diff --git a/etg/treectrl.py b/etg/treectrl.py
index fdf5bc88..933d4b3c 100644
--- a/etg/treectrl.py
+++ b/etg/treectrl.py
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ def run():
         return self->IsOk();
         """)
 
-    c.addCppMethod('bool', '__eq__', '(const wxTreeItemId* other)', """\
+    c.addCppMethod('bool', '__eq__', '(const wxTreeItemId& other)', """\
         return *self == *other;
         """)
-    c.addCppMethod('bool', '__neq__', '(const wxTreeItemId* other)', """\
+    c.addCppMethod('bool', '__neq__', '(const wxTreeItemId& other)', """\
         return *self != *other;
         """)
 
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ def run():
         return hash(int(self.GetID()))
         """)
 
+    module.find('operator==').ignore()
+    module.find('operator!=').ignore()
+
 
     td = etgtools.TypedefDef(name='wxTreeItemIdValue', type='void*')
     module.insertItemBefore(c, td)