diff --git a/src/msw/thread.cpp b/src/msw/thread.cpp
index 64f7489667..4cbf5710d5 100644
--- a/src/msw/thread.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/thread.cpp
@@ -659,8 +659,6 @@ bool wxThreadInternal::Create(wxThread *thread, unsigned int stackSize)
         SetPriority(m_priority);
     }
 
-    m_state = STATE_NEW;
-    
     return TRUE;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/unix/threadpsx.cpp b/src/unix/threadpsx.cpp
index 20a74a36ad..b4b91685b9 100644
--- a/src/unix/threadpsx.cpp
+++ b/src/unix/threadpsx.cpp
@@ -1168,8 +1168,6 @@ wxThreadError wxThread::Create(unsigned int WXUNUSED(stackSize))
         return wxTHREAD_NO_RESOURCE;
     }
 
-    m_internal->SetState(STATE_NEW);
-
     return wxTHREAD_NO_ERROR;
 }