diff --git a/contrib/src/stc/stc.cpp b/contrib/src/stc/stc.cpp
index 93a193a70c..a9ca85c5c1 100644
--- a/contrib/src/stc/stc.cpp
+++ b/contrib/src/stc/stc.cpp
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ void wxStyledTextCtrl::Create(wxWindow *parent,
                                    const wxString& name)
 {
     wxControl::Create(parent, id, pos, size,
-              style | wxVSCROLL | wxHSCROLL | wxWANTS_CHARS | wxCLIP_CHILDREN,
+                      style | wxWANTS_CHARS | wxCLIP_CHILDREN,
               wxDefaultValidator, name);
 
 #ifdef LINK_LEXERS
diff --git a/contrib/src/stc/stc.cpp.in b/contrib/src/stc/stc.cpp.in
index 9b9825a9db..d94ba9ac68 100644
--- a/contrib/src/stc/stc.cpp.in
+++ b/contrib/src/stc/stc.cpp.in
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ void wxStyledTextCtrl::Create(wxWindow *parent,
                                    const wxString& name)
 {
     wxControl::Create(parent, id, pos, size,
-              style | wxVSCROLL | wxHSCROLL | wxWANTS_CHARS | wxCLIP_CHILDREN,
+              style | wxWANTS_CHARS | wxCLIP_CHILDREN,
               wxDefaultValidator, name);
 
 #ifdef LINK_LEXERS
diff --git a/src/stc/stc.cpp b/src/stc/stc.cpp
index 93a193a70c..a9ca85c5c1 100644
--- a/src/stc/stc.cpp
+++ b/src/stc/stc.cpp
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ void wxStyledTextCtrl::Create(wxWindow *parent,
                                    const wxString& name)
 {
     wxControl::Create(parent, id, pos, size,
-              style | wxVSCROLL | wxHSCROLL | wxWANTS_CHARS | wxCLIP_CHILDREN,
+                      style | wxWANTS_CHARS | wxCLIP_CHILDREN,
               wxDefaultValidator, name);
 
 #ifdef LINK_LEXERS
diff --git a/src/stc/stc.cpp.in b/src/stc/stc.cpp.in
index 9b9825a9db..d94ba9ac68 100644
--- a/src/stc/stc.cpp.in
+++ b/src/stc/stc.cpp.in
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ void wxStyledTextCtrl::Create(wxWindow *parent,
                                    const wxString& name)
 {
     wxControl::Create(parent, id, pos, size,
-              style | wxVSCROLL | wxHSCROLL | wxWANTS_CHARS | wxCLIP_CHILDREN,
+              style | wxWANTS_CHARS | wxCLIP_CHILDREN,
               wxDefaultValidator, name);
 
 #ifdef LINK_LEXERS