diff --git a/examples/semaphore.py b/examples/semaphore.py
index 99b9bc6..7988e6c 100755
--- a/examples/semaphore.py
+++ b/examples/semaphore.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class YellowThread(TQThread):
 
             event = TQCustomEvent(12345)
             event.setData(TQString("Yellow!"))
-            TQThread.postEvent(self.receiver,event)
+            TQApplication.postEvent(self.receiver,event)
             self.msleep(200);
 
             greenSem -= 1
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class YellowThread(TQThread):
 
         event = TQCustomEvent(12346)
         event.setData(TQString("Yellow!"))
-        TQThread.postEvent(self.receiver,event)
+        TQApplication.postEvent(self.receiver,event)
 
         greenSem -= 1
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class GreenThread(TQThread):
 
             event = TQCustomEvent(12345)
             event.setData(TQString("Green!"))
-            TQThread.postEvent(self.receiver,event)
+            TQApplication.postEvent(self.receiver,event)
             self.msleep(200)
 
             yellowSem -= 1
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ class GreenThread(TQThread):
 
         event = TQCustomEvent(12346)
         event.setData(TQString("Green!"))
-        TQThread.postEvent(self.receiver,event)
+        TQApplication.postEvent(self.receiver,event)
         self.msleep(10)
 
         yellowSem -= 1
diff --git a/sip/tqt/tqthread.sip b/sip/tqt/tqthread.sip
index b95301a..8530bcd 100644
--- a/sip/tqt/tqthread.sip
+++ b/sip/tqt/tqthread.sip
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ class TQThread : TQt /CreatesThread/
 
 public:
 	static TQt::HANDLE currentThread();
-	static void postEvent(TQObject *,TQEvent * /Transfer/) /ReleaseGIL/;
 	static void initialize();
 	static void cleanup();