diff --git a/include/wx/osx/dataview.h b/include/wx/osx/dataview.h
index bc0741f353..7e759472b1 100644
--- a/include/wx/osx/dataview.h
+++ b/include/wx/osx/dataview.h
@@ -285,7 +285,6 @@ protected:
  // event handling
   void OnSize(wxSizeEvent &event);
   void OnMouse(wxMouseEvent &event);
-  void OnChar(wxKeyEvent &event);
 
 private:
  // initializing of local variables:
diff --git a/src/osx/dataview_osx.cpp b/src/osx/dataview_osx.cpp
index 5db0a17b5a..c79d04f3c1 100644
--- a/src/osx/dataview_osx.cpp
+++ b/src/osx/dataview_osx.cpp
@@ -770,18 +770,11 @@ void wxDataViewCtrl::OnMouse(wxMouseEvent& event)
     event.Skip();
 }
 
-void wxDataViewCtrl::OnChar(wxKeyEvent& event)
-{
-    // generic key handling can moved here
-    event.Skip();
-}
-
 wxIMPLEMENT_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxDataViewCtrl,wxDataViewCtrlBase);
 
 wxBEGIN_EVENT_TABLE(wxDataViewCtrl,wxDataViewCtrlBase)
   EVT_SIZE(wxDataViewCtrl::OnSize)
   EVT_MOTION(wxDataViewCtrl::OnMouse)
-  EVT_CHAR(wxDataViewCtrl::OnChar)
 wxEND_EVENT_TABLE()
 
 #endif // !wxHAS_GENERIC_DATAVIEWCTRL