diff --git a/samples/statbar/statbar.cpp b/samples/statbar/statbar.cpp
index 0962d37ad8..cc3198507c 100644
--- a/samples/statbar/statbar.cpp
+++ b/samples/statbar/statbar.cpp
@@ -17,11 +17,6 @@
 // headers
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-#ifdef __GNUG__
-    #pragma implementation "statbar.cpp"
-    #pragma interface "statbar.cpp"
-#endif
-
 // For compilers that support precompilation, includes "wx/wx.h".
 #include "wx/wxprec.h"