diff --git a/include/nana/gui/widgets/listbox.hpp b/include/nana/gui/widgets/listbox.hpp
index d6d13e4c..410e5118 100644
--- a/include/nana/gui/widgets/listbox.hpp
+++ b/include/nana/gui/widgets/listbox.hpp
@@ -1176,8 +1176,8 @@ namespace nana
 				color_proxy header_fgcolor{ colors::black };
 				color_proxy header_grabbed{ static_cast<color_rgb>(0x8BD6F6)};
 				color_proxy header_floated{ static_cast<color_rgb>(0xBABBBC)};
-				color_proxy item_selected{ static_cast<color_rgb>(0xD5EFFC) };
-				color_proxy item_highlighted{ static_cast<color_rgb>(0xD5EFFC) };
+				color_proxy item_selected{ static_cast<color_rgb>(0xCCE8FF) };
+				color_proxy item_highlighted{ static_cast<color_rgb>(0xE5F3FF) };
 
 				color_proxy selection_box{ static_cast<color_rgb>(0x3399FF) };	///< Color of selection box border.
 
diff --git a/include/nana/gui/widgets/widget.hpp b/include/nana/gui/widgets/widget.hpp
index c355e97b..922fbe3b 100644
--- a/include/nana/gui/widgets/widget.hpp
+++ b/include/nana/gui/widgets/widget.hpp
@@ -245,9 +245,8 @@ namespace nana
 
 		void _m_notify_destroy() override final
 		{
-			events_ = std::make_shared<Events>();
-			API::dev::set_events(handle_, events_);
 			widget_base::_m_notify_destroy();
+			events_ = std::make_shared<Events>();
 		}
 	private:
 		DrawerTrigger trigger_;
@@ -310,9 +309,8 @@ namespace nana
 
 		void _m_notify_destroy() override final
 		{
-			events_ = std::make_shared<Events>();
-			API::dev::set_events(handle_, events_);
 			widget_base::_m_notify_destroy();
+			events_ = std::make_shared<Events>();
 		}
 	private:
 		std::shared_ptr<Events> events_;
@@ -449,9 +447,8 @@ namespace nana
 
 		void _m_notify_destroy() override final
 		{
-			events_ = std::make_shared<Events>();
-			API::dev::set_events(handle_, events_);
 			widget_base::_m_notify_destroy();
+			events_ = std::make_shared<Events>();
 		}
 	private:
 		DrawerTrigger					trigger_;