IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxChoicebook, wxBookCtrlBase)
 IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxChoicebookEvent, wxNotifyEvent)
 
+#if !WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_EVENT_TYPES
 const wxEventType wxEVT_COMMAND_CHOICEBOOK_PAGE_CHANGING = wxNewEventType();
 const wxEventType wxEVT_COMMAND_CHOICEBOOK_PAGE_CHANGED = wxNewEventType();
+#endif
 const int wxID_CHOICEBOOKCHOICE = wxNewId();
 
 BEGIN_EVENT_TABLE(wxChoicebook, wxBookCtrlBase)
 
 IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxListbook, wxBookCtrlBase)
 IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxListbookEvent, wxNotifyEvent)
 
+#if !WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_EVENT_TYPES
 const wxEventType wxEVT_COMMAND_LISTBOOK_PAGE_CHANGING = wxNewEventType();
 const wxEventType wxEVT_COMMAND_LISTBOOK_PAGE_CHANGED = wxNewEventType();
+#endif
 const int wxID_LISTBOOKLISTVIEW = wxNewId();
 
 BEGIN_EVENT_TABLE(wxListbook, wxBookCtrlBase)
 
 IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxToolbook, wxBookCtrlBase)
 IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxToolbookEvent, wxNotifyEvent)
 
+#if !WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_EVENT_TYPES
 const wxEventType wxEVT_COMMAND_TOOLBOOK_PAGE_CHANGING = wxNewEventType();
 const wxEventType wxEVT_COMMAND_TOOLBOOK_PAGE_CHANGED = wxNewEventType();
+#endif
 const int wxID_TOOLBOOKTOOLBAR = wxNewId();
 
 BEGIN_EVENT_TABLE(wxToolbook, wxBookCtrlBase)
 
 IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxTreebook, wxBookCtrlBase)
 IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxTreebookEvent, wxNotifyEvent)
 
+#if !WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_EVENT_TYPES
 const wxEventType wxEVT_COMMAND_TREEBOOK_PAGE_CHANGING = wxNewEventType();
 const wxEventType wxEVT_COMMAND_TREEBOOK_PAGE_CHANGED = wxNewEventType();
 const wxEventType wxEVT_COMMAND_TREEBOOK_NODE_COLLAPSED = wxNewEventType();
 const wxEventType wxEVT_COMMAND_TREEBOOK_NODE_EXPANDED = wxNewEventType();
+#endif
 const int wxID_TREEBOOKTREEVIEW = wxNewId();
 
 BEGIN_EVENT_TABLE(wxTreebook, wxBookCtrlBase)