diff --git a/src/dfb/settings.cpp b/src/dfb/settings.cpp
index a30af695a9..1fcc8a371d 100644
--- a/src/dfb/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/dfb/settings.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ int wxSystemSettingsNative::GetMetric(wxSystemMetric index,
             return val;
 
         default:
-            wxFAIL_MSG( "unsupported metric" );
             return -1;
     }
 }