diff --git a/include/wx/propgrid/propgridiface.h b/include/wx/propgrid/propgridiface.h
index 2ab2382cf4..0b5b456493 100644
--- a/include/wx/propgrid/propgridiface.h
+++ b/include/wx/propgrid/propgridiface.h
@@ -1013,28 +1013,28 @@ public:
     // Sets value (native 64-bit int) of a property.
     void SetPropertyValue(wxPGPropArg id, wxLongLong_t value)
     {
-        wxVariant v = WXVARIANT(wxLongLong(value));
+        wxVariant v = wxLongLong(value);
         SetPropVal(id, v);
     }
 #endif
     // Sets value (wxLongLong) of a property.
     void SetPropertyValue( wxPGPropArg id, wxLongLong value )
     {
-        wxVariant v = WXVARIANT(value);
+        wxVariant v(value);
         SetPropVal( id, v );
     }
 #ifdef wxULongLong_t
     // Sets value (native 64-bit unsigned int) of a property.
     void SetPropertyValue(wxPGPropArg id, wxULongLong_t value)
     {
-        wxVariant v = WXVARIANT(wxULongLong(value));
+        wxVariant v = wxULongLong(value);
         SetPropVal(id, v);
     }
 #endif
     // Sets value (wxULongLong) of a property.
     void SetPropertyValue( wxPGPropArg id, wxULongLong value )
     {
-        wxVariant v = WXVARIANT(value);
+        wxVariant v(value);
         SetPropVal( id, v );
     }
 #endif
diff --git a/src/propgrid/advprops.cpp b/src/propgrid/advprops.cpp
index bb24293998..4f34d7b2b5 100644
--- a/src/propgrid/advprops.cpp
+++ b/src/propgrid/advprops.cpp
@@ -2169,8 +2169,6 @@ bool wxMultiChoiceProperty::OnEvent( wxPropertyGrid* propgrid,
         {
             wxArrayInt arrInt = dlg.GetSelections();
 
-            wxVariant variant;
-
             // Strings that were not in list of choices
             wxArrayString value;
 
@@ -2192,9 +2190,7 @@ bool wxMultiChoiceProperty::OnEvent( wxPropertyGrid* propgrid,
                     value.push_back(extraStrings[n]);
             }
 
-            variant = WXVARIANT(value);
-
-            SetValueInEvent(variant);
+            SetValueInEvent(wxVariant(value));
 
             return true;
         }
@@ -2211,7 +2207,7 @@ bool wxMultiChoiceProperty::StringToValue( wxVariant& variant, const wxString& t
             arr.Add(token);
     WX_PG_TOKENIZER2_END()
 
-    wxVariant v( WXVARIANT(arr) );
+    wxVariant v(arr);
     variant = v;
 
     return true;
diff --git a/src/propgrid/property.cpp b/src/propgrid/property.cpp
index 8d0a9720fd..a415d37a22 100644
--- a/src/propgrid/property.cpp
+++ b/src/propgrid/property.cpp
@@ -1592,9 +1592,9 @@ wxVariant wxPGProperty::GetDefaultValue() const
             return wxVariant(wxArrayString());
 #if wxUSE_LONGLONG
         if ( valueType == wxPG_VARIANT_TYPE_LONGLONG )
-            return WXVARIANT(wxLongLong(0));
+            return wxVariant(wxLongLong(0));
         if ( valueType == wxPG_VARIANT_TYPE_ULONGLONG )
-            return WXVARIANT(wxULongLong(0));
+            return wxVariant(wxULongLong(0));
 #endif
         if ( valueType == wxS("wxColour") )
             return WXVARIANT(*wxBLACK);
diff --git a/src/propgrid/props.cpp b/src/propgrid/props.cpp
index 69b636be36..3fb964c21c 100644
--- a/src/propgrid/props.cpp
+++ b/src/propgrid/props.cpp
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ wxIntProperty::wxIntProperty( const wxString& label, const wxString& name,
 wxIntProperty::wxIntProperty( const wxString& label, const wxString& name,
     const wxLongLong& value ) : wxPGProperty(label,name)
 {
-    SetValue(WXVARIANT(value));
+    SetValue(wxVariant(value));
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ bool NumericValidation( const wxPGProperty* property,
             if ( mode == wxPG_PROPERTY_VALIDATION_ERROR_MESSAGE )
             {
                 wxString msg;
-                wxVariant vmin = WXVARIANT(min);
+                wxVariant vmin = min;
                 wxString smin = property->ValueToString(vmin);
                 if ( !maxOk )
                     msg = wxString::Format(
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ bool NumericValidation( const wxPGProperty* property,
                                 smin);
                 else
                 {
-                    wxVariant vmax = WXVARIANT(max);
+                    wxVariant vmax = max;
                     wxString smax = property->ValueToString(vmax);
                     msg = wxString::Format(
                                 _("Value must be between %s and %s."),
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ bool NumericValidation( const wxPGProperty* property,
             if ( mode == wxPG_PROPERTY_VALIDATION_ERROR_MESSAGE )
             {
                 wxString msg;
-                wxVariant vmax = WXVARIANT(max);
+                wxVariant vmax = max;
                 wxString smax = property->ValueToString(vmax);
                 if ( !minOk )
                     msg = wxString::Format(
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ bool NumericValidation( const wxPGProperty* property,
                                 smax);
                 else
                 {
-                    wxVariant vmin = WXVARIANT(min);
+                    wxVariant vmin = min;
                     wxString smin = property->ValueToString(vmin);
                     msg = wxString::Format(
                                 _("Value must be between %s and %s."),
@@ -645,7 +645,7 @@ wxUIntProperty::wxUIntProperty( const wxString& label, const wxString& name,
     const wxULongLong& value ) : wxPGProperty(label,name)
 {
     Init();
-    SetValue(WXVARIANT(value));
+    SetValue(wxVariant(value));
 }
 #endif