}
 
     // set colours
-    //
-    // VZ: why don't we use wxSystemSettings for !MSW? (FIXME)
-#ifdef __WXMSW__
     SetForegroundColour(wxSystemSettings::GetColour(wxSYS_COLOUR_INFOTEXT));
     SetBackgroundColour(wxSystemSettings::GetColour(wxSYS_COLOUR_INFOBK));
-#else
-    SetForegroundColour(*wxBLACK);
-    SetBackgroundColour(*wxWHITE);
-#endif
 
     // set size, position and show it
     m_view = new wxTipWindowView(this);
                           wxNO_BORDER)
 {
     // set colours
-    //
-    // VZ: why don't we use wxSystemSettings for !MSW? (FIXME)
-#ifdef __WXMSW__
     SetForegroundColour(wxSystemSettings::GetColour(wxSYS_COLOUR_INFOTEXT));
     SetBackgroundColour(wxSystemSettings::GetColour(wxSYS_COLOUR_INFOBK));
-#else
-    SetForegroundColour(*wxBLACK);
-    SetBackgroundColour(*wxWHITE);
-#endif
 
 #if !wxUSE_POPUPWIN
     m_creationTime = wxGetLocalTime();