diff --git a/graphics/twm4nx/src/ciconmgr.cxx b/graphics/twm4nx/src/ciconmgr.cxx
index 997a59ca1..661fa9cf3 100644
--- a/graphics/twm4nx/src/ciconmgr.cxx
+++ b/graphics/twm4nx/src/ciconmgr.cxx
@@ -524,16 +524,6 @@ bool CIconMgr::createWindow(FAR const char *prefix)
 
 bool CIconMgr::createButtonArray(void)
 {
-  // Create a Widget control instance for the window using the default style
-  // for now.  CWindowEvent derives from CWidgetControl.
-  // REVISIT: Create the style, using the selected colors.
-
-  FAR CWindowEvent *control = new CWindowEvent(m_twm4nx);
-  if (control == (FAR CWindowEvent *)0)
-    {
-      return false;
-    }
-
   // Get the width of the window
 
   struct nxgl_size_s windowSize;
@@ -557,6 +547,17 @@ bool CIconMgr::createButtonArray(void)
   nxgl_coord_t buttonWidth  = windowSize.w / m_maxColumns;
   nxgl_coord_t buttonHeight = windowSize.w / nrows;
 
+  // Get the Widget control instance from the Icon Manager window.  This
+  // will force all widget drawing to go to the Icon Manager window.
+
+  FAR NXWidgets:: CWidgetControl *control = m_window->getWidgetControl();
+  if (control == (FAR NXWidgets:: CWidgetControl *)0)
+    {
+      // Should not fail
+
+      return false;
+    }
+
   // Now we have enough information to create the button array
 
   m_buttons = new NXWidgets::CButtonArray(control,
@@ -566,7 +567,6 @@ bool CIconMgr::createButtonArray(void)
   if (m_buttons == (FAR NXWidgets::CButtonArray *)0)
     {
       gerr("ERROR: Failed to get window size\n");
-      delete control;
       return false;
     }
 
diff --git a/graphics/twm4nx/src/cmenus.cxx b/graphics/twm4nx/src/cmenus.cxx
index d88023887..495c94ec7 100644
--- a/graphics/twm4nx/src/cmenus.cxx
+++ b/graphics/twm4nx/src/cmenus.cxx
@@ -628,17 +628,18 @@ bool CMenus::setMenuWindowPosition(FAR struct nxgl_point_s *framePos)
 
 bool CMenus::createMenuListBox(void)
 {
+  // Get the Widget control instance from the menu window.  This
+  // will force all widget drawing to go to the Icon Manager window.
+
+  FAR NXWidgets:: CWidgetControl *control = m_menuWindow->getWidgetControl();
+  if (control == (FAR NXWidgets:: CWidgetControl *)0)
+    {
+      // Should not fail
+
+      return false;
+    }
+
   // Create the menu list box
-  // 1. Get the server instance.  m_twm4nx inherits from NXWidgets::CNXServer
-  //    so we all ready have the server instance.
-  // 2. Create the style, using the selected colors (REVISIT)
-
-  // 3. Create a Widget control instance for the window using the default
-  //    style for now.  CWindowEvent derives from CWidgetControl.
-
-  FAR CWindowEvent *control = new CWindowEvent(m_twm4nx);
-
-  // 4. Create the menu list box
 
   struct nxgl_point_s pos;
   pos.x = 0;
@@ -653,7 +654,6 @@ bool CMenus::createMenuListBox(void)
   if (m_menuListBox == (FAR NXWidgets::CListBox *)0)
     {
       gerr("ERROR: Failed to instantiate list box\n");
-      delete control;
       return false;
     }
 
diff --git a/graphics/twm4nx/src/cwindow.cxx b/graphics/twm4nx/src/cwindow.cxx
index 5418c1a89..74bc6d2a3 100644
--- a/graphics/twm4nx/src/cwindow.cxx
+++ b/graphics/twm4nx/src/cwindow.cxx
@@ -843,7 +843,8 @@ bool CWindow::createToolbarButtons(void)
       nxgl_coord_t w = 1;
       nxgl_coord_t h = 1;
 
-      // Get the toolbar CWdigetControl instance
+      // Get the toolbar CWdigetControl instance.  This will force all
+      // widget drawing to go to the toolbar.
 
       NXWidgets::CWidgetControl *control = m_toolbar->getWidgetControl();
 
@@ -962,13 +963,14 @@ bool CWindow::createToolbarTitle(FAR const char *name)
   titlePos.x = m_tbLeftX + CONFIG_TWM4NX_FRAME_VSPACING;
   titlePos.y = 0;
 
-  // Create a Widget control instance for the window using the default style
-  // for now.  CWindowEvent derives from CWidgetControl.
-  // REVISIT: Create the style, using the selected colors.
+  // Get the Widget control instance from the toolbar window.  This
+  // will force all widget drawing to go to the toolbar.
 
-  FAR CWindowEvent *control = new CWindowEvent(m_twm4nx);
-  if (control == (FAR CWindowEvent *)0)
+  FAR NXWidgets:: CWidgetControl *control = m_toolbar->getWidgetControl();
+  if (control == (FAR NXWidgets:: CWidgetControl *)0)
     {
+      // Should not fail
+
       return false;
     }