diff --git a/include/wx/html/htmprint.h b/include/wx/html/htmprint.h
index a455dec747..3c0d12f6ab 100644
--- a/include/wx/html/htmprint.h
+++ b/include/wx/html/htmprint.h
@@ -184,11 +184,10 @@ private:
     wxString TranslateHeader(const wxString& instr, int page);
             // substitute @PAGENUM@ and @PAGESCNT@ by real values
     void CountPages();
-            // counts pages and fills m_NumPages and m_PageBreaks
+            // fills m_PageBreaks, which indirectly gives the number of pages
 
 
 private:
-    int m_NumPages;
     wxVector<int> m_PageBreaks;
 
     wxString m_Document, m_BasePath;
diff --git a/src/html/htmprint.cpp b/src/html/htmprint.cpp
index 3b03b2e67c..781c9f4d98 100644
--- a/src/html/htmprint.cpp
+++ b/src/html/htmprint.cpp
@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@ wxVector<wxHtmlFilter*> wxHtmlPrintout::m_Filters;
 
 wxHtmlPrintout::wxHtmlPrintout(const wxString& title) : wxPrintout(title)
 {
-    m_NumPages = INT_MAX;
     m_BasePathIsDir = true;
     m_HeaderHeight = m_FooterHeight = 0;
     SetMargins(); // to default values
@@ -391,8 +390,8 @@ bool wxHtmlPrintout::OnPrintPage(int page)
 void wxHtmlPrintout::GetPageInfo(int *minPage, int *maxPage, int *selPageFrom, int *selPageTo)
 {
     *minPage = 1;
-    if ( m_NumPages >= (signed)m_PageBreaks.size()-1)
-        *maxPage = m_NumPages;
+    if ( m_PageBreaks.empty() )
+        *maxPage = INT_MAX;
     else
         *maxPage = (signed)m_PageBreaks.size()-1;
     *selPageFrom = 1;
@@ -479,8 +478,6 @@ void wxHtmlPrintout::CountPages()
 {
     wxBusyCursor wait;
 
-    m_NumPages = 0;
-
     m_PageBreaks.clear();
 
     for ( int pos = 0; pos != wxNOT_FOUND; )