diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/Notepad_plus.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/Notepad_plus.cpp
index 01b420d13a17..2d8c60b7f728 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/Notepad_plus.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/Notepad_plus.cpp
@@ -6699,7 +6699,7 @@ void Notepad_plus::notifyBufferChanged(Buffer * buffer, int mask)
 	if (mask & (BufferChangeDirty|BufferChangeFilename))
 	{
 		if (mask & BufferChangeFilename)
-			::SendMessage(_pPublicInterface->getHSelf(), NPPM_INTERNAL_REFRESHTABAR, 0, 0);
+			::SendMessage(_pPublicInterface->getHSelf(), WM_SIZE, 0, 0);
 
 		checkDocState();
 		setTitle();
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/NppBigSwitch.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/NppBigSwitch.cpp
index b3cb5510a00d..57ee7d19563f 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/NppBigSwitch.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/NppBigSwitch.cpp
@@ -3894,13 +3894,6 @@ LRESULT Notepad_plus::process(HWND hwnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lPa
 		}
 		break;
 
-		case NPPM_INTERNAL_REFRESHTABAR:
-		{
-			::InvalidateRect(_mainDocTab.getHSelf(), NULL, TRUE);
-			::InvalidateRect(_subDocTab.getHSelf(), NULL, TRUE);
-
-			break;
-		}
 		case NPPM_INTERNAL_LOCKTABBAR:
 		{
 			bool isDrag = TabBarPlus::doDragNDropOrNot();
@@ -3960,7 +3953,7 @@ LRESULT Notepad_plus::process(HWND hwnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lPa
 				::SendMessage(_subDocTab.getHSelf(), WM_SETFONT, reinterpret_cast<WPARAM>(hf), MAKELPARAM(TRUE, 0));
 			}
 
-			::SendMessage(_pPublicInterface->getHSelf(), NPPM_INTERNAL_REFRESHTABAR, 0, 0);
+			::SendMessage(_pPublicInterface->getHSelf(), WM_SIZE, 0, 0);
 
 			_mainDocTab.refresh();
 			_subDocTab.refresh();
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/NppCommands.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/NppCommands.cpp
index 610d72f04755..b641c6a0daea 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/NppCommands.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/NppCommands.cpp
@@ -3991,7 +3991,7 @@ void Notepad_plus::command(int id)
 			nmhdr._hdr.idFrom = reinterpret_cast<UINT_PTR>(this);
 			nmhdr._tabOrigin = _pDocTab->getCurrentTabIndex();
 			::SendMessage(_pPublicInterface->getHSelf(), WM_NOTIFY, 0, reinterpret_cast<LPARAM>(&nmhdr));
-			::SendMessage(_pPublicInterface->getHSelf(), NPPM_INTERNAL_REFRESHTABAR, 0, 0);
+			::SendMessage(_pPublicInterface->getHSelf(), WM_SIZE, 0, 0);
 		}
 		break;
 
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/NppIO.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/NppIO.cpp
index cf5479b898e2..13c4f4e3a15e 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/NppIO.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/NppIO.cpp
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ void Notepad_plus::doClose(BufferID id, int whichOne, bool doDeleteBackup)
 		if (buffID == BUFFER_INVALID && fileFullPath.length() > 0)
 			_lastRecentFileList.add(fileFullPath.c_str());
 	}
-	::SendMessage(_pPublicInterface->getHSelf(), NPPM_INTERNAL_REFRESHTABAR, 0, 0);
+	::SendMessage(_pPublicInterface->getHSelf(), WM_SIZE, 0, 0);
 
 	if (NppParameters::getInstance().getNppGUI()._tabStatus & TAB_QUITONEMPTY)
 	{
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/TabBar/TabBar.cpp b/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/TabBar/TabBar.cpp
index fd6357b6fd6d..8204e0676293 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/TabBar/TabBar.cpp
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/WinControls/TabBar/TabBar.cpp
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ LRESULT TabBarPlus::runProc(HWND hwnd, UINT Message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lPara
 				if (_closeButtonZone.isHit(xPos, yPos, _currentHoverTabRect, _isVertical))
 				{
 					_whichCloseClickDown = getTabIndexAt(xPos, yPos);
-					::SendMessage(_hParent, NPPM_INTERNAL_REFRESHTABAR, 0, 0);
+					::SendMessage(_hParent, WM_SIZE, 0, 0);
 					return TRUE;
 				}
 			}
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ LRESULT TabBarPlus::runProc(HWND hwnd, UINT Message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lPara
 				if (_pinButtonZone.isHit(xPos, yPos, _currentHoverTabRect, _isVertical))
 				{
 					_whichPinClickDown = getTabIndexAt(xPos, yPos);
-					::SendMessage(_hParent, NPPM_INTERNAL_REFRESHTABAR, 0, 0);
+					::SendMessage(_hParent, WM_SIZE, 0, 0);
 					return TRUE;
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/PowerEditor/src/resource.h b/PowerEditor/src/resource.h
index 0bd00d49a5e3..05d4483f81b1 100644
--- a/PowerEditor/src/resource.h
+++ b/PowerEditor/src/resource.h
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@
 	#define NPPM_INTERNAL_DOCMODIFIEDBYREPLACEALL       (NOTEPADPLUS_USER_INTERNAL + 79)
 	#define NPPM_INTERNAL_DRAWTABBARPINBUTTON           (NOTEPADPLUS_USER_INTERNAL + 80)
 	#define NPPM_INTERNAL_DRAWTABBARCLOSEBUTTON         (NOTEPADPLUS_USER_INTERNAL + 81)
-	#define NPPM_INTERNAL_REFRESHTABAR                  (NOTEPADPLUS_USER_INTERNAL + 82)
+	//#define NPPM_INTERNAL_REFRESHTABAR                  (NOTEPADPLUS_USER_INTERNAL + 82)
 	#define NPPM_INTERNAL_REDUCETABBAR                  (NOTEPADPLUS_USER_INTERNAL + 83)
 	#define NPPM_INTERNAL_LOCKTABBAR                    (NOTEPADPLUS_USER_INTERNAL + 84)
 	#define NPPM_INTERNAL_DRAWINACIVETAB                (NOTEPADPLUS_USER_INTERNAL + 85)