DEFINE_EVENT_TYPE(wxEVT_COMMAND_NOTEBOOK_PAGE_CHANGED)
 DEFINE_EVENT_TYPE(wxEVT_COMMAND_NOTEBOOK_PAGE_CHANGING)
 
-BEGIN_EVENT_TABLE(wxNotebook, wxControl)
+BEGIN_EVENT_TABLE(wxNotebook, wxBookCtrlBase)
     EVT_NOTEBOOK_PAGE_CHANGED(wxID_ANY, wxNotebook::OnSelChange)
     EVT_SIZE(wxNotebook::OnSize)
     EVT_PAINT(wxNotebook::OnPaint)
     EVT_NAVIGATION_KEY(wxNotebook::OnNavigationKey)
 END_EVENT_TABLE()
 
-IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxNotebook, wxControl)
+IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxNotebook, wxBookCtrlBase)
 IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxNotebookEvent, wxCommandEvent)
 
 // ============================================================================
     if (!wxControl::Create(parent, id, pos, size, style|wxNO_BORDER, wxDefaultValidator, name))
         return false;
 
-    SetBackgroundColour(wxSystemSettings::GetColour(wxSYS_COLOUR_3DFACE));
-
     SetTabView(new wxNotebookTabView(this));
 
     return true;