diff --git a/include/wx/build.h b/include/wx/build.h
index e2d3cea759..473e0c9a6a 100644
--- a/include/wx/build.h
+++ b/include/wx/build.h
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
     #define __WX_BO_STL ",wx containers"
 #endif
 
-// This macro is passed as argument to wxConsoleApp::CheckBuildOptions()
+// This macro is passed as argument to wxAppConsole::CheckBuildOptions()
 #define WX_BUILD_OPTIONS_SIGNATURE \
     __WX_BO_VERSION(wxMAJOR_VERSION, wxMINOR_VERSION, wxRELEASE_NUMBER) \
     " (" __WX_BO_UNICODE \
diff --git a/samples/event/event.cpp b/samples/event/event.cpp
index 81d16ce456..ef19b8bb63 100644
--- a/samples/event/event.cpp
+++ b/samples/event/event.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public:
     void OnClickDynamicHandlerApp(wxCommandEvent& event);
     void OnClickStaticHandlerApp(wxCommandEvent& event);
 
-    // we override wxConsoleApp::FilterEvent used to highlight the events
+    // we override wxAppConsole::FilterEvent used to highlight the events
     // handling order
     virtual int FilterEvent(wxEvent& event) wxOVERRIDE;
 
diff --git a/src/qt/evtloop.cpp b/src/qt/evtloop.cpp
index 9a33788863..87561e347d 100644
--- a/src/qt/evtloop.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/evtloop.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ void wxQtIdleTimer::idle()
 wxQtEventLoopBase::wxQtEventLoopBase()
 {
     // We need a QCoreApplication for event loops, create it here if it doesn't
-    // already exist as we can't modify wxConsoleApp
+    // already exist as we can't modify wxAppConsole
     if ( !QCoreApplication::instance() )
     {
         new QApplication( wxAppConsole::GetInstance()->argc, wxAppConsole::GetInstance()->argv );