diff --git a/include/wx/propgrid/props.h b/include/wx/propgrid/props.h
index 65299be2d1..358e2891ca 100644
--- a/include/wx/propgrid/props.h
+++ b/include/wx/propgrid/props.h
@@ -398,8 +398,6 @@ public:
     // this take advantage of it.
     virtual int GetChoiceSelection() const wxOVERRIDE { return m_index; }
 
-    virtual void OnValidationFailure( wxVariant& pendingValue ) wxOVERRIDE;
-
 protected:
 
     int GetIndex() const;
diff --git a/interface/wx/propgrid/props.h b/interface/wx/propgrid/props.h
index f83b30a3d0..e4be903293 100644
--- a/interface/wx/propgrid/props.h
+++ b/interface/wx/propgrid/props.h
@@ -361,8 +361,6 @@ public:
     // this take advantage of it.
     virtual int GetChoiceSelection() const;
 
-    virtual void OnValidationFailure( wxVariant& pendingValue );
-
 protected:
 
     int GetIndex() const;
diff --git a/src/propgrid/props.cpp b/src/propgrid/props.cpp
index f0b2964315..8957bb5d59 100644
--- a/src/propgrid/props.cpp
+++ b/src/propgrid/props.cpp
@@ -1434,11 +1434,6 @@ bool wxEnumProperty::ValueFromInt_(wxVariant& value, int* pIndex, int intVal, in
     return false;
 }
 
-void
-wxEnumProperty::OnValidationFailure( wxVariant& WXUNUSED(pendingValue) )
-{
-}
-
 void wxEnumProperty::SetIndex( int index )
 {
     m_index = index;