diff --git a/include/wx/aui/tabmdi.h b/include/wx/aui/tabmdi.h
index fa1fd058d5..053d539d38 100644
--- a/include/wx/aui/tabmdi.h
+++ b/include/wx/aui/tabmdi.h
@@ -244,7 +244,6 @@ class WXDLLIMPEXP_AUI wxAuiMDIClientWindow : public wxAuiNotebook
 public:
     wxAuiMDIClientWindow();
     wxAuiMDIClientWindow(wxAuiMDIParentFrame *parent, long style = 0);
-    ~wxAuiMDIClientWindow();
 
     virtual bool CreateClient(wxAuiMDIParentFrame *parent,
                               long style = wxVSCROLL | wxHSCROLL);
diff --git a/src/aui/tabmdi.cpp b/src/aui/tabmdi.cpp
index 8a560e75ff..5d6859a371 100644
--- a/src/aui/tabmdi.cpp
+++ b/src/aui/tabmdi.cpp
@@ -725,11 +725,6 @@ wxAuiMDIClientWindow::wxAuiMDIClientWindow(wxAuiMDIParentFrame* parent, long sty
     CreateClient(parent, style);
 }
 
-wxAuiMDIClientWindow::~wxAuiMDIClientWindow()
-{
-    DestroyChildren();
-}
-
 bool wxAuiMDIClientWindow::CreateClient(wxAuiMDIParentFrame* parent, long style)
 {
     SetWindowStyleFlag(style);