diff --git a/include/wx/msw/dib.h b/include/wx/msw/dib.h
index d9e5745ee3..c85c9e9d2c 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/dib.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/dib.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public:
 
     // same as the corresponding ctors but with return value
     bool Create(int width, int height, int depth);
-    bool Create(const wxBitmap& bmp);
+    bool Create(const wxBitmap& bmp) { return Create(GetHbitmapOf(bmp)); }
     bool Create(HBITMAP hbmp);
     bool Load(const wxString& filename);
 
diff --git a/src/msw/dib.cpp b/src/msw/dib.cpp
index d6d127a340..45986e70ad 100644
--- a/src/msw/dib.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/dib.cpp
@@ -137,18 +137,10 @@ bool wxDIB::Create(int width, int height, int depth)
     return true;
 }
 
-bool wxDIB::Create(const wxBitmap& bmp)
-{
-    wxCHECK_MSG( bmp.Ok(), false, wxT("wxDIB::Create(): invalid bitmap") );
-
-    if ( !Create(GetHbitmapOf(bmp)) )
-        return false;
-
-    return true;
-}
-
 bool wxDIB::Create(HBITMAP hbmp)
 {
+    wxCHECK_MSG( hbmp, false, wxT("wxDIB::Create(): invalid bitmap") );
+
     // this bitmap could already be a DIB section in which case we don't need
     // to convert it to DIB
     DIBSECTION ds;