diff --git a/src/common/event.cpp b/src/common/event.cpp
index 9883e0422d..ab6b0f137f 100644
--- a/src/common/event.cpp
+++ b/src/common/event.cpp
@@ -179,8 +179,6 @@ wxDEFINE_EVENT( wxEVT_VLBOX, wxCommandEvent );
 wxDEFINE_EVENT( wxEVT_COMBOBOX, wxCommandEvent );
 wxDEFINE_EVENT( wxEVT_TOOL_RCLICKED, wxCommandEvent );
 wxDEFINE_EVENT( wxEVT_TOOL_ENTER, wxCommandEvent );
-wxDEFINE_EVENT( wxEVT_SPINCTRL, wxCommandEvent );
-wxDEFINE_EVENT( wxEVT_SPINCTRLDOUBLE, wxCommandEvent );
 wxDEFINE_EVENT( wxEVT_TOOL_DROPDOWN, wxCommandEvent );
 wxDEFINE_EVENT( wxEVT_COMBOBOX_DROPDOWN, wxCommandEvent);
 wxDEFINE_EVENT( wxEVT_COMBOBOX_CLOSEUP, wxCommandEvent);
diff --git a/src/gtk1/spinctrl.cpp b/src/gtk1/spinctrl.cpp
index e37bd6737f..79de856b28 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/spinctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/spinctrl.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static void gtk_spinctrl_callback( GtkWidget *WXUNUSED(widget), wxSpinCtrl *win
     if (!win->m_hasVMT) return;
     if (g_blockEventsOnDrag) return;
 
-    wxCommandEvent event( wxEVT_SPINCTRL, win->GetId());
+    wxSpinEvent event( wxEVT_SPINCTRL, win->GetId());
     event.SetEventObject( win );
 
     // note that we don't use wxSpinCtrl::GetValue() here because it would
diff --git a/src/msw/spinctrl.cpp b/src/msw/spinctrl.cpp
index 3346eb3ba0..4623cacc96 100644
--- a/src/msw/spinctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/spinctrl.cpp
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ void wxSpinCtrl::DoSetToolTip(wxToolTip *tip)
 
 void wxSpinCtrl::SendSpinUpdate(int value)
 {
-    wxCommandEvent event(wxEVT_SPINCTRL, GetId());
+    wxSpinEvent event(wxEVT_SPINCTRL, GetId());
     event.SetEventObject(this);
     event.SetInt(value);
 
diff --git a/src/qt/spinctrl.cpp b/src/qt/spinctrl.cpp
index edf77f7305..de7dfd94d3 100644
--- a/src/qt/spinctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/spinctrl.cpp
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ void wxQtSpinBox::valueChanged(int value)
     wxControl *handler = GetHandler();
     if ( handler )
     {
-        wxCommandEvent event( wxEVT_SPINCTRL, handler->GetId() );
+        wxSpinEvent event( wxEVT_SPINCTRL, handler->GetId() );
         event.SetInt( value );
         EmitEvent( event );
     }