diff --git a/samples/minimal/minimal.cpp b/samples/minimal/minimal.cpp
index 394c1242b5..7187ed46c6 100644
--- a/samples/minimal/minimal.cpp
+++ b/samples/minimal/minimal.cpp
@@ -162,13 +162,6 @@ MyFrame::MyFrame(const wxString& title)
     SetMenuBar(menuBar);
 #endif // wxUSE_MENUS
 
-    wxPanel *p = new wxPanel(this);
-    new wxStaticText(p, -1, _T("Foo"), wxPoint(10, 10));
-    wxStaticText *text = new wxStaticText(p, -1, _T("This is a very, very, extremely and even more than you could have thought it long string"), wxPoint(10, 40));
-    text->Wrap(150);
-
-    (new wxTextCtrl(p, -1, _T("Hi"), wxPoint(10, 70)))->SetEditable(false);
-
 #if wxUSE_STATUSBAR
     // create a status bar just for fun (by default with 1 pane only)
     CreateStatusBar(2);