diff --git a/include/wx/gtk/textctrl.h b/include/wx/gtk/textctrl.h
index 0a529c6a27..727e7741f9 100644
--- a/include/wx/gtk/textctrl.h
+++ b/include/wx/gtk/textctrl.h
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ public:
     void OnUpdateRedo(wxUpdateUIEvent& event);
 
     bool SetFont( const wxFont &font );
-    bool SetForegroundColour(const wxColour &colour);
     bool SetBackgroundColour(const wxColour &colour);
 
     GtkWidget* GetConnectWidget();
diff --git a/include/wx/gtk1/textctrl.h b/include/wx/gtk1/textctrl.h
index 0a529c6a27..727e7741f9 100644
--- a/include/wx/gtk1/textctrl.h
+++ b/include/wx/gtk1/textctrl.h
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@ public:
     void OnUpdateRedo(wxUpdateUIEvent& event);
 
     bool SetFont( const wxFont &font );
-    bool SetForegroundColour(const wxColour &colour);
     bool SetBackgroundColour(const wxColour &colour);
 
     GtkWidget* GetConnectWidget();
diff --git a/src/gtk/textctrl.cpp b/src/gtk/textctrl.cpp
index 2ed849a995..9904ed48a2 100644
--- a/src/gtk/textctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/textctrl.cpp
@@ -1072,14 +1072,6 @@ void wxTextCtrl::UpdateFontIfNeeded()
         ChangeFontGlobally();
 }
 
-bool wxTextCtrl::SetForegroundColour( const wxColour &WXUNUSED(colour) )
-{
-    wxCHECK_MSG( m_text != NULL, FALSE, wxT("invalid text ctrl") );
-
-    // doesn't work
-    return FALSE;
-}
-
 bool wxTextCtrl::SetBackgroundColour( const wxColour &colour )
 {
     wxCHECK_MSG( m_text != NULL, FALSE, wxT("invalid text ctrl") );
diff --git a/src/gtk1/textctrl.cpp b/src/gtk1/textctrl.cpp
index 2ed849a995..9904ed48a2 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/textctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/textctrl.cpp
@@ -1072,14 +1072,6 @@ void wxTextCtrl::UpdateFontIfNeeded()
         ChangeFontGlobally();
 }
 
-bool wxTextCtrl::SetForegroundColour( const wxColour &WXUNUSED(colour) )
-{
-    wxCHECK_MSG( m_text != NULL, FALSE, wxT("invalid text ctrl") );
-
-    // doesn't work
-    return FALSE;
-}
-
 bool wxTextCtrl::SetBackgroundColour( const wxColour &colour )
 {
     wxCHECK_MSG( m_text != NULL, FALSE, wxT("invalid text ctrl") );