diff --git a/include/wx/dcbuffer.h b/include/wx/dcbuffer.h
index 30598a1d3e..203f7cd1a3 100644
--- a/include/wx/dcbuffer.h
+++ b/include/wx/dcbuffer.h
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ private:
 #else // !__WXDEBUG__
 
 // In release builds, just use typedef
-typedef WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxAutoBufferedPaintDCBase wxAutoBufferedPaintDC;
+typedef wxAutoBufferedPaintDCBase wxAutoBufferedPaintDC;
 
 #endif