diff --git a/include/wx/generic/animate.h b/include/wx/generic/animate.h
index 33a3a84c74..967fe18d30 100644
--- a/include/wx/generic/animate.h
+++ b/include/wx/generic/animate.h
@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@ WX_DECLARE_LIST_WITH_DECL(wxAnimationDecoder, wxAnimationDecoderList, class WXDL
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_ADV wxAnimation : public wxAnimationBase
 {
 public:
+#if wxABI_VERSION >= 20810
     wxAnimation() {}
     wxAnimation(const wxString &name, wxAnimationType type = wxANIMATION_TYPE_ANY)
         { LoadFile(name, type); }
+#endif
     virtual bool IsOk() const
         { return m_refData != NULL; }
 
diff --git a/include/wx/gtk/animate.h b/include/wx/gtk/animate.h
index 67a5f6d1b3..461b9fecac 100644
--- a/include/wx/gtk/animate.h
+++ b/include/wx/gtk/animate.h
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@ typedef struct _GdkPixbufAnimationIter GdkPixbufAnimationIter;
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_ADV wxAnimation : public wxAnimationBase
 {
 public:
+#if wxABI_VERSION >= 20810
     wxAnimation(const wxString &name, wxAnimationType type = wxANIMATION_TYPE_ANY)
         : m_pixbuf(NULL) { LoadFile(name, type); }
+#endif
     wxAnimation(GdkPixbufAnimation *p = NULL);
     wxAnimation(const wxAnimation&);
     ~wxAnimation() { UnRef(); }