diff --git a/include/wx/gtk/menu.h b/include/wx/gtk/menu.h
index 78a429d065..c4398fa168 100644
--- a/include/wx/gtk/menu.h
+++ b/include/wx/gtk/menu.h
@@ -120,10 +120,9 @@ public:
 #endif
     wxMenu( const wxString& title = wxEmptyString, long style = 0 )
     {
-        Init(title, style, NULL);
+        Init(title, style);
     }
 
-    wxMenu( long style );
     ~wxMenu();
 
     // operations
@@ -203,7 +202,7 @@ private:
     void Init( const wxString& title,
                long style
 #ifdef WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY
-               , const wxFunction func
+               , const wxFunction func = (wxFunction) NULL
 #endif
                );
 
diff --git a/include/wx/gtk1/menu.h b/include/wx/gtk1/menu.h
index 78a429d065..c4398fa168 100644
--- a/include/wx/gtk1/menu.h
+++ b/include/wx/gtk1/menu.h
@@ -120,10 +120,9 @@ public:
 #endif
     wxMenu( const wxString& title = wxEmptyString, long style = 0 )
     {
-        Init(title, style, NULL);
+        Init(title, style);
     }
 
-    wxMenu( long style );
     ~wxMenu();
 
     // operations
@@ -203,7 +202,7 @@ private:
     void Init( const wxString& title,
                long style
 #ifdef WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY
-               , const wxFunction func
+               , const wxFunction func = (wxFunction) NULL
 #endif
                );
 
diff --git a/samples/minimal/minimal.cpp b/samples/minimal/minimal.cpp
index b65cb80df0..87122a4e3a 100644
--- a/samples/minimal/minimal.cpp
+++ b/samples/minimal/minimal.cpp
@@ -155,8 +155,7 @@ MyFrame::MyFrame(const wxString& title, const wxPoint& pos, const wxSize& size)
     SetIcon(wxICON(mondrian));
 
     // create a menu bar
-//    wxMenu *menuFile = new wxMenu;
-    wxMenu *menuFile = new wxMenu(wxMENU_TEAROFF);
+    wxMenu *menuFile = new wxMenu("", wxMENU_TEAROFF);
 
     menuFile->Append(Minimal_About, "&About...\tCtrl-A", "Show about dialog");
     menuFile->Append(Minimal_Test, "&Test...\tCtrl-T", "Test");
diff --git a/src/gtk/menu.cpp b/src/gtk/menu.cpp
index 34d188bfb1..10656f39f4 100644
--- a/src/gtk/menu.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/menu.cpp
@@ -626,19 +626,9 @@ bool wxMenuItem::IsChecked() const
 
 IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxMenu,wxEvtHandler)
 
-wxMenu::wxMenu( const wxString& title, const wxFunction func, long style )
-{
-   Init(title, func, style);
-}
-
-wxMenu::wxMenu(long style)
-{
-   Init(wxEmptyString, (wxFunction) NULL, style);
-}
-
 void
 wxMenu::Init( const wxString& title,
-              long style,
+              long style
 #ifdef WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY
               , const wxFunction func
 #endif
diff --git a/src/gtk1/menu.cpp b/src/gtk1/menu.cpp
index 34d188bfb1..10656f39f4 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/menu.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/menu.cpp
@@ -626,19 +626,9 @@ bool wxMenuItem::IsChecked() const
 
 IMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxMenu,wxEvtHandler)
 
-wxMenu::wxMenu( const wxString& title, const wxFunction func, long style )
-{
-   Init(title, func, style);
-}
-
-wxMenu::wxMenu(long style)
-{
-   Init(wxEmptyString, (wxFunction) NULL, style);
-}
-
 void
 wxMenu::Init( const wxString& title,
-              long style,
+              long style
 #ifdef WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY
               , const wxFunction func
 #endif