diff --git a/interface/wx/sizer.h b/interface/wx/sizer.h
index 9e2e9b6a82..b23ededdfb 100644
--- a/interface/wx/sizer.h
+++ b/interface/wx/sizer.h
@@ -1892,7 +1892,7 @@ public:
     itself as a convenience. In any case, the sizer owns the wxStaticBox control
     and will delete it in the wxStaticBoxSizer destructor.
 
-    Note that since wxWidgets 2.9.1 you are encouraged to create the windows
+    Note that since wxWidgets 2.9.1 you are strongly encouraged to create the windows
     which are added to wxStaticBoxSizer as children of wxStaticBox itself, see
     this class documentation for more details.
 
diff --git a/interface/wx/statbox.h b/interface/wx/statbox.h
index bb323d85fa..7a9843622b 100644
--- a/interface/wx/statbox.h
+++ b/interface/wx/statbox.h
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@
 
     Note that while the previous versions required that windows appearing
     inside a static box be created as its siblings (i.e. use the same parent as
-    the static box itself), since wxWidgets 2.9.1 it is also possible to create
-    them as children of wxStaticBox itself and you are actually encouraged to
-    do it like this if compatibility with the previous versions is not
-    important.
+    the static box itself), since wxWidgets 2.9.1 it is possible to create
+    them as children of wxStaticBox itself and doing this is strongly
+    recommended and avoids several different repainting problems that could
+    happen when creating the other windows as siblings of the box.
 
-    So the new recommended way to create static box is:
+    So the recommended way to create static box and the controls inside it is:
     @code
         void MyFrame::CreateControls()
         {
@@ -30,13 +30,9 @@
         }
     @endcode
 
-    While the compatible -- and now deprecated -- way is
-    @code
-            wxStaticBox *box = new wxStaticBox(panel, wxID_ANY, "StaticBox");
-
-            new wxStaticText(panel, wxID_ANY, "This window is a child of the panel");
-            ...
-    @endcode
+    Creating the windows with the static box parent (i.e. @c panel in the
+    example above) as parent still works but can result in refresh and repaint
+    problems.
 
     Also note that there is a specialized wxSizer class (wxStaticBoxSizer) which can
     be used as an easier way to pack items into a static box.