diff --git a/dlls/comctl32/treeview.c b/dlls/comctl32/treeview.c
index f3c59294083..f0c08b26b85 100644
--- a/dlls/comctl32/treeview.c
+++ b/dlls/comctl32/treeview.c
@@ -2500,7 +2500,7 @@ TREEVIEW_Paint (HWND hwnd, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam)
   if(!wParam) EndPaint (hwnd, &ps);
   TRACE("done\n");
       
-  return DefWindowProcA (hwnd, WM_PAINT, wParam, lParam);
+  return 0;
 }
 
 static LRESULT