diff --git a/include/wx/osx/menu.h b/include/wx/osx/menu.h
index 8906eb3365..32de382ba1 100644
--- a/include/wx/osx/menu.h
+++ b/include/wx/osx/menu.h
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ protected:
     // that are expected in the app menu
     void DoRearrange() ;
 
-    bool DoHandleMenuEvent( wxEvent& evt );
     virtual wxMenuItem* DoAppend(wxMenuItem *item);
     virtual wxMenuItem* DoInsert(size_t pos, wxMenuItem *item);
     virtual wxMenuItem* DoRemove(wxMenuItem *item);
diff --git a/src/osx/menu_osx.cpp b/src/osx/menu_osx.cpp
index 16debbdf7a..917782a72b 100644
--- a/src/osx/menu_osx.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/menu_osx.cpp
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ void wxMenu::HandleMenuItemHighlighted( wxMenuItem* item )
 {
     int menuid = item ? item->GetId() : 0;
     wxMenuEvent wxevent(wxEVT_MENU_HIGHLIGHT, menuid, this);
-    DoHandleMenuEvent( wxevent );
+    ProcessMenuEvent(this, wxevent, GetWindow());
 }
 
 void wxMenu::DoHandleMenuOpenedOrClosed(wxEventType evtType)
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ void wxMenu::DoHandleMenuOpenedOrClosed(wxEventType evtType)
     // Set the id to allow wxMenuEvent::IsPopup() to work correctly.
     int menuid = this == wxCurrentPopupMenu ? wxID_ANY : 0;
     wxMenuEvent wxevent(evtType, menuid, this);
-    DoHandleMenuEvent( wxevent );
+    ProcessMenuEvent(this, wxevent, GetWindow());
 }
 
 void wxMenu::HandleMenuOpened()
@@ -553,11 +553,6 @@ void wxMenu::HandleMenuClosed()
     DoHandleMenuOpenedOrClosed(wxEVT_MENU_CLOSE);
 }
 
-bool wxMenu::DoHandleMenuEvent(wxEvent& wxevent)
-{
-    return ProcessMenuEvent(this, wxevent, GetWindow());
-}
-
 // Menu Bar
 
 /*