Internal Modem icon in menubar carried over by migration, how to diable?!

Hi there! I've just upgraded from an iBook G4 12" (bought 3 weeks before the MacBook range was unveiled - typical!) to a MacBook Pro 15". As I was setting up the MBP, I used the firewire target disk mode and automatic migration to grab everything from my old machine to the new one. It worked wonderfully!
In fact, too wonderfully. haha. On my old iBook, I had the internal modem icon enabled in the menubar. Now on the MBP, it's still there - only there IS no internal modem, so I have no idea how to go about disabling it! When I click, the menu shows "Modem: Idle (dimmed) / Connect (dimmed) / Open Network Preferences". Any ideas? I'd really appreciate it!

Click on the icon with the Command key held down, and drag it out of the menu bar.
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j.v. is doing an excellent job of assisting you, but see if the info posted below, is helpful.
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