diff --git a/configure b/configure
index acbae64330..43392066e9 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -29969,61 +29969,6 @@ fi
                 WXCONFIG_RESFLAGS="--define __WIN32__ --define __WIN95__ --define __GNUWIN32__ $WINDRES_CPU_DEFINE"
 
         WIN32INSTALL=win32install
-
-        { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for pbt.h" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking for pbt.h... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
-if test "${ac_cv_header_pbt_h+set}" = set; then
-  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
-else
-  cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* confdefs.h.  */
-_ACEOF
-cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
-cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-
-
-#include <pbt.h>
-_ACEOF
-rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
-if { (ac_try="$ac_compile"
-case "(($ac_try" in
-  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
-  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
-esac
-eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
-  (eval "$ac_compile") 2>conftest.er1
-  ac_status=$?
-  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
-  rm -f conftest.er1
-  cat conftest.err >&5
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); } && {
-	 test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" ||
-	 test ! -s conftest.err
-       } && test -s conftest.$ac_objext; then
-  ac_cv_header_pbt_h=yes
-else
-  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
-sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
-
-	ac_cv_header_pbt_h=no
-fi
-
-rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
-fi
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_header_pbt_h" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_header_pbt_h" >&6; }
-if test $ac_cv_header_pbt_h = yes; then
-  :
-else
-  cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
-#define NEED_PBT_H 1
-_ACEOF
-
-fi
-
-
 fi
 
 if test "$wxUSE_GUI" = "yes"; then
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 775dc05a82..b6ec96f798 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -2931,9 +2931,6 @@ if test "$USE_WIN32" = 1 ; then
 
     dnl install Win32-specific files in "make install"
     WIN32INSTALL=win32install
-
-    dnl pbt.h is missing on Wine at least
-    AC_CHECK_HEADER([pbt.h],, [AC_DEFINE(NEED_PBT_H)], [ ])
 fi
 
 if test "$wxUSE_GUI" = "yes"; then
diff --git a/src/msw/window.cpp b/src/msw/window.cpp
index f3b78bc62e..6e8efa691e 100644
--- a/src/msw/window.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/window.cpp
@@ -113,10 +113,6 @@
     #include <windowsx.h>
 #endif
 
-#if !defined __WXWINCE__ && !defined NEED_PBT_H
-    #include <pbt.h>
-#endif
-
 #if defined(__WXWINCE__)
     #include "wx/msw/wince/missing.h"
 #ifdef __POCKETPC__