diff --git a/dzgui/controllers/mc.py b/dzgui/controllers/mc.py
index 72900c6..51e0577 100644
--- a/dzgui/controllers/mc.py
+++ b/dzgui/controllers/mc.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ from dzgui.const.enum import (
 from dzgui.config.userprefs import UserPrefs
 from dzgui.const.constants import APP_NAME
 from dzgui.controllers.emitter import Emitter
-from dzgui.managers.log import LogManager
 from dzgui.managers.config import ConfigManager
 from dzgui.managers.connection import ConnectionManager
 from dzgui.managers.contextmenu import ContextMenuManager
@@ -145,18 +144,11 @@ class Controller(GObject.GObject):
         window = self.get_window()
         self.config_man.save_res_and_quit(treeview, window)
 
-    ## START STATUSBAR LOGIC
-    @deprecated("use statusbar internal contexts")
-    def remove_statusbar(self, context: str) -> None:
-        c = self.mediator.statusbar.statusbar.get_context_id(context)
-        self.mediator.statusbar.statusbar.pop(c)
+    def set_statusbar(self, enum: "NotebookPage | ServerTab", text: str) -> None:
+        self.mediator.statusbar.set_by_context(enum, text)
 
-    # TODO: refactor any modules using this
-    # cf. eventbox.py
-    @deprecated("use set_by_context")
-    def set_statusbar(self, text: str, context: str) -> int:
-        msg_id = self.mediator.statusbar.set_text(text, context)
-        return msg_id
+    def remove_statusbar(self, context: "NotebookPage | ServerTab") -> None:
+        self.mediator.statusbar.pop(context)
 
     # TODO: StatusBarManager, move out of here
     def set_statusbar_dist(self, haversine: "Haversine", enum: "ServerTab") -> None:
@@ -188,8 +180,6 @@ class Controller(GObject.GObject):
 
         self.emitter.emit("distcalc_ended", dist, context)
 
-    ## END STATUSBAR LOGIC
-
     def toggle_config(self, key: Preferences) -> None:
         # NOTE: Preferences.DIST is dynamic
         if key == Preferences.DIST:
diff --git a/dzgui/views/components/eventbox.py b/dzgui/views/components/eventbox.py
index fc05f2e..67fde6e 100644
--- a/dzgui/views/components/eventbox.py
+++ b/dzgui/views/components/eventbox.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+from dzgui.const.enum import NotebookPage
 from dzgui.const.constants import HELP_BUBBLE
 
 import gi
@@ -32,14 +34,13 @@ class InfoEventBox(Gtk.EventBox):
         self, eventbox: Gtk.EventBox, eventcrossing: Gdk.EventCrossing
     ) -> None:
         self.icon.set_opacity(1)
-        self.controller.set_statusbar(self.text, "Options")
+        self.controller.set_statusbar(NotebookPage.OPTIONS, self.text)
 
     def _on_leave_tooltip(
         self, eventbox: Gtk.EventBox, eventcrossing: Gdk.EventCrossing
     ) -> None:
         self.icon.set_opacity(0.8)
-        # self.parent.controller.set_statusbar("", "Options")
-        self.controller.remove_statusbar("Options")
+        self.controller.remove_statusbar(NotebookPage.OPTIONS)
 
     def set_text(self, text: str) -> None:
         self.text = text