diff --git a/contrib/include/wx/xrc/xmlres.h b/contrib/include/wx/xrc/xmlres.h
index 143664514b..01832ae8cd 100644
--- a/contrib/include/wx/xrc/xmlres.h
+++ b/contrib/include/wx/xrc/xmlres.h
@@ -176,10 +176,6 @@ protected:
     // Creates resource from info in given node:
     wxObject *CreateResFromNode(wxXmlNode *node, wxObject *parent, wxObject *instance = NULL);
 
-    // Remove nodes with property "platform" that does not
-    // match current platform
-    void ProcessPlatformProperty(wxXmlNode *node);
-
     bool GetUseLocale() { return m_useLocale; }
 
 private:
diff --git a/contrib/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp b/contrib/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
index 79d0ef314a..c5f7a8c8ed 100644
--- a/contrib/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
+++ b/contrib/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ bool wxXmlResource::AttachUnknownControl(const wxString& name,
 }
 
 
-void wxXmlResource::ProcessPlatformProperty(wxXmlNode *node)
+static void ProcessPlatformProperty(wxXmlNode *node)
 {
     wxString s;
     bool isok;
diff --git a/include/wx/xrc/xmlres.h b/include/wx/xrc/xmlres.h
index 143664514b..01832ae8cd 100644
--- a/include/wx/xrc/xmlres.h
+++ b/include/wx/xrc/xmlres.h
@@ -176,10 +176,6 @@ protected:
     // Creates resource from info in given node:
     wxObject *CreateResFromNode(wxXmlNode *node, wxObject *parent, wxObject *instance = NULL);
 
-    // Remove nodes with property "platform" that does not
-    // match current platform
-    void ProcessPlatformProperty(wxXmlNode *node);
-
     bool GetUseLocale() { return m_useLocale; }
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp b/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
index 79d0ef314a..c5f7a8c8ed 100644
--- a/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
+++ b/src/xrc/xmlres.cpp
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ bool wxXmlResource::AttachUnknownControl(const wxString& name,
 }
 
 
-void wxXmlResource::ProcessPlatformProperty(wxXmlNode *node)
+static void ProcessPlatformProperty(wxXmlNode *node)
 {
     wxString s;
     bool isok;