Modem icon on top right next to time machine 10.5.8

I have an older G5 running 10.5.8 I bought a 3rd party usb bluetooth adapter and mistakenly changed the settings on the internal modem which I do not use. Now I see the icon on the desktop and need to disable it. How can I do this?
rdered
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Go to the system preferences for "network" and select the modem tab on the left(or bluetooth modem) . Uncheck the "show modem status in menu bar box" and it should disappear.
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