diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index dc96fef41f..8028c97728 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -707,7 +707,6 @@ ALL_PORTS_BASE_HEADERS =  \
 	wx/unix/stackwalk.h \
 	wx/unix/tls.h \
 	wx/unix/fswatcher_kqueue.h \
-	wx/unix/execute.h \
 	wx/unix/mimetype.h \
 	wx/unix/fswatcher_inotify.h \
 	wx/msw/apptrait.h \
@@ -2471,7 +2470,6 @@ COND_TOOLKIT_COCOA_BASE_OSX_HDR =  \
 	wx/unix/stackwalk.h \
 	wx/unix/tls.h \
 	wx/unix/fswatcher_kqueue.h \
-	wx/unix/execute.h \
 	wx/unix/mimetype.h \
 	wx/osx/core/cfdataref.h \
 	wx/osx/core/cfref.h \
@@ -2494,7 +2492,6 @@ COND_TOOLKIT_GTK_BASE_OSX_HDR =  \
 	wx/unix/stackwalk.h \
 	wx/unix/tls.h \
 	wx/unix/fswatcher_kqueue.h \
-	wx/unix/execute.h \
 	wx/unix/mimetype.h \
 	wx/osx/core/cfdataref.h \
 	wx/osx/core/cfref.h \
@@ -2517,7 +2514,6 @@ COND_TOOLKIT_X11_BASE_OSX_HDR =  \
 	wx/unix/stackwalk.h \
 	wx/unix/tls.h \
 	wx/unix/fswatcher_kqueue.h \
-	wx/unix/execute.h \
 	wx/unix/mimetype.h \
 	wx/osx/core/cfdataref.h \
 	wx/osx/core/cfref.h \
@@ -2540,7 +2536,6 @@ COND_TOOLKIT_MOTIF_BASE_OSX_HDR =  \
 	wx/unix/stackwalk.h \
 	wx/unix/tls.h \
 	wx/unix/fswatcher_kqueue.h \
-	wx/unix/execute.h \
 	wx/unix/mimetype.h \
 	wx/osx/core/cfdataref.h \
 	wx/osx/core/cfref.h \
@@ -2563,7 +2558,6 @@ COND_TOOLKIT__BASE_OSX_HDR =  \
 	wx/unix/stackwalk.h \
 	wx/unix/tls.h \
 	wx/unix/fswatcher_kqueue.h \
-	wx/unix/execute.h \
 	wx/unix/mimetype.h \
 	wx/osx/core/cfdataref.h \
 	wx/osx/core/cfref.h \
@@ -2588,7 +2582,6 @@ COND_PLATFORM_UNIX_1_BASE_PLATFORM_HDR =  \
 	wx/unix/stackwalk.h \
 	wx/unix/tls.h \
 	wx/unix/fswatcher_kqueue.h \
-	wx/unix/execute.h \
 	wx/unix/mimetype.h \
 	wx/unix/fswatcher_inotify.h
 @COND_PLATFORM_UNIX_1@BASE_PLATFORM_HDR = $(COND_PLATFORM_UNIX_1_BASE_PLATFORM_HDR)
diff --git a/build/bakefiles/files.bkl b/build/bakefiles/files.bkl
index 53a95499e9..69366c5e2a 100644
--- a/build/bakefiles/files.bkl
+++ b/build/bakefiles/files.bkl
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@ IMPORTANT: please read docs/tech/tn0016.txt before modifying this file!
 
 <set var="BASE_UNIX_AND_DARWIN_NOTWXMAC_HDR" hints="files">
     $(BASE_UNIX_AND_DARWIN_HDR)
-    wx/unix/execute.h
     wx/unix/mimetype.h
 </set>
 
diff --git a/include/wx/unix/execute.h b/include/wx/unix/private/execute.h
similarity index 98%
rename from include/wx/unix/execute.h
rename to include/wx/unix/private/execute.h
index 9756c00a7d..e976d154c7 100644
--- a/include/wx/unix/execute.h
+++ b/include/wx/unix/private/execute.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// Name:        wx/unix/execute.h
+// Name:        wx/unix/private/execute.h
 // Purpose:     private details of wxExecute() implementation
 // Author:      Vadim Zeitlin
 // Copyright:   (c) 1998 Robert Roebling, Julian Smart, Vadim Zeitlin
diff --git a/src/unix/apptraits.cpp b/src/unix/apptraits.cpp
index d29f9acdbb..ba2c94629e 100644
--- a/src/unix/apptraits.cpp
+++ b/src/unix/apptraits.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     #include "wx/utils.h"
 #endif // WX_PRECOMP
 
-#include "wx/unix/execute.h"
+#include "wx/unix/private/execute.h"
 #include "wx/evtloop.h"
 
 // ============================================================================
diff --git a/src/unix/utilsunx.cpp b/src/unix/utilsunx.cpp
index 50fe929c31..97a6c47190 100644
--- a/src/unix/utilsunx.cpp
+++ b/src/unix/utilsunx.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 
 #include "wx/private/selectdispatcher.h"
 #include "wx/private/fdiodispatcher.h"
-#include "wx/unix/execute.h"
+#include "wx/unix/private/execute.h"
 #include "wx/unix/pipe.h"
 #include "wx/unix/private.h"