diff --git a/docs/doxygen/overviews/xrc_format.h b/docs/doxygen/overviews/xrc_format.h
index 06c06951a8..e5178a13d9 100644
--- a/docs/doxygen/overviews/xrc_format.h
+++ b/docs/doxygen/overviews/xrc_format.h
@@ -1930,19 +1930,17 @@ a single wxSizer child with non-ribbon windows in it.
 @hdr3col{property, type, description}
 @row3col{value, @ref overview_xrcformat_type_text,
     Initial value of the control (default: empty).}
-@row3col{maxlength, integer,
-    Maximum length of the text entered (default: unlimited).}
 @endTable
 
-Notice that wxRichTextCtrl support in XRC is available in wxWidgets 2.9.5 and
-later only and you need to explicitly register its handler using
+Notice that you need to explicitly register the handler using
 @code
     #include <wx/xrc/xh_richtext.h>
 
-    AddHandler(new wxRichTextCtrl);
+    AddHandler(new wxRichTextCtrlXmlHandler);
 @endcode
 to use it.
 
+@since 2.9.5
 
 @subsubsection xrc_wxscrollbar wxScrollBar
 
diff --git a/misc/schema/xrc_schema.rnc b/misc/schema/xrc_schema.rnc
index 7a2a715142..b38c47f651 100644
--- a/misc/schema/xrc_schema.rnc
+++ b/misc/schema/xrc_schema.rnc
@@ -1404,8 +1404,7 @@ wxRichTextCtrl =
         attribute class { "wxRichTextCtrl" } &
         stdObjectNodeAttributes &
         stdWindowProperties &
-        [xrc:p="o"] element value     {_, t_text }* &
-        [xrc:p="o"] element maxlength {_, t_integer }*
+        [xrc:p="o"] element value {_, t_text }*
     }
 
 
diff --git a/src/xrc/xh_richtext.cpp b/src/xrc/xh_richtext.cpp
index 92930111c1..f9985e0abc 100644
--- a/src/xrc/xh_richtext.cpp
+++ b/src/xrc/xh_richtext.cpp
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ wxRichTextCtrlXmlHandler::wxRichTextCtrlXmlHandler() : wxXmlResourceHandler()
     XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxTE_PROCESS_TAB);
     XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxTE_MULTILINE);
     XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxTE_READONLY);
-    XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxTE_AUTO_URL);
+
+    XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxRE_CENTRE_CARET);
+    XRC_ADD_STYLE(wxRE_READONLY);
 
     AddWindowStyles();
 }
@@ -43,9 +45,6 @@ wxObject *wxRichTextCtrlXmlHandler::DoCreateResource()
 
     SetupWindow(text);
 
-    if (HasParam(wxT("maxlength")))
-        text->SetMaxLength(GetLong(wxT("maxlength")));
-
     return text;
 }