diff --git a/include/wx/evtloop.h b/include/wx/evtloop.h
index 00e6d097d5..bd50999509 100644
--- a/include/wx/evtloop.h
+++ b/include/wx/evtloop.h
@@ -128,8 +128,9 @@ public:
     // idle handling
     // -------------
 
-        // make sure that idle events are sent again
-    virtual void WakeUpIdle();
+        // make sure that idle events are sent again: this is just an obsolete
+        // synonym for WakeUp()
+    void WakeUpIdle() { WakeUp(); }
 
         // this virtual function is called  when the application
         // becomes idle and by default it forwards to wxApp::ProcessIdle() and
diff --git a/src/common/evtloopcmn.cpp b/src/common/evtloopcmn.cpp
index e8123f3caa..572c29626a 100644
--- a/src/common/evtloopcmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/evtloopcmn.cpp
@@ -88,11 +88,6 @@ void wxEventLoopBase::OnExit()
         wxTheApp->OnEventLoopExit(this);
 }
 
-void wxEventLoopBase::WakeUpIdle()
-{
-    WakeUp();
-}
-
 bool wxEventLoopBase::ProcessIdle()
 {
     return wxTheApp && wxTheApp->ProcessIdle();