diff --git a/include/wx/qt/private/utils.h b/include/wx/qt/private/utils.h
index 6bbd7340e8..a91f03bd7d 100644
--- a/include/wx/qt/private/utils.h
+++ b/include/wx/qt/private/utils.h
@@ -24,7 +24,4 @@ void wxMissingImplementation( const char fileName[], unsigned lineNumber,
 #define wxMISSING_FUNCTION() \
     wxMISSING_IMPLEMENTATION( __WXFUNCTION__ )
 
-// global function handle Qt objects destruction (just for debugging now)
-void wxQtHandleDestroyedSignal(QObject *qobj = 0);
-
 #endif // _WX_QT_UTILS_H_
diff --git a/include/wx/qt/private/winevent.h b/include/wx/qt/private/winevent.h
index 45e94f0672..13c3ad6b18 100644
--- a/include/wx/qt/private/winevent.h
+++ b/include/wx/qt/private/winevent.h
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ public:
 
     void HandleDestroyedSignal()
     {
-        wxQtHandleDestroyedSignal(this);
+        wxLogDebug( wxT("%s was destroyed by Qt. pointer=%p"),
+                    QObject::staticMetaObject.className(), this );
     }
 
     virtual Handler *GetHandler() const
diff --git a/src/qt/utils.cpp b/src/qt/utils.cpp
index cca032fcaa..907e1c19de 100644
--- a/src/qt/utils.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/utils.cpp
@@ -163,10 +163,3 @@ bool wxLaunchDefaultApplication(const wxString& path, int WXUNUSED( flags ) )
 {
     return QDesktopServices::openUrl( QUrl::fromLocalFile( wxQtConvertString( path ) ) );
 }
-
-// Generic "Slot" to conect destruction signal for debugging purposes:
-void wxQtHandleDestroyedSignal(QObject *qobj)
-{
-   wxLogDebug( wxT("%s was destroyed by Qt. pointer=%p"),
-               QObject::staticMetaObject.className(), qobj );
-}