diff --git a/src/gtk/app.cpp b/src/gtk/app.cpp
index 6369b7d3a7..5586cae7e1 100644
--- a/src/gtk/app.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/app.cpp
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ void wxapp_install_idle_handler()
        to the main thread (and processing these in
        idle time). Very low priority. */
 
-    wxTheApp->m_idleTag = gtk_idle_add_priority( 500, wxapp_idle_callback, (gpointer) NULL );
+    wxTheApp->m_idleTag = gtk_idle_add_priority( 0, wxapp_idle_callback, (gpointer) NULL );
 
     g_isIdle = FALSE;
 }
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ wxApp::wxApp()
     m_topWindow = (wxWindow *) NULL;
     m_exitOnFrameDelete = TRUE;
 
-    m_idleTag = gtk_idle_add_priority( 500, wxapp_idle_callback, (gpointer) NULL );
+    m_idleTag = gtk_idle_add_priority( 0, wxapp_idle_callback, (gpointer) NULL );
 
 #if wxUSE_THREADS
     m_wakeUpTimerTag = 0;
diff --git a/src/gtk/frame.cpp b/src/gtk/frame.cpp
index 87b7307c54..8773d721d2 100644
--- a/src/gtk/frame.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/frame.cpp
@@ -968,9 +968,6 @@ wxToolBar* wxFrame::CreateToolBar( long style, wxWindowID id, const wxString& na
 
     m_frameToolBar = wxFrameBase::CreateToolBar( style, id, name );
 
-    if (m_frameToolBar)
-        GetChildren().DeleteObject( m_frameToolBar );
-
     m_insertInClientArea = TRUE;
 
     m_sizeSet = FALSE;
diff --git a/src/gtk1/app.cpp b/src/gtk1/app.cpp
index 6369b7d3a7..5586cae7e1 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/app.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/app.cpp
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ void wxapp_install_idle_handler()
        to the main thread (and processing these in
        idle time). Very low priority. */
 
-    wxTheApp->m_idleTag = gtk_idle_add_priority( 500, wxapp_idle_callback, (gpointer) NULL );
+    wxTheApp->m_idleTag = gtk_idle_add_priority( 0, wxapp_idle_callback, (gpointer) NULL );
 
     g_isIdle = FALSE;
 }
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ wxApp::wxApp()
     m_topWindow = (wxWindow *) NULL;
     m_exitOnFrameDelete = TRUE;
 
-    m_idleTag = gtk_idle_add_priority( 500, wxapp_idle_callback, (gpointer) NULL );
+    m_idleTag = gtk_idle_add_priority( 0, wxapp_idle_callback, (gpointer) NULL );
 
 #if wxUSE_THREADS
     m_wakeUpTimerTag = 0;
diff --git a/src/gtk1/frame.cpp b/src/gtk1/frame.cpp
index 87b7307c54..8773d721d2 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/frame.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/frame.cpp
@@ -968,9 +968,6 @@ wxToolBar* wxFrame::CreateToolBar( long style, wxWindowID id, const wxString& na
 
     m_frameToolBar = wxFrameBase::CreateToolBar( style, id, name );
 
-    if (m_frameToolBar)
-        GetChildren().DeleteObject( m_frameToolBar );
-
     m_insertInClientArea = TRUE;
 
     m_sizeSet = FALSE;