diff --git a/include/wx/osx/menu.h b/include/wx/osx/menu.h
index f503a86011..009efb04a4 100644
--- a/include/wx/osx/menu.h
+++ b/include/wx/osx/menu.h
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ public:
     // implementation only from now on
     // -------------------------------
 
-    bool HandleCommandUpdateStatus( wxMenuItem* menuItem, wxWindow* senderWindow = NULL);
-    bool HandleCommandProcess( wxMenuItem* menuItem, wxWindow* senderWindow = NULL);
+    bool HandleCommandUpdateStatus( wxMenuItem* menuItem );
+    bool HandleCommandProcess( wxMenuItem* menuItem );
     void HandleMenuItemHighlighted( wxMenuItem* menuItem );
     void HandleMenuOpened();
     void HandleMenuClosed();
diff --git a/src/osx/menu_osx.cpp b/src/osx/menu_osx.cpp
index 85bcdf44bc..e70899b881 100644
--- a/src/osx/menu_osx.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/menu_osx.cpp
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ void wxMenu::DoRearrange()
 }
 
 
-bool wxMenu::HandleCommandUpdateStatus( wxMenuItem* item, wxWindow* senderWindow )
+bool wxMenu::HandleCommandUpdateStatus( wxMenuItem* item )
 {
     int menuid = item ? item->GetId() : 0;
     wxUpdateUIEvent event(menuid);
@@ -329,11 +329,6 @@ bool wxMenu::HandleCommandUpdateStatus( wxMenuItem* item, wxWindow* senderWindow
 
     bool processed = DoProcessEvent(this, event, GetWindow());
 
-    if ( !processed && senderWindow != NULL)
-    {
-        processed = senderWindow->HandleWindowEvent(event);
-    }
-
     if ( processed )
     {
         // if anything changed, update the changed attribute
@@ -348,7 +343,7 @@ bool wxMenu::HandleCommandUpdateStatus( wxMenuItem* item, wxWindow* senderWindow
     return processed;
 }
 
-bool wxMenu::HandleCommandProcess( wxMenuItem* item, wxWindow* senderWindow )
+bool wxMenu::HandleCommandProcess( wxMenuItem* item )
 {
     int menuid = item ? item->GetId() : 0;
     bool processed = false;
@@ -357,18 +352,6 @@ bool wxMenu::HandleCommandProcess( wxMenuItem* item, wxWindow* senderWindow )
 
     if ( SendEvent( menuid , item->IsCheckable() ? item->IsChecked() : -1 ) )
         processed = true ;
-    else
-    {
-        if ( senderWindow != NULL )
-        {
-            wxCommandEvent event(wxEVT_MENU , menuid);
-            event.SetEventObject(this);
-            event.SetInt(item->IsCheckable() ? item->IsChecked() : -1);
-
-            if ( senderWindow->HandleWindowEvent(event) )
-                processed = true ;
-        }
-    }
 
     if(!processed && item)
     {