diff --git a/dlls/comctl32/tests/updown.c b/dlls/comctl32/tests/updown.c
index e48a868d3ee..e7ceeffd4cd 100644
--- a/dlls/comctl32/tests/updown.c
+++ b/dlls/comctl32/tests/updown.c
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ static void test_updown_pos_notifications(void)
     expect(result, 0);
 
     ok_sequence(sequences, PARENT_SEQ_INDEX, test_updown_pos_notifications_seq,
-                "test updown to parent notify (vertical)", TRUE);
+                "test updown to parent notify (vertical)", FALSE);
 
     DestroyWindow(updown);
 
@@ -968,7 +968,7 @@ static void test_updown_pos_notifications(void)
     expect(result, 0);
 
     ok_sequence(sequences, PARENT_SEQ_INDEX, test_updown_pos_notifications_horz_seq,
-                "test updown to parent notify (horizontal)", TRUE);
+                "test updown to parent notify (horizontal)", FALSE);
 
     DestroyWindow(updown);
 }
diff --git a/dlls/comctl32/updown.c b/dlls/comctl32/updown.c
index 8dec7a4807a..c748a914d8d 100644
--- a/dlls/comctl32/updown.c
+++ b/dlls/comctl32/updown.c
@@ -781,14 +781,8 @@ static BOOL UPDOWN_CancelMode (UPDOWN_INFO *infoPtr)
     KillTimer (infoPtr->Self, TIMER_ACCEL);
     KillTimer (infoPtr->Self, TIMER_AUTOPRESS);
 
-    if (GetCapture() == infoPtr->Self) {
-	NMHDR hdr;
-	hdr.hwndFrom = infoPtr->Self;
-	hdr.idFrom   = GetWindowLongPtrW (infoPtr->Self, GWLP_ID);
-	hdr.code = NM_RELEASEDCAPTURE;
-	SendMessageW(infoPtr->Notify, WM_NOTIFY, hdr.idFrom, (LPARAM)&hdr);
+    if (GetCapture() == infoPtr->Self)
 	ReleaseCapture();
-    }
 
     infoPtr->Flags &= ~FLAG_PRESSED;
     InvalidateRect (infoPtr->Self, NULL, FALSE);