diff --git a/include/wx/toolbar.h b/include/wx/toolbar.h
index 3f78e0e50c..8aee3e80ca 100644
--- a/include/wx/toolbar.h
+++ b/include/wx/toolbar.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 #ifndef _TOOLBAR_H_BASE_
 #define _TOOLBAR_H_BASE_
 
+// the application code should use only wxToolBar which is #define'd to be the
+// native implementation for each platform
 #if defined(__WXMSW__) && defined(__WIN95__)
 #   include "wx/tbar95.h"
 #   define wxToolBar wxToolBar95
@@ -11,8 +13,6 @@
 #   define classwxToolBar classwxToolBarMSW
 #elif defined(__WXGTK__)
 #   include "wx/gtk/tbargtk.h"
-#   define wxToolBarGTK wxToolBar
-#   define classwxToolBarGTK classwxToolBar
 #endif
 
 #endif