diff --git a/src/html/htmlwin.cpp b/src/html/htmlwin.cpp
index 4f78084b83..94f23dfa7c 100644
--- a/src/html/htmlwin.cpp
+++ b/src/html/htmlwin.cpp
@@ -1116,6 +1116,7 @@ void wxHtmlWindow::OnPaint(wxPaintEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
         dc = &dcm;
     }
 
+    dc->GetImpl()->SetWindow(this);
     PrepareDC(*dc);
 
     // Erase the background: for compatibility, we must generate the event to
diff --git a/src/html/winpars.cpp b/src/html/winpars.cpp
index 830146cde0..a3f06e1d64 100644
--- a/src/html/winpars.cpp
+++ b/src/html/winpars.cpp
@@ -619,10 +619,6 @@ wxFont* wxHtmlWinParser::CreateCurrentFont()
         *encptr = m_OutputEnc;
 #endif
     }
-#ifdef __WXMSW__
-    if ( m_windowInterface && m_windowInterface->GetHTMLWindow() )
-        (*fontptr)->WXAdjustToPPI(m_windowInterface->GetHTMLWindow()->GetDPI());
-#endif
     m_DC->SetFont(**fontptr);
     return (*fontptr);
 }