diff --git a/include/wx/private/display.h b/include/wx/private/display.h
index d1346fc4eb..9f0dce0ad2 100644
--- a/include/wx/private/display.h
+++ b/include/wx/private/display.h
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public:
     virtual wxRect GetClientArea() const { return GetGeometry(); }
 
     // return the name (may be empty)
-    virtual wxString GetName() const = 0;
+    virtual wxString GetName() const { return wxString(); }
 
     // return the index of this display
     unsigned GetIndex() const { return m_index; }
@@ -125,8 +125,6 @@ class WXDLLEXPORT wxDisplayImplSingle : public wxDisplayImpl
 public:
     wxDisplayImplSingle() : wxDisplayImpl(0) { }
 
-    virtual wxString GetName() const wxOVERRIDE { return wxString(); }
-
 #if wxUSE_DISPLAY
     // no video modes support for us, provide just the stubs
     virtual wxArrayVideoModes
diff --git a/src/gtk/display.cpp b/src/gtk/display.cpp
index eb68667724..dda71d6dcf 100644
--- a/src/gtk/display.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/display.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,6 @@ public:
     virtual wxRect GetClientArea() const wxOVERRIDE;
 
 #if wxUSE_DISPLAY
-    virtual wxString GetName() const wxOVERRIDE;
     virtual bool IsPrimary() const wxOVERRIDE;
     virtual wxArrayVideoModes GetModes(const wxVideoMode& mode) const wxOVERRIDE;
     virtual wxVideoMode GetCurrentMode() const wxOVERRIDE;
@@ -206,11 +205,6 @@ wxRect wxDisplayImplGTK::GetClientArea() const
 }
 
 #if wxUSE_DISPLAY
-wxString wxDisplayImplGTK::GetName() const
-{
-    return wxString();
-}
-
 bool wxDisplayImplGTK::IsPrimary() const
 {
 #ifdef __WXGTK4__
diff --git a/src/osx/core/display.cpp b/src/osx/core/display.cpp
index fedbfb7d10..3f35ccc1e4 100644
--- a/src/osx/core/display.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/core/display.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ public:
 
     virtual wxRect GetGeometry() const wxOVERRIDE;
     virtual wxRect GetClientArea() const wxOVERRIDE;
-    virtual wxString GetName() const wxOVERRIDE { return wxString(); }
 
     virtual wxArrayVideoModes GetModes(const wxVideoMode& mode) const wxOVERRIDE;
     virtual wxVideoMode GetCurrentMode() const wxOVERRIDE;
diff --git a/src/qt/display.cpp b/src/qt/display.cpp
index abf339321c..52b6af8373 100644
--- a/src/qt/display.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/display.cpp
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ public:
     virtual wxRect GetGeometry() const wxOVERRIDE;
     virtual wxRect GetClientArea() const wxOVERRIDE;
 
-    virtual wxString GetName() const wxOVERRIDE;
-
 #if wxUSE_DISPLAY
     virtual wxArrayVideoModes GetModes(const wxVideoMode& mode) const wxOVERRIDE;
     virtual wxVideoMode GetCurrentMode() const wxOVERRIDE;
@@ -46,11 +44,6 @@ wxRect wxDisplayImplQt::GetClientArea() const
     return wxQtConvertRect( QApplication::desktop()->availableGeometry( GetIndex() ));
 }
 
-wxString wxDisplayImplQt::GetName() const
-{
-    return wxString();
-}
-
 #if wxUSE_DISPLAY
 wxArrayVideoModes wxDisplayImplQt::GetModes(const wxVideoMode& WXUNUSED(mode)) const
 {
diff --git a/src/unix/displayx11.cpp b/src/unix/displayx11.cpp
index 7c376bf83c..b1794b5127 100644
--- a/src/unix/displayx11.cpp
+++ b/src/unix/displayx11.cpp
@@ -132,8 +132,6 @@ public:
         return IsPrimary() ? wxGetMainScreenWorkArea() : m_rect;
     }
 
-    virtual wxString GetName() const wxOVERRIDE { return wxString(); }
-
     virtual wxArrayVideoModes GetModes(const wxVideoMode& mode) const wxOVERRIDE;
     virtual wxVideoMode GetCurrentMode() const wxOVERRIDE;
     virtual bool ChangeMode(const wxVideoMode& mode) wxOVERRIDE;