diff --git a/include/wx/msw/notebook.h b/include/wx/msw/notebook.h
index ceda97127a..2a13764007 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/notebook.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/notebook.h
@@ -193,9 +193,6 @@ protected:
 
   // true if we have already subclassed our updown control
   bool m_hasSubclassedUpdown;
-
-  // true if we already refreshed the current page after showing the window
-  bool m_doneUpdateHack;
 #endif // __WXWINCE__
 
 #if wxUSE_UXTHEME
diff --git a/src/msw/notebook.cpp b/src/msw/notebook.cpp
index 8ff84ab8a7..b5df68f331 100644
--- a/src/msw/notebook.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/notebook.cpp
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ void wxNotebook::Init()
 
 #if USE_NOTEBOOK_ANTIFLICKER
     m_hasSubclassedUpdown = false;
-    m_doneUpdateHack = false;
 #endif // USE_NOTEBOOK_ANTIFLICKER
 }
 
@@ -1042,21 +1041,6 @@ void wxNotebook::OnSize(wxSizeEvent& event)
             }
         }
     }
-
-    // Probably because of the games we play above to avoid flicker sometimes
-    // the text controls inside notebook pages are not shown correctly (they
-    // don't have their borders) when the notebook is shown for the first time.
-    // It's not really clear why does this happen and maybe the bug is in
-    // wxTextCtrl itself and not here but updating the page when it's about to
-    // be shown doesn't cost much and works around the problem so do it here
-    // for now.
-    if ( !m_doneUpdateHack && IsShownOnScreen() )
-    {
-        m_doneUpdateHack = true;
-        wxWindow* const page = GetCurrentPage();
-        if ( page )
-            page->Update();
-    }
 #endif // USE_NOTEBOOK_ANTIFLICKER
 
     event.Skip();