diff --git a/samples/grid/griddemo.cpp b/samples/grid/griddemo.cpp
index 013afb6045..62560cc04a 100644
--- a/samples/grid/griddemo.cpp
+++ b/samples/grid/griddemo.cpp
@@ -1605,8 +1605,7 @@ MyGridCellAttrProvider::MyGridCellAttrProvider()
 wxGridCellAttr *MyGridCellAttrProvider::GetAttr(int row, int col,
                            wxGridCellAttr::wxAttrKind  kind /* = wxGridCellAttr::Any */) const
 {
-    wxObjectDataPtr<wxGridCellAttr>
-        attr(wxGridCellAttrProvider::GetAttr(row, col, kind));
+    wxGridCellAttrPtr attr(wxGridCellAttrProvider::GetAttr(row, col, kind));
 
     if ( row % 2 )
     {
diff --git a/samples/grid/griddemo.h b/samples/grid/griddemo.h
index 68319b204a..784e0fca3d 100644
--- a/samples/grid/griddemo.h
+++ b/samples/grid/griddemo.h
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ public:
                                     wxGridCellAttr::wxAttrKind  kind) const wxOVERRIDE;
 
 private:
-    wxObjectDataPtr<wxGridCellAttr> m_attrForOddRows;
+    wxGridCellAttrPtr m_attrForOddRows;
 };
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------