diff --git a/include/wx/gtk/statbox.h b/include/wx/gtk/statbox.h
index 64255f242d..cce262cbae 100644
--- a/include/wx/gtk/statbox.h
+++ b/include/wx/gtk/statbox.h
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ class WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxStaticBox : public wxStaticBoxBase
 public:
     wxStaticBox()
     {
-        Init();
     }
 
     wxStaticBox( wxWindow *parent,
@@ -29,8 +28,6 @@ public:
                  long style = 0,
                  const wxString &name = wxStaticBoxNameStr )
     {
-        Init();
-
         Create( parent, id, label, pos, size, style, name );
     }
 
@@ -42,8 +39,6 @@ public:
                  long style = 0,
                  const wxString &name = wxStaticBoxNameStr )
     {
-        Init();
-
         Create( parent, id, label, pos, size, style, name );
     }
 
@@ -82,15 +77,7 @@ public:
 
     virtual void AddChild( wxWindowBase *child ) wxOVERRIDE;
 
-    virtual void WXDestroyWithoutChildren() wxOVERRIDE;
-
 protected:
-    // Common part of all ctors.
-    void Init()
-    {
-        m_labelWin = NULL;
-    }
-
     // Common implementation of both Create() overloads: exactly one of
     // labelStr and labelWin parameters must be non-null.
     bool DoCreate(wxWindow *parent,
@@ -107,10 +94,6 @@ protected:
 
     void DoApplyWidgetStyle(GtkRcStyle *style) wxOVERRIDE;
 
-    // If non-null, the window used as our label. This window is owned by the
-    // static box and will be deleted when it is.
-    wxWindow* m_labelWin;
-
     wxDECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxStaticBox);
 };
 
diff --git a/include/wx/statbox.h b/include/wx/statbox.h
index 26f3f0dd14..360881031a 100644
--- a/include/wx/statbox.h
+++ b/include/wx/statbox.h
@@ -49,12 +49,16 @@ public:
     //
     // Reparent all children of the static box under its parent and destroy the
     // box itself.
-    virtual void WXDestroyWithoutChildren();
+    void WXDestroyWithoutChildren();
 
 protected:
     // choose the default border for this window
     virtual wxBorder GetDefaultBorder() const wxOVERRIDE { return wxBORDER_NONE; }
 
+    // If non-null, the window used as our label. This window is owned by the
+    // static box and will be deleted when it is.
+    wxWindow* m_labelWin;
+
     wxDECLARE_NO_COPY_CLASS(wxStaticBoxBase);
 };
 
diff --git a/src/common/statboxcmn.cpp b/src/common/statboxcmn.cpp
index 68b42d7af4..62c4b50134 100644
--- a/src/common/statboxcmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/statboxcmn.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ extern WXDLLEXPORT_DATA(const char) wxStaticBoxNameStr[] = "groupBox";
 
 wxStaticBoxBase::wxStaticBoxBase()
 {
+    m_labelWin = NULL;
+
 #ifndef __WXGTK__
     m_container.DisableSelfFocus();
 #endif
@@ -46,7 +48,15 @@ void wxStaticBoxBase::WXDestroyWithoutChildren()
           i != children.end();
           ++i )
     {
-        (*i)->Reparent(parent);
+        // The label window doesn't count as our child, it's really a part of
+        // static box itself and it makes no sense to leave it alive when the
+        // box is destroyed, so do it even when it's supposed to be destroyed
+        // without destroying its children -- by not reparenting it, we ensure
+        // that it's destroyed when this object itself is below.
+        if ( *i != m_labelWin )
+        {
+            (*i)->Reparent(parent);
+        }
     }
 
     delete this;
diff --git a/src/gtk/statbox.cpp b/src/gtk/statbox.cpp
index 0d144e128b..6979591287 100644
--- a/src/gtk/statbox.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/statbox.cpp
@@ -152,24 +152,6 @@ void wxStaticBox::AddChild( wxWindowBase *child )
     wxStaticBoxBase::AddChild(child);
 }
 
-void wxStaticBox::WXDestroyWithoutChildren()
-{
-    // The label window doesn't count as our child, it's really a part of
-    // static box itself and it makes no sense to leave it alive when the box
-    // is destroyed, so do it even when it's supposed to be destroyed without
-    // destroying its children.
-    if ( m_labelWin )
-    {
-        // By deleting it here, we indirectly remove this window from the list
-        // of our children and hence prevent the base class version of this
-        // method from reparenting it and thus keeping it alive.
-        delete m_labelWin;
-        m_labelWin = NULL;
-    }
-
-    wxStaticBoxBase::WXDestroyWithoutChildren();
-}
-
 void wxStaticBox::SetLabel( const wxString& label )
 {
     wxCHECK_RET( m_widget != NULL, wxT("invalid staticbox") );