diff --git a/samples/dialogs/dialogs.cpp b/samples/dialogs/dialogs.cpp
index 037ef06805..c9213d08a1 100644
--- a/samples/dialogs/dialogs.cpp
+++ b/samples/dialogs/dialogs.cpp
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@ void MyFrame::ChooseColour(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event) )
       {
         wxColourData retData = dialog->GetColourData();
         wxColour col = retData.GetColour();
-//        wxBrush *brush = wxTheBrushList->FindOrCreateBrush(&col, wxSOLID);
         myCanvas->SetBackgroundColour(col);
         myCanvas->Clear();
         myCanvas->Refresh();
diff --git a/samples/text/text.cpp b/samples/text/text.cpp
index 99f13f9a3f..7211d799c0 100644
--- a/samples/text/text.cpp
+++ b/samples/text/text.cpp
@@ -599,8 +599,6 @@ MyPanel::MyPanel( wxFrame *frame, int x, int y, int w, int h )
                 m_horizontal->SetFont(wxFont(18, wxSWISS, wxNORMAL, wxNORMAL,
                                              FALSE, "",
                                              wxFONTENCODING_ISO8859_2));
-                //wxFONTENCODING_KOI8));
-                //m_horizontal->SetValue("ËÁÖÅÔÓÑ ÕÄÁÞÎÙÍ");
                 m_horizontal->SetValue("®lu»ouèký kùò zbìsile èe¹tina «»");
                 break;