diff --git a/include/wx/generic/infobar.h b/include/wx/generic/infobar.h
index aef0e8c9fb..16cf5d4ab0 100644
--- a/include/wx/generic/infobar.h
+++ b/include/wx/generic/infobar.h
@@ -97,12 +97,6 @@ private:
     // handler for the close button
     void OnButton(wxCommandEvent& event);
 
-    // change the parent background colour to match that of our sibling
-    void ChangeParentBackground();
-
-    // restore the parent background changed by the above function
-    void RestoreParentBackground();
-
     // show/hide the bar
     void DoShow();
     void DoHide();
@@ -118,9 +112,6 @@ private:
                  m_hideEffect;
     int m_effectDuration;
 
-    // the original parent background colour, before we changed it
-    wxColour m_origParentBgCol;
-
     DECLARE_EVENT_TABLE()
     wxDECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(wxInfoBarGeneric);
 };
diff --git a/samples/dialogs/dialogs.cpp b/samples/dialogs/dialogs.cpp
index 0319bb4541..72a1b58ccc 100644
--- a/samples/dialogs/dialogs.cpp
+++ b/samples/dialogs/dialogs.cpp
@@ -561,6 +561,12 @@ MyFrame::MyFrame(const wxString& title)
     sizer->Add(m_canvas, wxSizerFlags(1).Expand());
     sizer->Add(m_infoBarAdvanced, wxSizerFlags().Expand());
     SetSizer(sizer);
+
+    // final touch: under MSW the info bars are shown progressively and parts
+    // of the parent window can be seen during the process, so use the same
+    // background colour for our background as for the canvas window which
+    // covers our entire client area to avoid jarring colour jumps
+    SetOwnBackgroundColour(m_canvas->GetBackgroundColour());
 #endif // wxUSE_INFOBAR
 }
 
diff --git a/src/generic/infobar.cpp b/src/generic/infobar.cpp
index f0af9c9b8b..a85ead0f40 100644
--- a/src/generic/infobar.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/infobar.cpp
@@ -170,55 +170,10 @@ void wxInfoBarGeneric::UpdateParent()
     parent->Layout();
 }
 
-void wxInfoBarGeneric::ChangeParentBackground()
-{
-    wxWindow * const parent = GetParent();
-    m_origParentBgCol = parent->GetBackgroundColour();
-
-    wxSizer * const sizer = GetContainingSizer();
-    if ( !sizer )
-        return;
-
-    wxWindow *sibling = NULL;
-    for ( wxSizerItemList::compatibility_iterator
-            node = sizer->GetChildren().GetFirst();
-            node;
-            node = node->GetNext() )
-    {
-        if ( node->GetData()->GetWindow() == this )
-        {
-            // find the next window following us
-            for ( node = node->GetNext();
-                  node;
-                  node = node->GetNext() )
-            {
-                wxSizerItem * const item = node->GetData();
-                if ( item->IsWindow() )
-                {
-                    sibling = item->GetWindow();
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
-
-            break;
-        }
-    }
-
-    if ( sibling )
-        parent->SetOwnBackgroundColour(sibling->GetBackgroundColour());
-}
-
-void wxInfoBarGeneric::RestoreParentBackground()
-{
-    GetParent()->SetOwnBackgroundColour(m_origParentBgCol);
-}
-
 void wxInfoBarGeneric::DoHide()
 {
-    ChangeParentBackground();
-    wxON_BLOCK_EXIT_THIS0( wxInfoBarGeneric::RestoreParentBackground );
-
     HideWithEffect(m_hideEffect, m_effectDuration);
+
     UpdateParent();
 }
 
@@ -234,12 +189,6 @@ void wxInfoBarGeneric::DoShow()
     // without really showing it
     wxWindowBase::Show();
 
-    // an extra hack: we want the temporarily uncovered area in which we're
-    // going to expand to look like part of this sibling for a better effect so
-    // temporarily change the background of our parent to the same colour
-    ChangeParentBackground();
-    wxON_BLOCK_EXIT_THIS0( wxInfoBarGeneric::RestoreParentBackground );
-
     // adjust the parent layout to account for us
     UpdateParent();