diff --git a/include/wx/propgrid/property.h b/include/wx/propgrid/property.h
index 6b4290a149..2fb1f66c1b 100644
--- a/include/wx/propgrid/property.h
+++ b/include/wx/propgrid/property.h
@@ -1647,6 +1647,7 @@ public:
     */
     virtual wxString GetValueAsString( int argFlags = 0 ) const;
 
+#if wxPG_COMPATIBILITY_1_4
     /** Synonymous to GetValueAsString().
 
         @deprecated Use GetValueAsString() instead.
@@ -1654,6 +1655,7 @@ public:
         @see GetValueAsString()
     */
     wxDEPRECATED( wxString GetValueString( int argFlags = 0 ) const );
+#endif
 
     /**
         Returns wxPGCell of given column.
diff --git a/src/propgrid/property.cpp b/src/propgrid/property.cpp
index a46e7a5aea..326f5e5155 100644
--- a/src/propgrid/property.cpp
+++ b/src/propgrid/property.cpp
@@ -1054,10 +1054,12 @@ wxString wxPGProperty::GetValueAsString( int argFlags ) const
     }
 }
 
+#if wxPG_COMPATIBILITY_1_4
 wxString wxPGProperty::GetValueString( int argFlags ) const
 {
     return GetValueAsString(argFlags);
 }
+#endif
 
 bool wxPGProperty::IntToValue( wxVariant& variant, int number, int WXUNUSED(argFlags) ) const
 {