diff --git a/include/wx/gtk/dataview.h b/include/wx/gtk/dataview.h
index 7a23a2e9bb..9ff89012ec 100644
--- a/include/wx/gtk/dataview.h
+++ b/include/wx/gtk/dataview.h
@@ -76,8 +76,7 @@ public:
     virtual int GetFlags() const { return GetFromIndividualFlags(); }
 
     // implementation
-    GtkWidget* GetGtkHandle() { return m_column; }
-    GtkWidget* GetConstGtkHandle() const { return m_column; }
+    GtkWidget* GetGtkHandle() const { return m_column; }
 
 private:
     // holds the GTK handle
diff --git a/src/gtk/dataview.cpp b/src/gtk/dataview.cpp
index 6be2f8b81b..6201a6c42d 100644
--- a/src/gtk/dataview.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/dataview.cpp
@@ -4735,7 +4735,7 @@ bool wxDataViewCtrl::ClearColumns()
 
 int wxDataViewCtrl::GetColumnPosition( const wxDataViewColumn *column ) const
 {
-    GtkTreeViewColumn *gtk_column = GTK_TREE_VIEW_COLUMN(column->GetConstGtkHandle());
+    GtkTreeViewColumn *gtk_column = GTK_TREE_VIEW_COLUMN(column->GetGtkHandle());
 
     GList *list = gtk_tree_view_get_columns( GTK_TREE_VIEW(m_treeview) );