diff --git a/dlls/mshtml/htmlbody.c b/dlls/mshtml/htmlbody.c
index 5077638c7bb..e3fb73284da 100644
--- a/dlls/mshtml/htmlbody.c
+++ b/dlls/mshtml/htmlbody.c
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ typedef struct {
     const IHTMLBodyElementVtbl *lpHTMLBodyElementVtbl;
 
     ConnectionPoint cp_propnotif;
-    ConnectionPoint cp_txtcontevents;
 
     nsIDOMHTMLBodyElement *nsbody;
 } HTMLBodyElement;
@@ -502,8 +501,6 @@ HTMLElement *HTMLBodyElement_Create(nsIDOMHTMLElement *nselem)
     ret->textcont.element.node.vtbl = &HTMLBodyElementImplVtbl;
 
     ConnectionPoint_Init(&ret->cp_propnotif, &ret->textcont.element.cp_container, &IID_IPropertyNotifySink);
-    ConnectionPoint_Init(&ret->cp_txtcontevents, &ret->textcont.element.cp_container,
-                         &DIID_HTMLTextContainerEvents);
 
     nsres = nsIDOMHTMLElement_QueryInterface(nselem, &IID_nsIDOMHTMLBodyElement,
                                              (void**)&ret->nsbody);
diff --git a/dlls/mshtml/htmltextcont.c b/dlls/mshtml/htmltextcont.c
index 80766467f4f..f6f7c8ba192 100644
--- a/dlls/mshtml/htmltextcont.c
+++ b/dlls/mshtml/htmltextcont.c
@@ -216,4 +216,6 @@ void HTMLTextContainer_Init(HTMLTextContainer *This)
     HTMLElement_Init(&This->element);
 
     This->lpHTMLTextContainerVtbl = &HTMLTextContainerVtbl;
+
+    ConnectionPoint_Init(&This->cp, &This->element.cp_container, &DIID_HTMLTextContainerEvents);
 }
diff --git a/dlls/mshtml/mshtml_private.h b/dlls/mshtml/mshtml_private.h
index b2bba9554ce..8d45752c165 100644
--- a/dlls/mshtml/mshtml_private.h
+++ b/dlls/mshtml/mshtml_private.h
@@ -297,6 +297,8 @@ typedef struct {
     HTMLElement element;
 
     const IHTMLTextContainerVtbl *lpHTMLTextContainerVtbl;
+
+    ConnectionPoint cp;
 } HTMLTextContainer;
 
 #define HTMLWINDOW2(x)   ((IHTMLWindow2*)                 &(x)->lpHTMLWindow2Vtbl)