+        wxEvtHandler *handlerPrev = NULL,
+                     *handler = m_win->GetEventHandler();
+        while ( handler )
+        {
+            if ( handler == m_handler )
+            {
+                wxEvtHandler *handlerNext = handler->GetNextHandler();
+                if ( handlerPrev )
+                {
+                    handlerPrev->SetNextHandler(handlerNext);
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    m_win->SetEventHandler(handlerNext);
+                }
+
+                handler->SetNextHandler(NULL);
+                delete handler;
+                m_handler = NULL;
+
+                return;
+            }
+
+            handlerPrev = handler;
+            handler = handler->GetNextHandler();
+        }
+
+        wxFAIL_MSG( _T("where has our event handler gone?") );