diff --git a/include/wx/animate.h b/include/wx/animate.h
index 6c076f3b85..f4de421c98 100644
--- a/include/wx/animate.h
+++ b/include/wx/animate.h
@@ -37,9 +37,11 @@ class WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxAnimation : public wxObject
 public:
     wxAnimation();
     explicit wxAnimation(const wxString &name, wxAnimationType type = wxANIMATION_TYPE_ANY);
-    wxAnimation(const wxAnimation& other);
 
-    wxAnimation& operator=(const wxAnimation& other);
+#if __cplusplus >= 201103
+    wxAnimation(const wxAnimation&) = default;
+    wxAnimation& operator=(const wxAnimation&) = default;
+#endif
 
     bool IsOk() const;
     bool IsCompatibleWith(wxClassInfo* ci) const;
diff --git a/src/common/animatecmn.cpp b/src/common/animatecmn.cpp
index 9e74a365a9..48de7321aa 100644
--- a/src/common/animatecmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/animatecmn.cpp
@@ -74,21 +74,6 @@ wxAnimation::wxAnimation(const wxString &name, wxAnimationType type)
     LoadFile(name, type);
 }
 
-wxAnimation::wxAnimation(const wxAnimation& other)
-{
-    Ref(other);
-}
-
-wxAnimation& wxAnimation::operator=(const wxAnimation& other)
-{
-    if (this != &other)
-    {
-        UnRef();
-        Ref(other);
-    }
-    return *this;
-}
-
 wxAnimationImpl* wxAnimation::GetImpl() const
 {
     return static_cast<wxAnimationImpl*>(m_refData);