diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index e92d92064d..b32ada7003 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -196,6 +196,9 @@ Changes in behaviour which may result in build errors
 - wxImage constructor from XPM data is now explicit, write "wxImage(xpmData)"
   instead of just "xpmData" if you really need to use it.
 
+- wxWindow::DoGetBorderSize() was removed, if you used this non-public function
+  in your code, you can replace it with public GetWindowBorderSize().
+
 - Microsoft Visual Studio 2003 (a.k.a. MSVC 7) is not supported any longer, the
   minimum required version is now 2005.
 
diff --git a/include/wx/gtk/window.h b/include/wx/gtk/window.h
index 1261931b22..53d2c88d57 100644
--- a/include/wx/gtk/window.h
+++ b/include/wx/gtk/window.h
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ public:
 
     virtual bool Reparent( wxWindowBase *newParent ) wxOVERRIDE;
 
+    virtual wxSize GetWindowBorderSize() const wxOVERRIDE;
+
     virtual void WarpPointer(int x, int y) wxOVERRIDE;
 #ifdef __WXGTK3__
     virtual bool EnableTouchEvents(int eventsMask) wxOVERRIDE;
@@ -384,7 +386,6 @@ protected:
                            int width, int height,
                            int sizeFlags = wxSIZE_AUTO) wxOVERRIDE;
     virtual void DoSetClientSize(int width, int height) wxOVERRIDE;
-    virtual wxSize DoGetBorderSize() const wxOVERRIDE;
     virtual void DoMoveWindow(int x, int y, int width, int height) wxOVERRIDE;
     virtual void DoEnable(bool enable) wxOVERRIDE;
 
diff --git a/include/wx/msw/window.h b/include/wx/msw/window.h
index 9e09786d9b..89218b5a67 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/window.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/window.h
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ public:
     virtual wxSize GetDPI() const wxOVERRIDE;
     virtual double GetDPIScaleFactor() const wxOVERRIDE;
 
+    virtual wxSize GetWindowBorderSize() const wxOVERRIDE;
 
     virtual void WarpPointer(int x, int y) wxOVERRIDE;
     virtual bool EnableTouchEvents(int eventsMask) wxOVERRIDE;
@@ -654,8 +655,6 @@ protected:
                            int sizeFlags = wxSIZE_AUTO) wxOVERRIDE;
     virtual void DoSetClientSize(int width, int height) wxOVERRIDE;
 
-    virtual wxSize DoGetBorderSize() const wxOVERRIDE;
-
     virtual void DoCaptureMouse() wxOVERRIDE;
     virtual void DoReleaseMouse() wxOVERRIDE;
 
diff --git a/include/wx/univ/window.h b/include/wx/univ/window.h
index b615c2a04f..5909cbcba6 100644
--- a/include/wx/univ/window.h
+++ b/include/wx/univ/window.h
@@ -197,6 +197,8 @@ public:
         return wxWindowNative::IsClientAreaChild(child);
     }
 
+    virtual wxSize GetWindowBorderSize() const wxOVERRIDE;
+
 protected:
     // common part of all ctors
     void Init();
@@ -234,9 +236,6 @@ protected:
     // draw the controls contents
     virtual void DoDraw(wxControlRenderer *renderer);
 
-    // override the base class method to return the size of the window borders
-    virtual wxSize DoGetBorderSize() const wxOVERRIDE;
-
     // adjust the size of the window to take into account its borders
     wxSize AdjustSize(const wxSize& size) const;
 
diff --git a/include/wx/window.h b/include/wx/window.h
index 393d71ba49..d8a00f199f 100644
--- a/include/wx/window.h
+++ b/include/wx/window.h
@@ -1909,15 +1909,6 @@ protected:
                                  int maxW, int maxH,
                                  int incW, int incH );
 
-    // return the total size of the window borders, i.e. the sum of the widths
-    // of the left and the right border in the x component of the returned size
-    // and the sum of the heights of the top and bottom borders in the y one
-    //
-    // NB: this is currently only implemented properly for wxMSW, wxGTK and
-    //     wxUniv and doesn't behave correctly in the presence of scrollbars in
-    //     the other ports
-    virtual wxSize DoGetBorderSize() const;
-
     // move the window to the specified location and resize it: this is called
     // from both DoSetSize() and DoSetClientSize() and would usually just
     // reposition this window except for composite controls which will want to
diff --git a/src/common/wincmn.cpp b/src/common/wincmn.cpp
index a851b371ce..880b0c1922 100644
--- a/src/common/wincmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/wincmn.cpp
@@ -892,18 +892,6 @@ wxSize wxWindowBase::GetEffectiveMinSize() const
     return min;
 }
 
-wxSize wxWindowBase::DoGetBorderSize() const
-{
-    // there is one case in which we can implement it for all ports easily
-    if ( GetBorder() == wxBORDER_NONE )
-        return wxSize(0, 0);
-
-    // otherwise use the difference between the real size and the client size
-    // as a fallback: notice that this is incorrect in general as client size
-    // also doesn't take the scrollbars into account
-    return GetSize() - GetClientSize();
-}
-
 wxSize wxWindowBase::GetBestSize() const
 {
     if ( !m_windowSizer && m_bestSizeCache.IsFullySpecified() )
@@ -913,7 +901,7 @@ wxSize wxWindowBase::GetBestSize() const
     // it to be used
     wxSize size = DoGetBestClientSize();
     if ( size != wxDefaultSize )
-        size += DoGetBorderSize();
+        size += GetWindowBorderSize();
     else
         size = DoGetBestSize();
 
@@ -934,7 +922,7 @@ int wxWindowBase::GetBestHeight(int width) const
 
     return height == wxDefaultCoord
             ? GetBestSize().y
-            : height + DoGetBorderSize().y;
+            : height + GetWindowBorderSize().y;
 }
 
 int wxWindowBase::GetBestWidth(int height) const
@@ -943,7 +931,7 @@ int wxWindowBase::GetBestWidth(int height) const
 
     return width == wxDefaultCoord
             ? GetBestSize().x
-            : width + DoGetBorderSize().x;
+            : width + GetWindowBorderSize().x;
 }
 
 void wxWindowBase::SetMinSize(const wxSize& minSize)
diff --git a/src/gtk/window.cpp b/src/gtk/window.cpp
index d891c96423..ba59cb5cdd 100644
--- a/src/gtk/window.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/window.cpp
@@ -4021,7 +4021,7 @@ void wxWindowGTK::DoGetClientSize( int *width, int *height ) const
             }
         }
 
-        const wxSize sizeBorders = DoGetBorderSize();
+        const wxSize sizeBorders = GetWindowBorderSize();
         w -= sizeBorders.x;
         h -= sizeBorders.y;
 
@@ -4035,10 +4035,10 @@ void wxWindowGTK::DoGetClientSize( int *width, int *height ) const
     if (height) *height = h;
 }
 
-wxSize wxWindowGTK::DoGetBorderSize() const
+wxSize wxWindowGTK::GetWindowBorderSize() const
 {
     if ( !m_wxwindow )
-        return wxWindowBase::DoGetBorderSize();
+        return wxWindowBase::GetWindowBorderSize();
 
     GtkBorder border;
     WX_PIZZA(m_wxwindow)->get_border(border);
diff --git a/src/msw/listctrl.cpp b/src/msw/listctrl.cpp
index f48ad7e3e9..6b4be8208b 100644
--- a/src/msw/listctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/listctrl.cpp
@@ -1604,7 +1604,7 @@ wxSize wxListCtrl::MSWGetBestViewRect(int x, int y) const
     // OTOH we have to subtract the size of our borders because the base class
     // public method already adds them, but ListView_ApproximateViewRect()
     // already takes the borders into account, so this would be superfluous.
-    return size - DoGetBorderSize();
+    return size - GetWindowBorderSize();
 }
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/msw/window.cpp b/src/msw/window.cpp
index cba433d6be..4b96c2dec4 100644
--- a/src/msw/window.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/window.cpp
@@ -2249,7 +2249,7 @@ void wxWindowMSW::DoSetClientSize(int width, int height)
     }
 }
 
-wxSize wxWindowMSW::DoGetBorderSize() const
+wxSize wxWindowMSW::GetWindowBorderSize() const
 {
     wxCoord border;
     switch ( GetBorder() )
diff --git a/src/propgrid/manager.cpp b/src/propgrid/manager.cpp
index 82e5956088..2395c0b1d4 100644
--- a/src/propgrid/manager.cpp
+++ b/src/propgrid/manager.cpp
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ private:
         wxPropertyGrid* pg = m_manager->GetGrid();
 
         // Internal border width
-        int borderWidth = pg->DoGetBorderSize().x / 2;
+        int borderWidth = pg->GetWindowBorderSize().x / 2;
 
         const unsigned int colCount = m_page->GetColumnCount();
         for ( unsigned int i = 0; i < colCount; i++ )
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ private:
         wxPropertyGrid* pg = m_manager->GetGrid();
 
         // Internal border width
-        int borderWidth = pg->DoGetBorderSize().x / 2;
+        int borderWidth = pg->GetWindowBorderSize().x / 2;
 
         // Compensate for the internal border
         int x = -borderWidth;
diff --git a/src/univ/winuniv.cpp b/src/univ/winuniv.cpp
index 83ba04057c..66fca70fc9 100644
--- a/src/univ/winuniv.cpp
+++ b/src/univ/winuniv.cpp
@@ -712,7 +712,7 @@ void wxWindow::OnSize(wxSizeEvent& event)
 #endif
 }
 
-wxSize wxWindow::DoGetBorderSize() const
+wxSize wxWindow::GetWindowBorderSize() const
 {
     return AdjustSize(wxSize(0, 0));
 }