diff --git a/src/msw/app.cpp b/src/msw/app.cpp
index bc230fe152..2cf9c66e86 100644
--- a/src/msw/app.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/app.cpp
@@ -314,13 +314,6 @@ bool wxApp::Initialize(int& argc, wxChar **argv)
 
 #endif // wxUSE_OLE
 
-#if wxUSE_CTL3D
-    if (!Ctl3dRegister(wxhInstance))
-        wxLogError(wxT("Cannot register CTL3D"));
-
-    Ctl3dAutoSubclass(wxhInstance);
-#endif // wxUSE_CTL3D
-
     RegisterWindowClasses();
 
 #if wxUSE_PENWINDOWS
@@ -510,10 +503,6 @@ void wxApp::CleanUp()
     // unregister the classes now
     UnregisterWindowClasses();
 
-#if wxUSE_CTL3D
-    Ctl3dUnregister(wxhInstance);
-#endif
-
     delete wxWinHandleHash;
     wxWinHandleHash = NULL;
     
diff --git a/src/msw/control.cpp b/src/msw/control.cpp
index a74b5721ca..ee938571d0 100644
--- a/src/msw/control.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/control.cpp
@@ -160,14 +160,6 @@ bool wxControl::MSWCreateControl(const wxChar *classname,
         return false;
     }
 
-#if wxUSE_CTL3D
-    if ( want3D )
-    {
-        Ctl3dSubclassCtl(GetHwnd());
-        m_useCtl3D = true;
-    }
-#endif // wxUSE_CTL3D
-
     // install wxWidgets window proc for this window
     SubclassWin(m_hWnd);