diff --git a/interface/wx/glcanvas.h b/interface/wx/glcanvas.h
index 7885e34ca2..e4fa1204da 100644
--- a/interface/wx/glcanvas.h
+++ b/interface/wx/glcanvas.h
@@ -772,11 +772,10 @@ enum
         On those platforms which use a configure script (e.g. Linux and macOS)
         OpenGL support is automatically enabled if the relative headers and
         libraries are found.
-        To switch it on under the other platforms (e.g. Windows), you need to edit
-        the @c setup.h file and set @c wxUSE_GLCANVAS to @c 1 and then also pass
-        @c USE_OPENGL=1 to the make utility. You may also need to add @c opengl32.lib
-        (and @c glu32.lib for old OpenGL versions) to the list of the libraries
-        your program is linked with.
+        On Windows, OpenGL support is enabled by default (@c wxUSE_GLCANVAS set
+        to @c 1 in the @c setup.h file). If your program links with wxWidgets
+        statically, you need to add @c opengl32.lib (and @c glu32.lib for old
+        OpenGL versions) to the list of the libraries your program is linked with.
 
     @library{wxgl}
     @category{gl}
diff --git a/src/msw/glcanvas.cpp b/src/msw/glcanvas.cpp
index e30430fdf5..fccd31ad4f 100644
--- a/src/msw/glcanvas.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/glcanvas.cpp
@@ -167,23 +167,8 @@ inline T wxWGLProcCast(PROC proc)
 // libraries
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-/*
-  The following two compiler directives are specific to the Microsoft Visual
-  C++ family of compilers
-
-  Fundementally what they do is instruct the linker to use these two libraries
-  for the resolution of symbols. In essence, this is the equivalent of adding
-  these two libraries to either the Makefile or project file.
-
-  This is NOT a recommended technique, and certainly is unlikely to be used
-  anywhere else in wxWidgets given it is so specific to not only wxMSW, but
-  also the VC compiler. However, in the case of opengl support, it's an
-  applicable technique as opengl is optional in setup.h This code (wrapped by
-  wxUSE_GLCANVAS), now allows opengl support to be added purely by modifying
-  setup.h rather than by having to modify either the project or DSP fle.
-
-  See MSDN for further information on the exact usage of these commands.
-*/
+// For MSVC we can link in the required library explicitly, for the other
+// compilers (e.g. MinGW) this needs to be done at makefiles level.
 #ifdef _MSC_VER
 #  pragma comment( lib, "opengl32" )
 #  pragma comment( lib, "glu32" )