diff --git a/samples/font/font.cpp b/samples/font/font.cpp
index c436ed747d..7948599d42 100644
--- a/samples/font/font.cpp
+++ b/samples/font/font.cpp
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ void MyFrame::DoResizeFont(int diff)
 
 void MyFrame::DoChangeFont(const wxFont& font, const wxColour& col)
 {
-    Resize(GetSize(), font);
+    Resize(GetClientSize(), font);
 
     m_canvas->SetTextFont(font);
     if ( col.Ok() )
@@ -610,9 +610,7 @@ void MyFrame::OnAbout(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 
 void MyFrame::OnSize(wxSizeEvent& event)
 {
-    wxSize size = event.GetSize();
-
-    Resize(size);
+    Resize(GetClientSize());
 
     event.Skip();
 }
diff --git a/src/gtk/font.cpp b/src/gtk/font.cpp
index c58aca2e81..a4e761d20c 100644
--- a/src/gtk/font.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/font.cpp
@@ -201,8 +201,6 @@ bool wxFont::Create( int pointSize,
 
 bool wxFont::Create(const wxString& fontname, wxFontEncoding enc)
 {
-    Init();
-
     if( !fontname )
     {
          *this = wxSystemSettings::GetSystemFont( wxSYS_DEFAULT_GUI_FONT);
diff --git a/src/gtk1/font.cpp b/src/gtk1/font.cpp
index c58aca2e81..a4e761d20c 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/font.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/font.cpp
@@ -201,8 +201,6 @@ bool wxFont::Create( int pointSize,
 
 bool wxFont::Create(const wxString& fontname, wxFontEncoding enc)
 {
-    Init();
-
     if( !fontname )
     {
          *this = wxSystemSettings::GetSystemFont( wxSYS_DEFAULT_GUI_FONT);