diff --git a/dlls/comctl32/tests/treeview.c b/dlls/comctl32/tests/treeview.c
index 7238bd0d46e..5088d91ac69 100644
--- a/dlls/comctl32/tests/treeview.c
+++ b/dlls/comctl32/tests/treeview.c
@@ -1359,10 +1359,8 @@ static void test_delete_items(void)
 
     if (item_sequence[0]->count == 2)
     {
-todo_wine {
-      ok(msg[0].lParam == (LPARAM)hChild, "expected %p, got %lx\n", hChild, msg[0].lParam);
-      ok(msg[1].lParam == (LPARAM)hRoot, "expected %p, got %lx\n", hRoot, msg[1].lParam);
-}
+      ok(msg[0].lParam == (LPARAM)hChild, "expected %p, got 0x%lx\n", hChild, msg[0].lParam);
+      ok(msg[1].lParam == (LPARAM)hRoot, "expected %p, got 0x%lx\n", hRoot, msg[1].lParam);
     }
 
     ret = SendMessageA(hTree, TVM_GETCOUNT, 0, 0);
diff --git a/dlls/comctl32/treeview.c b/dlls/comctl32/treeview.c
index 1ca5639431a..f8c28de2f13 100644
--- a/dlls/comctl32/treeview.c
+++ b/dlls/comctl32/treeview.c
@@ -1479,12 +1479,12 @@ TREEVIEW_RemoveItem(TREEVIEW_INFO *infoPtr, TREEVIEW_ITEM *wineItem)
 {
     TRACE("%p, (%s)\n", wineItem, TREEVIEW_ItemName(wineItem));
 
-    TREEVIEW_SendTreeviewNotify(infoPtr, TVN_DELETEITEMW, TVC_UNKNOWN,
-				TVIF_HANDLE | TVIF_PARAM, wineItem, 0);
-
     if (wineItem->firstChild)
 	TREEVIEW_RemoveAllChildren(infoPtr, wineItem);
 
+    TREEVIEW_SendTreeviewNotify(infoPtr, TVN_DELETEITEMW, TVC_UNKNOWN,
+				TVIF_HANDLE | TVIF_PARAM, wineItem, 0);
+
     TREEVIEW_UnlinkItem(wineItem);
 
     infoPtr->uNumItems--;