diff --git a/src/common/translation.cpp b/src/common/translation.cpp
index ea6d25955b..bf586b24bb 100644
--- a/src/common/translation.cpp
+++ b/src/common/translation.cpp
@@ -986,7 +986,7 @@ bool wxMsgCatalogFile::LoadData(const DataBuffer& data,
                 if ( m_charset == wxS("CHARSET") )
                 {
                     // "CHARSET" is not valid charset, but lazy translator
-                    m_charset.empty();
+                    m_charset.clear();
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/msw/registry.cpp b/src/msw/registry.cpp
index 83d11c2769..948d9249fb 100644
--- a/src/msw/registry.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/registry.cpp
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ void wxRegKey::SetHkey(WXHKEY hKey)
   m_mode = Write;
 
   // reset old data
-  m_strKey.empty();
+  m_strKey.clear();
   m_dwLastError = 0;
 }