diff --git a/include/wx/animate.h b/include/wx/animate.h
index ed051910a7..2f595ae03b 100644
--- a/include/wx/animate.h
+++ b/include/wx/animate.h
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ protected:
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxAnimation : public wxObject
 {
 public:
-    wxAnimation(wxAnimationImplType implType = wxANIMATION_IMPL_TYPE_NATIVE);
-    wxAnimation(const wxString &name, wxAnimationType type = wxANIMATION_TYPE_ANY,
+    explicit wxAnimation(wxAnimationImplType implType = wxANIMATION_IMPL_TYPE_NATIVE);
+    explicit wxAnimation(const wxString &name, wxAnimationType type = wxANIMATION_TYPE_ANY,
                 wxAnimationImplType implType = wxANIMATION_IMPL_TYPE_NATIVE);
     wxAnimation(const wxAnimation& other);
 
@@ -173,13 +173,6 @@ private:
             : wxGenericAnimationCtrl(parent, id, anim, pos, size, style, name)
             {}
 
-    bool Create(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID id,
-                const wxAnimation& anim = wxNullAnimation,
-                const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
-                const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize,
-                long style = wxAC_DEFAULT_STYLE,
-                const wxString& name = wxAnimationCtrlNameStr)
-        { return wxGenericAnimationCtrl::Create(parent, id, anim, pos, size, style, name); }
 
     static wxAnimationImpl* CreateAnimationImpl(wxAnimationImplType WXUNUSED(implType))
         {
diff --git a/include/wx/gtk/animate.h b/include/wx/gtk/animate.h
index b54fd58ce4..9d06947ddf 100644
--- a/include/wx/gtk/animate.h
+++ b/include/wx/gtk/animate.h
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ public:
         : m_pixbuf(NULL) {}
     ~wxAnimationGTKImpl() { UnRef(); }
 
-    // wxAnimation& operator= (const wxAnimation&);
 
     virtual wxAnimationImplType GetImplType() wxOVERRIDE
         { return wxANIMATION_IMPL_TYPE_NATIVE; }
diff --git a/interface/wx/animate.h b/interface/wx/animate.h
index df6002fc27..a64dcfe469 100644
--- a/interface/wx/animate.h
+++ b/interface/wx/animate.h
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ public:
    @class wxAnimation
 
    The @c wxAnimation class handles the interface between the animation
-   control and the deails of the animation image or data.
+   control and the details of the animation image or data.
 
     @stdobjects
     ::wxNullAnimation
@@ -488,4 +488,3 @@ public:
     An empty animation object.
 */
 wxAnimation wxNullAnimation;
-
diff --git a/src/gtk/animate.cpp b/src/gtk/animate.cpp
index 9f957e91c1..71d3911948 100644
--- a/src/gtk/animate.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/animate.cpp
@@ -450,7 +450,8 @@ void wxAnimationCtrl::OnTimer(wxTimerEvent& WXUNUSED(ev))
 // static
 wxAnimationImpl* wxAnimationCtrl::CreateAnimationImpl(wxAnimationImplType implType)
 {
-    switch (implType) {
+    switch (implType)
+    {
         case wxANIMATION_IMPL_TYPE_GENERIC:
             return new wxAnimationGenericImpl();
 
@@ -463,7 +464,7 @@ wxAnimationImpl* wxAnimationCtrl::CreateAnimationImpl(wxAnimationImplType implTy
 }
 
 
-// helpers to safely access wxAnimationGenericImpl methods
+// helpers to safely access wxAnimationGTKImpl methods
 #define ANIMATION (static_cast<wxAnimationGTKImpl*>(m_animation.GetImpl()))
 
 GdkPixbufAnimation* wxAnimationCtrl::animation_GetPixbuf() const