diff --git a/src/os2/button.cpp b/src/os2/button.cpp
index 397ee99eda..4a4f720732 100644
--- a/src/os2/button.cpp
+++ b/src/os2/button.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ bool wxButton::Create(
         m_windowId = NewControlId();
     else
         m_windowId = vId;
-    lStyle = WS_VISIBLE | WS_TABSTOP | BS_PUSHBUTTON;
+    lStyle = WS_TABSTOP | BS_PUSHBUTTON;
 
     //
     // OS/2 PM does not have Right/Left/Top/Bottom styles.
diff --git a/src/os2/checkbox.cpp b/src/os2/checkbox.cpp
index 83480a8ef2..afae8a4f24 100644
--- a/src/os2/checkbox.cpp
+++ b/src/os2/checkbox.cpp
@@ -81,8 +81,7 @@ bool wxCheckBox::Create(
 
 
     long                            osStyle = BS_AUTOCHECKBOX |
-                                              WS_TABSTOP      |
-                                              WS_VISIBLE;
+                                              WS_TABSTOP;
 
     bOk = OS2CreateControl( wxT("BUTTON")
                            ,osStyle
diff --git a/src/os2/combobox.cpp b/src/os2/combobox.cpp
index 90a8241fae..a104f78f3f 100644
--- a/src/os2/combobox.cpp
+++ b/src/os2/combobox.cpp
@@ -116,8 +116,7 @@ bool wxComboBox::Create(
     //
     long                            lSstyle = 0L;
 
-    lSstyle = WS_TABSTOP   |
-              WS_VISIBLE;
+    lSstyle = WS_TABSTOP;
 
     if (lStyle & wxCLIP_SIBLINGS )
         lSstyle |= WS_CLIPSIBLINGS;
diff --git a/src/os2/spinctrl.cpp b/src/os2/spinctrl.cpp
index 938692dccd..2b14803117 100644
--- a/src/os2/spinctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/os2/spinctrl.cpp
@@ -145,8 +145,7 @@ bool wxSpinCtrl::Create(
 
     int                             lSstyle = 0L;
 
-    lSstyle = WS_VISIBLE      |
-              WS_TABSTOP      |
+    lSstyle = WS_TABSTOP      |
               SPBS_MASTER     | // We use only single field spin buttons
               SPBS_NUMERICONLY; // We default to numeric data
 
diff --git a/src/os2/stattext.cpp b/src/os2/stattext.cpp
index d5cfd5c9e4..4083c955f3 100644
--- a/src/os2/stattext.cpp
+++ b/src/os2/stattext.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ bool wxStaticText::Create(
 
     long                            lSstyle = 0L;
 
-    lSstyle = WS_VISIBLE | SS_TEXT | DT_VCENTER;
+    lSstyle = SS_TEXT | DT_VCENTER;
     if (m_windowStyle & wxALIGN_CENTRE)
         lSstyle |= DT_CENTER;
     else if (m_windowStyle & wxALIGN_RIGHT)
diff --git a/src/os2/textctrl.cpp b/src/os2/textctrl.cpp
index 21288dd90b..5afa9b31f5 100644
--- a/src/os2/textctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/os2/textctrl.cpp
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ bool wxTextCtrl::Create(
     m_windowStyle = lStyle;
     m_bIsMLE = FALSE;
 
-    long                            lSstyle = WS_VISIBLE | WS_TABSTOP;
+    long                            lSstyle = WS_TABSTOP;
 
     //
     // Single and multiline edit fields are two different controls in PM