diff --git a/src/osx/dataview_osx.cpp b/src/osx/dataview_osx.cpp
index 332d375..492b237 100644
--- a/src/osx/dataview_osx.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/dataview_osx.cpp
@@ -378,7 +378,6 @@ bool wxDataViewCtrl::Create(wxWindow *parent,
                             const wxValidator& validator,
                             const wxString& name)
 {
-  DontCreatePeer();
   if (!(wxControl::Create(parent,id,pos,size,style,validator,name)))
     return false;
   SetPeer(::CreateDataView(this,parent,id,pos,size,style,GetExtraStyle()));