diff --git a/src/msw/spinctrl.cpp b/src/msw/spinctrl.cpp
index a302bc53bf..a0be1e83d4 100644
--- a/src/msw/spinctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/spinctrl.cpp
@@ -372,9 +372,6 @@ bool wxSpinCtrl::Create(wxWindow *parent,
 
     // should have the same font as the other controls
     SetFont(GetParent()->GetFont());
-
-    WXHANDLE hFont = GetFont().GetResourceHandle();
-    (void)::SendMessage(GetBuddyHwnd(), WM_SETFONT, (WPARAM)hFont, TRUE);
     
     // set the size of the text window - can do it only now, because we
     // couldn't call DoGetBestSize() before as font wasn't set