diff --git a/src/msw/statbox.cpp b/src/msw/statbox.cpp
index e23f78abe1..1aa091a7b1 100644
--- a/src/msw/statbox.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/statbox.cpp
@@ -143,26 +143,8 @@ WXDWORD wxStaticBox::MSWGetStyle(long style, WXDWORD *exstyle) const
     styleWin &= ~WS_CLIPCHILDREN;
 
     if ( exstyle )
-    {
         *exstyle = 0;
 
-        // If any of the ancestors are scrolling windows, style has to be
-        // WS_EX_TRANSPARENT or the static box won't be painted when the window
-        // is scrolled. We try not to do this normally, because we get a lot of
-        // flicker.
-        for ( wxWindow *win = GetParent(); win; win = win->GetParent() )
-        {
-            if ( win->HasFlag(wxVSCROLL) || win->HasFlag(wxHSCROLL) )
-            {
-                *exstyle = WS_EX_TRANSPARENT;
-                break;
-            }
-
-            if ( win->IsTopLevel() )
-                break;
-        }
-    }
-
     return styleWin | BS_GROUPBOX;
 }