diff --git a/include/wx/generic/grid.h b/include/wx/generic/grid.h
index 7ea0c4d938..2ef5d324dd 100644
--- a/include/wx/generic/grid.h
+++ b/include/wx/generic/grid.h
@@ -2361,7 +2361,6 @@ protected:
                            int row, int col,
                            const wxMouseEvent& mouseEv);
 
-    void OnPaint( wxPaintEvent& );
     void OnSize( wxSizeEvent& );
     void OnKeyDown( wxKeyEvent& );
     void OnKeyUp( wxKeyEvent& );
diff --git a/src/generic/grid.cpp b/src/generic/grid.cpp
index 54259e898b..836d8d2ad1 100644
--- a/src/generic/grid.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/grid.cpp
@@ -2321,7 +2321,6 @@ void wxGridWindow::OnFocus(wxFocusEvent& event)
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 wxBEGIN_EVENT_TABLE( wxGrid, wxScrolledCanvas )
-    EVT_PAINT( wxGrid::OnPaint )
     EVT_SIZE( wxGrid::OnSize )
     EVT_KEY_DOWN( wxGrid::OnKeyDown )
     EVT_KEY_UP( wxGrid::OnKeyUp )
@@ -5267,12 +5266,6 @@ wxGrid::SendEvent(wxEventType type, int row, int col, const wxString& s)
     return claimed ? 1 : 0;
 }
 
-void wxGrid::OnPaint( wxPaintEvent& WXUNUSED(event) )
-{
-    // needed to prevent zillions of paint events on MSW
-    wxPaintDC dc(this);
-}
-
 void wxGrid::Refresh(bool eraseb, const wxRect* rect)
 {
     // Don't do anything if between Begin/EndBatch...