diff --git a/include/wx/gtk/textctrl.h b/include/wx/gtk/textctrl.h
index b801780273..26b6e3e8e4 100644
--- a/include/wx/gtk/textctrl.h
+++ b/include/wx/gtk/textctrl.h
@@ -144,8 +144,6 @@ public:
 
     void SetUpdateFont(bool WXUNUSED(update)) { }
 
-    void SetModified() { m_modified = true; }
-
     // GTK+ textctrl is so dumb that you need to freeze/thaw it manually to
     // avoid horrible flicker/scrolling back and forth
     virtual void Freeze();
diff --git a/src/gtk/textctrl.cpp b/src/gtk/textctrl.cpp
index a19bf33779..9211dde77c 100644
--- a/src/gtk/textctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/textctrl.cpp
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ gtk_text_changed_callback( GtkWidget *widget, wxTextCtrl *win )
     if (g_isIdle)
         wxapp_install_idle_handler();
 
-    win->SetModified();
+    win->MarkDirty();
 
     wxCommandEvent event( wxEVT_COMMAND_TEXT_UPDATED, win->GetId() );
     event.SetEventObject( win );