diff --git a/include/wx/gtk/srchctrl.h b/include/wx/gtk/srchctrl.h
index 8deeb5f87c..d106896769 100644
--- a/include/wx/gtk/srchctrl.h
+++ b/include/wx/gtk/srchctrl.h
@@ -67,26 +67,6 @@ public:
     virtual void SetDescriptiveText(const wxString& text) wxOVERRIDE;
     virtual wxString GetDescriptiveText() const wxOVERRIDE;
 
-    // accessors
-    // ---------
-    virtual int GetLineLength(long lineNo) const wxOVERRIDE;
-    virtual wxString GetLineText(long lineNo) const wxOVERRIDE;
-    virtual int GetNumberOfLines() const wxOVERRIDE;
-
-    virtual bool IsModified() const wxOVERRIDE;
-
-    // sets/clears the dirty flag
-    virtual void MarkDirty() wxOVERRIDE;
-    virtual void DiscardEdits() wxOVERRIDE;
-
-    // translate between the position (which is just an index in the text ctrl
-    // considering all its contents as a single strings) and (x, y) coordinates
-    // which represent column and line.
-    virtual long XYToPosition(long x, long y) const wxOVERRIDE;
-    virtual bool PositionToXY(long pos, long *x, long *y) const wxOVERRIDE;
-
-    virtual void ShowPosition(long pos) wxOVERRIDE;
-
     virtual void Clear() wxOVERRIDE;
 
 #if wxUSE_MENUS
@@ -95,7 +75,6 @@ public:
 
 private:
     // From wxTextEntry:
-    virtual wxWindow *GetEditableWindow() wxOVERRIDE { return this; }
     virtual GtkEditable *GetEditable() const wxOVERRIDE;
 
 
@@ -127,7 +106,6 @@ private:
     wxMenu *m_menu;
 #endif // wxUSE_MENUS
 
-    bool m_modified;
     bool m_cancelButtonVisible;
 
     wxDECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxSearchCtrl);
diff --git a/include/wx/srchctrl.h b/include/wx/srchctrl.h
index ffee21e515..30253cfca8 100644
--- a/include/wx/srchctrl.h
+++ b/include/wx/srchctrl.h
@@ -38,7 +38,12 @@
     // otherwise.
     #define wxUSE_NATIVE_SEARCH_CONTROL 1
 
-    #define wxSearchCtrlBaseBaseClass wxTextCtrlBase
+    class WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxGTKSearchCtrlBase
+        : public wxControl, public wxTextEntry
+    {
+    };
+
+    #define wxSearchCtrlBaseBaseClass wxGTKSearchCtrlBase
 #endif
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/gtk/srchctrl.cpp b/src/gtk/srchctrl.cpp
index 0445961290..c84e44a81e 100644
--- a/src/gtk/srchctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/srchctrl.cpp
@@ -101,13 +101,13 @@ wx_gtk_icon_press(GtkEntry* WXUNUSED(entry),
 // ============================================================================
 // wxSearchCtrl implementation
 // ============================================================================
-wxBEGIN_EVENT_TABLE(wxSearchCtrl, wxSearchCtrlBase)
+wxBEGIN_EVENT_TABLE(wxSearchCtrl, wxControl)
     EVT_CHAR(wxSearchCtrl::OnChar)
     EVT_TEXT(wxID_ANY, wxSearchCtrl::OnText)
     EVT_TEXT_ENTER(wxID_ANY, wxSearchCtrl::OnTextEnter)
 wxEND_EVENT_TABLE()
 
-wxIMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxSearchCtrl, wxSearchCtrlBase);
+wxIMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxSearchCtrl, wxControl);
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //  creation/destruction
@@ -225,71 +225,6 @@ void wxSearchCtrl::Clear()
     ShowCancelButton(false);
 }
 
-bool wxSearchCtrl::IsModified() const
-{
-    return m_modified;
-}
-
-void wxSearchCtrl::MarkDirty()
-{
-    m_modified = true;
-}
-
-void wxSearchCtrl::DiscardEdits()
-{
-    m_modified = false;
-}
-
-bool wxSearchCtrl::PositionToXY(long pos, long *x, long *y ) const
-{
-    if (pos <= GTKGetEntryTextLength(GetEntry()))
-    {
-        if ( y )
-            *y = 0;
-        if ( x )
-            *x = pos;
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        // index out of bounds
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    return true;
-}
-
-long wxSearchCtrl::XYToPosition(long x, long y ) const
-{
-    if ( y != 0 || x > GTKGetEntryTextLength(GetEntry()) )
-        return -1;
-
-    return x;
-}
-
-int wxSearchCtrl::GetLineLength(long lineNo) const
-{
-    const wxString str = GetLineText(lineNo);
-    return (int) str.length();
-}
-
-int wxSearchCtrl::GetNumberOfLines() const 
-{
-    return 1;
-}
-
-wxString wxSearchCtrl::GetLineText( long lineNo ) const
-{
-    if ( lineNo == 0 )
-        return GetValue();
-
-    return wxString();
-}
-
-void wxSearchCtrl::ShowPosition( long pos )
-{
-    gtk_editable_set_position(GetEditable(), pos);
-}
-
 // search control specific interfaces
 // ----------------------------------
 #if wxUSE_MENUS