diff --git a/include/wx/qt/notebook.h b/include/wx/qt/notebook.h
index 288d0d9a7f..0dd81175c1 100644
--- a/include/wx/qt/notebook.h
+++ b/include/wx/qt/notebook.h
@@ -42,14 +42,13 @@ public:
 
     virtual wxSize CalcSizeFromPage(const wxSize& sizePage) const;
 
-    int SetSelection(size_t nPage) { return DoSetSelection(nPage, SetSelection_SendEvent); }
-    int ChangeSelection(size_t nPage) { return DoSetSelection(nPage); }
+    int SetSelection(size_t nPage);
+    int ChangeSelection(size_t nPage);
 
     virtual QWidget *GetHandle() const;
 
 protected:
     virtual wxWindow *DoRemovePage(size_t page);
-    int DoSetSelection(size_t nPage, int flags = 0);
 
 private:
     QTabWidget *m_qtTabWidget;
diff --git a/src/qt/notebook.cpp b/src/qt/notebook.cpp
index 27d4ce7387..029716ada7 100644
--- a/src/qt/notebook.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/notebook.cpp
@@ -169,27 +169,31 @@ wxSize wxNotebook::CalcSizeFromPage(const wxSize& sizePage) const
     return sizePage;
 }
 
-int wxNotebook::DoSetSelection(size_t page, int flags)
+int wxNotebook::SetSelection(size_t page)
 {
     wxCHECK_MSG(page < GetPageCount(), wxNOT_FOUND, "invalid notebook index");
 
     int selOld = GetSelection();
 
-    // do not fire signals for certain methods (i.e. ChangeSelection
-    if ( !(flags & SetSelection_SendEvent) )
-    {
-        m_qtTabWidget->blockSignals(true);
-    }
     // change the QTabWidget selected page:
     m_selection = page;
     m_qtTabWidget->setCurrentIndex( page );
-    if ( !(flags & SetSelection_SendEvent) )
-    {
-        m_qtTabWidget->blockSignals(false);
-    }
+
     return selOld;
 }
 
+int wxNotebook::ChangeSelection(size_t nPage)
+{
+    // ChangeSelection() is not supposed to generate events, unlike
+    // SetSelection().
+    m_qtTabWidget->blockSignals(true);
+
+    const int selOld = SetSelection(nPage);
+
+    m_qtTabWidget->blockSignals(false);
+
+    return selOld;
+}
 
 wxWindow *wxNotebook::DoRemovePage(size_t page)
 {