diff --git a/include/wx/msw/notebook.h b/include/wx/msw/notebook.h
index a1b0dd334f..b0638808bf 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/notebook.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/notebook.h
@@ -133,10 +133,8 @@ protected:
   // remove one page from the notebook, without deleting
   virtual wxNotebookPage *DoRemovePage(int nPage);
 
-  // helper functions
-  void ChangePage(int nOldSel, int nSel); // change pages
-
-  int m_nSelection;           // the current selection (-1 if none)
+  // the current selection (-1 if none)
+  int m_nSelection;
 
   DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxNotebook)
   DECLARE_EVENT_TABLE()
diff --git a/src/msw/notebook.cpp b/src/msw/notebook.cpp
index 0990d2af66..d492f461cb 100644
--- a/src/msw/notebook.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/notebook.cpp
@@ -205,9 +205,23 @@ int wxNotebook::SetSelection(int nPage)
 {
   wxCHECK_MSG( IS_VALID_PAGE(nPage), -1, wxT("notebook page out of range") );
 
-  ChangePage(m_nSelection, nPage);
+  if ( nPage != m_nSelection )
+  {
+    wxNotebookEvent event(wxEVT_COMMAND_NOTEBOOK_PAGE_CHANGING, m_windowId);
+    event.SetSelection(nPage);
+    event.SetOldSelection(m_nSelection);
+    event.SetEventObject(this);
+    if ( !GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent(event) || event.IsAllowed() )
+    {
+      // program allows the page change
+      event.SetEventType(wxEVT_COMMAND_NOTEBOOK_PAGE_CHANGED);
+      (void)GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent(event);
 
-  return TabCtrl_SetCurSel(m_hwnd, nPage);
+      TabCtrl_SetCurSel(m_hwnd, nPage);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return m_nSelection;
 }
 
 bool wxNotebook::SetPageText(int nPage, const wxString& strText)
@@ -631,44 +645,4 @@ bool wxNotebook::MSWOnNotify(int idCtrl, WXLPARAM lParam, WXLPARAM* result)
   return processed;
 }
 
-// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-// wxNotebook helper functions
-// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-// generate the page changing and changed events, hide the currently active
-// panel and show the new one
-void wxNotebook::ChangePage(int nOldSel, int nSel)
-{
-  // MT-FIXME should use a real semaphore
-  static bool s_bInsideChangePage = FALSE;
-
-  // when we call ProcessEvent(), our own OnSelChange() is called which calls
-  // this function - break the infinite loop
-  if ( s_bInsideChangePage )
-    return;
-
-  // it's not an error (the message may be generated by the tab control itself)
-  // and it may happen - just do nothing
-  if ( nSel == nOldSel )
-    return;
-
-  s_bInsideChangePage = TRUE;
-
-  wxNotebookEvent event(wxEVT_COMMAND_NOTEBOOK_PAGE_CHANGING, m_windowId);
-  event.SetSelection(nSel);
-  event.SetOldSelection(nOldSel);
-  event.SetEventObject(this);
-  if ( GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent(event) && !event.IsAllowed() )
-  {
-    // program doesn't allow the page change
-    s_bInsideChangePage = FALSE;
-    return;
-  }
-
-  event.SetEventType(wxEVT_COMMAND_NOTEBOOK_PAGE_CHANGED);
-  GetEventHandler()->ProcessEvent(event);
-
-  s_bInsideChangePage = FALSE;
-}
-
 #endif // wxUSE_NOTEBOOK