diff --git a/include/wx/osx/webview_webkit.h b/include/wx/osx/webview_webkit.h
index 047f6c7eb8..2e5a75b45e 100644
--- a/include/wx/osx/webview_webkit.h
+++ b/include/wx/osx/webview_webkit.h
@@ -128,8 +128,6 @@ public:
     void  SetScrollPos(int pos);
     int   GetScrollPos();
 
-    wxString GetSelection();
-
     bool  CanIncreaseTextSize();
     void  IncreaseTextSize();
     bool  CanDecreaseTextSize();
diff --git a/src/osx/webview_webkit.mm b/src/osx/webview_webkit.mm
index 763c9097ca..37b6eb9cbb 100644
--- a/src/osx/webview_webkit.mm
+++ b/src/osx/webview_webkit.mm
@@ -568,15 +568,6 @@ wxString wxWebViewWebKit::GetPageSource()
     return wxEmptyString;
 }
 
-wxString wxWebViewWebKit::GetSelection()
-{
-    if ( !m_webView )
-        return wxEmptyString;
-
-    NSString* selectedText = [[m_webView selectedDOMRange] toString];
-    return wxStringWithNSString( selectedText );
-}
-
 bool wxWebViewWebKit::CanIncreaseTextSize()
 {
     if ( !m_webView )