diff --git a/include/wx/gtk/filepicker.h b/include/wx/gtk/filepicker.h
index 68a59090e0..c73e4dbba4 100644
--- a/include/wx/gtk/filepicker.h
+++ b/include/wx/gtk/filepicker.h
@@ -34,13 +34,6 @@
         return NULL;                                                          \
     }                                                                         \
                                                                               \
-    virtual bool Destroy()                                                    \
-    {                                                                         \
-        if (m_dialog)                                                         \
-            m_dialog->Destroy();                                              \
-        return wxButton::Destroy();                                           \
-    }                                                                         \
-                                                                              \
     /* even if wx derive from wxGenericFileButton, i.e. from wxButton, our */ \
     /* native GTK+ widget does not derive from GtkButton thus *all* uses   */ \
     /* GTK_BUTTON(m_widget) macro done by wxButton must be bypassed to     */ \
diff --git a/src/gtk/filepicker.cpp b/src/gtk/filepicker.cpp
index 2d1d3b6f5f..104d7d5d92 100644
--- a/src/gtk/filepicker.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/filepicker.cpp
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ bool wxFileButton::Create( wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
 
 wxFileButton::~wxFileButton()
 {
+    delete m_dialog;
 }
 
 void wxFileButton::OnDialogOK(wxCommandEvent& ev)
@@ -258,6 +259,7 @@ bool wxDirButton::Create( wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
 
 wxDirButton::~wxDirButton()
 {
+    delete m_dialog;
 }
 
 void wxDirButton::GTKUpdatePath(const char *gtkpath)