diff --git a/include/wx/xrc/xmlres.h b/include/wx/xrc/xmlres.h
index 2f941d9f00..8bffb9f548 100644
--- a/include/wx/xrc/xmlres.h
+++ b/include/wx/xrc/xmlres.h
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@ public:
     // Destructor.
     virtual ~wxXmlResource();
 
-    wxXmlNode *GetFirstRoot();
-
     // Loads resources from XML files that match given filemask.
     // This method understands VFS (see filesys.h).
     bool Load(const wxString& filemask);