Index: /home/neilcawse/mymono/mcs/class/Managed.Windows.Forms/System.Windows.Forms/SplitContainer.cs
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--- /home/neilcawse/mymono/mcs/class/Managed.Windows.Forms/System.Windows.Forms/SplitContainer.cs       (revision 78604)
+++ /home/neilcawse/mymono/mcs/class/Managed.Windows.Forms/System.Windows.Forms/SplitContainer.cs       (working copy)
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@
               private int splitter_width;
               private int splitter_increment;
               private Orientation orientation;
-              private bool binding_context_set;
 
               private SplitterPanel panel1;
               private bool panel1_collapsed;
@@ -137,8 +136,7 @@
                      panel2_collapsed = false;
                      panel1_min_size = 25;
                      panel2_min_size = 25;
-                     binding_context_set = false;
-
+                     
                      panel1 = new SplitterPanel (this);
                      panel2 = new SplitterPanel (this);
                      splitter = new Splitter ();
@@ -229,11 +227,8 @@
 
               [Browsable (false)]
               public override BindingContext BindingContext {
-                     get { return binding_context_set ? base.BindingContext : null; }
-                     set {
-                            binding_context_set = true;
-                            base.BindingContext = value;
-                     }
+                     get { return base.BindingContext; }
+                     set { base.BindingContext = value; }
               }
 
               // MSDN says default is Fixed3D, creating a new SplitContainer says otherwise.