diff --git a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.genericeditor/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/genericeditor/preferences/GenericEditorPreferencePage.java b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.genericeditor/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/genericeditor/preferences/GenericEditorPreferencePage.java
index f28ebaf7a50..4f7c5cfe1c3 100644
--- a/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.genericeditor/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/genericeditor/preferences/GenericEditorPreferencePage.java
+++ b/bundles/org.eclipse.ui.genericeditor/src/org/eclipse/ui/internal/genericeditor/preferences/GenericEditorPreferencePage.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Platform;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.preferences.PreferenceMetadata;
 import org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.Dialog;
-import org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.DialogPage;
 import org.eclipse.jface.dialogs.IMessageProvider;
 import org.eclipse.jface.layout.GridDataFactory;
 import org.eclipse.jface.preference.IPreferenceStore;
@@ -193,13 +192,9 @@ private static String validateDelay(String value) {
 
 	private void updateStatus(String errorMessage) {
 		setValid(errorMessage == null);
-		applyToStatusLine(this, errorMessage);
-	}
-
-	private static void applyToStatusLine(DialogPage page, String errorMessage) {
 		var messageType = errorMessage == null ? IMessageProvider.NONE : IMessageProvider.ERROR;
-		page.setMessage(errorMessage, messageType);
-		page.setErrorMessage(errorMessage);
+		setMessage(errorMessage, messageType);
+		setErrorMessage(errorMessage);
 	}
 
 	private static int parseInteger(Object value) throws NumberFormatException {