diff --git a/include/wx/msw/menu.h b/include/wx/msw/menu.h
index 0a56d318de..b85873e9ad 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/menu.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/menu.h
@@ -102,6 +102,9 @@ public:
     wxAcceleratorTable *CreateAccelTable() const;
 #endif // wxUSE_ACCEL
 
+    // get the menu with given handle (recursively)
+    wxMenu* MSWGetMenu(WXHMENU hMenu);
+
 #if wxUSE_OWNER_DRAWN
 
     int GetMaxAccelWidth()
@@ -116,9 +119,6 @@ public:
         m_maxAccelWidth = -1;
     }
 
-    // get the menu with given handle (recursively)
-    wxMenu* MSWGetMenu(WXHMENU hMenu);
-
 private:
     void CalculateMaxAccelWidth();
 
diff --git a/src/msw/menu.cpp b/src/msw/menu.cpp
index 68422010cd..f27822dc49 100644
--- a/src/msw/menu.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/menu.cpp
@@ -989,7 +989,6 @@ bool wxMenu::MSWCommand(WXUINT WXUNUSED(param), WXWORD id_)
 }
 
 // get the menu with given handle (recursively)
-#if wxUSE_OWNER_DRAWN
 wxMenu* wxMenu::MSWGetMenu(WXHMENU hMenu)
 {
     // check self
@@ -1012,7 +1011,6 @@ wxMenu* wxMenu::MSWGetMenu(WXHMENU hMenu)
     // unknown hMenu
     return NULL;
 }
-#endif // wxUSE_OWNER_DRAWN
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // Menu Bar
@@ -1639,7 +1637,6 @@ wxMenu* wxMenuBar::MSWGetMenu(WXHMENU hMenu)
     if ( hMenu == GetHMenu() )
         return NULL;
 
-#if wxUSE_OWNER_DRAWN
     // query all menus
     for ( size_t n = 0 ; n < GetMenuCount(); ++n )
     {
@@ -1647,7 +1644,6 @@ wxMenu* wxMenuBar::MSWGetMenu(WXHMENU hMenu)
         if ( menu )
             return menu;
     }
-#endif
 
     // unknown hMenu
     return NULL;