu bar. It should disappear in a puff of smoke.
Keith

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