diff --git a/include/wx/msw/stattext.h b/include/wx/msw/stattext.h
index 29561640a9..20c49b73a4 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/stattext.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/stattext.h
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ protected:
     virtual void DoSetSize(int x, int y, int w, int h,
                            int sizeFlags = wxSIZE_AUTO);
     virtual wxSize DoGetBestSize() const;
-    virtual long MSWWindowProc(WXUINT nMsg, WXWPARAM wParam, WXLPARAM lParam);
 
     DECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxStaticText)
 };
diff --git a/src/msw/stattext.cpp b/src/msw/stattext.cpp
index 4b33ade2c9..1c0810694c 100644
--- a/src/msw/stattext.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/stattext.cpp
@@ -170,16 +170,4 @@ bool wxStaticText::SetFont(const wxFont& font)
     return ret;
 }
 
-long wxStaticText::MSWWindowProc(WXUINT nMsg, WXWPARAM wParam, WXLPARAM lParam)
-{
-    // Ensure that static items get messages. Some controls don't like this
-    // message to be intercepted (e.g. RichEdit), hence the tests.
-    // Messes up display with Windows XP, apparently, so have to
-    // do explicit hit-testing in wxWindowMSW.
-#if 0
-    if (nMsg == WM_NCHITTEST)
-        return (long)HTCLIENT;
-#endif
-    return wxWindow::MSWWindowProc(nMsg, wParam, lParam);
-}
 #endif // wxUSE_STATTEXT