diff --git a/samples/listbox/lboxtest.cpp b/samples/listbox/lboxtest.cpp
index 170ac91014..143972d8c2 100644
--- a/samples/listbox/lboxtest.cpp
+++ b/samples/listbox/lboxtest.cpp
@@ -20,11 +20,6 @@
 // declarations
 // ============================================================================
 
-#ifdef __GNUG__
-    #pragma implementation "lboxtest.cpp"
-    #pragma interface "lboxtest.cpp"
-#endif
-
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // headers
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/samples/oleauto/oleauto.cpp b/samples/oleauto/oleauto.cpp
index a4de77a6a2..9d1fe96853 100644
--- a/samples/oleauto/oleauto.cpp
+++ b/samples/oleauto/oleauto.cpp
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // headers
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-#ifdef __GNUG__
-    #pragma implementation "oleauto.cpp"
-    #pragma interface "oleauto.cpp"
-#endif
 
 // For compilers that support precompilation, includes "wx/wx.h".
 #include "wx/wxprec.h"
diff --git a/samples/richedit/wxLayout.cpp b/samples/richedit/wxLayout.cpp
index 183c9e59c6..e6a46a1ea3 100644
--- a/samples/richedit/wxLayout.cpp
+++ b/samples/richedit/wxLayout.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ MyFrame::MyFrame() :
 {
 #if wxUSE_STATUSBAR
    CreateStatusBar( 2 );
-   SetStatusText( _T("wxLayout by Karsten Ballüder.") );
+   SetStatusText( _T("wxLayout by Karsten Ballueder.") );
 #endif // wxUSE_STATUSBAR
 
    wxMenuBar *menu_bar = new wxMenuBar();
diff --git a/samples/vscroll/vstest.cpp b/samples/vscroll/vstest.cpp
index c1e18c8248..e838e00063 100644
--- a/samples/vscroll/vstest.cpp
+++ b/samples/vscroll/vstest.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 
 // the application icon (under Windows and OS/2 it is in resources)
 #if !defined(__WXMSW__) && !defined(__WXOS2__)
-    #include "mondrian.xpm"
+    #include "../sample.xpm"
 #endif
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ VScrollFrame::VScrollFrame()
                       wxSize(400, 350))
 {
     // set the frame icon
-    SetIcon(wxICON(mondrian));
+    SetIcon(wxICON(sample));
 
 #if wxUSE_MENUS
     // create a menu bar