diff --git a/src/common/appcmn.cpp b/src/common/appcmn.cpp
index 6eb1fc78d4..1a280042f1 100644
--- a/src/common/appcmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/appcmn.cpp
@@ -349,7 +349,10 @@ bool wxAppBase::ProcessIdle()
     while (node)
     {
         wxWindow* win = node->GetData();
-        if (win->SendIdleEvents(event))
+
+        // Don't send idle events to the windows that are about to be destroyed
+        // anyhow, this is wasteful and unexpected.
+        if ( !wxPendingDelete.Member(win) && win->SendIdleEvents(event) )
             needMore = true;
         node = node->GetNext();
     }
diff --git a/src/common/menucmn.cpp b/src/common/menucmn.cpp
index d53056d9ee..9f7d8128c5 100644
--- a/src/common/menucmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/menucmn.cpp
@@ -598,14 +598,6 @@ wxMenuItem* wxMenuBase::FindItemByPosition(size_t position) const
 void wxMenuBase::UpdateUI(wxEvtHandler* source)
 {
     wxWindow * const win = GetWindow();
-    if ( win )
-    {
-        // Don't update menus if the parent
-        // frame is about to get deleted
-        wxWindow *tlw = wxGetTopLevelParent(win);
-        if (tlw && wxPendingDelete.Member(tlw))
-            return;
-    }
 
     if ( !source && win )
         source = win->GetEventHandler();
diff --git a/src/common/tbarbase.cpp b/src/common/tbarbase.cpp
index ced3746df2..2a33c1979b 100644
--- a/src/common/tbarbase.cpp
+++ b/src/common/tbarbase.cpp
@@ -701,12 +701,6 @@ void wxToolBarBase::UpdateWindowUI(long flags)
     if ( !IsShown() )
         return;
 
-    // There is no sense in updating the toolbar UI
-    // if the parent window is about to get destroyed
-    wxWindow *tlw = wxGetTopLevelParent( this );
-    if (tlw && wxPendingDelete.Member( tlw ))
-        return;
-
     wxEvtHandler* evtHandler = GetEventHandler() ;
 
     for ( wxToolBarToolsList::compatibility_iterator node = m_tools.GetFirst();