diff --git a/src/gtk/artgtk.cpp b/src/gtk/artgtk.cpp
index 7523452e01..985b83d77c 100644
--- a/src/gtk/artgtk.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/artgtk.cpp
@@ -306,22 +306,7 @@ wxBitmap wxGTK2ArtProvider::CreateBitmap(const wxArtID& id,
     if (stocksize == GTK_ICON_SIZE_INVALID)
         stocksize = GTK_ICON_SIZE_BUTTON;
 
-    GdkPixbuf *pixbuf = CreateGtkIcon(stockid.utf8_str(), stocksize, size);
-
-    if (pixbuf && size != wxDefaultSize &&
-        (size.x != gdk_pixbuf_get_width(pixbuf) ||
-         size.y != gdk_pixbuf_get_height(pixbuf)))
-    {
-        GdkPixbuf *p2 = gdk_pixbuf_scale_simple(pixbuf, size.x, size.y,
-                                                GDK_INTERP_BILINEAR);
-        if (p2)
-        {
-            g_object_unref (pixbuf);
-            pixbuf = p2;
-        }
-    }
-
-    return wxBitmap(pixbuf);
+    return wxBitmap(CreateGtkIcon(stockid.utf8_str(), stocksize, size));
 }
 
 wxIconBundle
diff --git a/src/msw/artmsw.cpp b/src/msw/artmsw.cpp
index 3acbca568f..dc597c9839 100644
--- a/src/msw/artmsw.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/artmsw.cpp
@@ -210,18 +210,6 @@ static wxBitmap CreateFromStdIcon(const char *iconName,
     wxBitmap bmp;
     bmp.CopyFromIcon(icon);
 
-    // The standard native message box icons are in message box size (32x32).
-    // If they are requested in any size other than the default or message
-    // box size, they must be rescaled first.
-    if ( client != wxART_MESSAGE_BOX && client != wxART_OTHER )
-    {
-        const wxSize size = wxArtProvider::GetNativeSizeHint(client);
-        if ( size != wxDefaultSize )
-        {
-            wxBitmap::Rescale(bmp, size);
-        }
-    }
-
     return bmp;
 }
 
@@ -251,14 +239,7 @@ wxBitmap wxWindowsArtProvider::CreateBitmap(const wxArtID& id,
             bitmap = MSWGetBitmapFromIconLocation(sii.szPath, sii.iIcon,
                                                   sizeNeeded);
             if ( bitmap.IsOk() )
-            {
-                if ( bitmap.GetSize() != sizeNeeded )
-                {
-                    wxBitmap::Rescale(bitmap, sizeNeeded);
-                }
-
                 return bitmap;
-            }
         }
     }
 #endif // wxHAS_SHGetStockIconInfo