diff --git a/include/wx/msw/treectrl.h b/include/wx/msw/treectrl.h
index d671445587..8fc4f90d27 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/treectrl.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/treectrl.h
@@ -192,8 +192,7 @@ public:
     wxDEPRECATED( void ExpandItem(const wxTreeItemId& item, int action) );
 
         // use Set/GetImageList and Set/GetStateImageList
-//    This appears to hide base class GetImageList()
-//    wxDEPRECATED( wxImageList *GetImageList(int) const );
+        // Use base class GetImageList()
     wxDEPRECATED( void SetImageList(wxImageList *imageList, int) );
 
     // use Set/GetItemImage directly
diff --git a/src/msw/treectrl.cpp b/src/msw/treectrl.cpp
index 0394ff22e9..e0a4d592b3 100644
--- a/src/msw/treectrl.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/treectrl.cpp
@@ -1678,13 +1678,6 @@ wxTreeItemId wxTreeCtrl::DoInsertAfter(const wxTreeItemId& parent,
 // for compatibility only
 #if WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_4
 
-/* This appears to hide base class GetImageList()
-wxImageList *wxTreeCtrl::GetImageList(int) const
-{
-    return wxTreeCtrlBase::GetImageList();
-}
-*/
-
 void wxTreeCtrl::SetImageList(wxImageList *imageList, int)
 {
     SetImageList(imageList);