diff --git a/utils/tex2rtf/src/htmlutil.cpp b/utils/tex2rtf/src/htmlutil.cpp
index 1029c30603..b384cf9a46 100644
--- a/utils/tex2rtf/src/htmlutil.cpp
+++ b/utils/tex2rtf/src/htmlutil.cpp
@@ -21,13 +21,16 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifndef WX_PRECOMP
-#include "wx/wx.h"
 #endif
 
 #include "tex2any.h"
 #include "tex2rtf.h"
 #include "table.h"
 
+#if !WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_4
+static inline wxChar* copystring(const wxChar* s)
+    { return wxStrcpy(new wxChar[wxStrlen(s) + 1], s); }
+#endif
 
 extern wxHashTable TexReferences;
 
diff --git a/utils/tex2rtf/src/maths.cpp b/utils/tex2rtf/src/maths.cpp
index cba6dc2ece..1999b3b916 100644
--- a/utils/tex2rtf/src/maths.cpp
+++ b/utils/tex2rtf/src/maths.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifndef WX_PRECOMP
-#include "wx/wx.h"
 #endif
 
 #include <ctype.h>
diff --git a/utils/tex2rtf/src/readshg.cpp b/utils/tex2rtf/src/readshg.cpp
index 2a62d48bc5..76b5572908 100644
--- a/utils/tex2rtf/src/readshg.cpp
+++ b/utils/tex2rtf/src/readshg.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifndef WX_PRECOMP
-#include "wx/wx.h"
 #endif
 
 #include <stdio.h>
diff --git a/utils/tex2rtf/src/rtfutils.cpp b/utils/tex2rtf/src/rtfutils.cpp
index e4e08c30bb..55a0a1e04f 100644
--- a/utils/tex2rtf/src/rtfutils.cpp
+++ b/utils/tex2rtf/src/rtfutils.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifndef WX_PRECOMP
-#include "wx/wx.h"
 #endif
 
 #include "tex2any.h"
@@ -37,6 +36,11 @@
 #include "bmputils.h"
 #include "table.h"
 
+#if !WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_4
+static inline wxChar* copystring(const wxChar* s)
+    { return wxStrcpy(new wxChar[wxStrlen(s) + 1], s); }
+#endif
+
 wxList itemizeStack;
 static int indentLevel = 0;
 static int forbidParindent = 0; // if > 0, no parindent (e.g. in center environment)
diff --git a/utils/tex2rtf/src/table.cpp b/utils/tex2rtf/src/table.cpp
index fa41681140..6d4b41dd42 100644
--- a/utils/tex2rtf/src/table.cpp
+++ b/utils/tex2rtf/src/table.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifndef WX_PRECOMP
-#include "wx/wx.h"
 #endif
 
 #include "wx/hash.h"
diff --git a/utils/tex2rtf/src/tex2any.cpp b/utils/tex2rtf/src/tex2any.cpp
index 64fee2941b..2e5df17be9 100644
--- a/utils/tex2rtf/src/tex2any.cpp
+++ b/utils/tex2rtf/src/tex2any.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifndef WX_PRECOMP
-#include "wx/wx.h"
 #endif
 
 #include <ctype.h>
@@ -29,6 +28,11 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <time.h>
 
+#if !WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_4
+static inline wxChar* copystring(const wxChar* s)
+    { return wxStrcpy(new wxChar[wxStrlen(s) + 1], s); }
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Variables accessible from clients
  *
diff --git a/utils/tex2rtf/src/tex2any.h b/utils/tex2rtf/src/tex2any.h
index d194288402..81d7c9e850 100644
--- a/utils/tex2rtf/src/tex2any.h
+++ b/utils/tex2rtf/src/tex2any.h
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 #include <stdio.h>
-#include "wx/wx.h"
 #include "wx/utils.h"
 #include "wx/list.h"
 #include "wx/hash.h"
@@ -511,9 +510,9 @@ class CustomMacro: public wxObject
   inline CustomMacro(char *name, int args, char *body)
   {
     noArgs = args;
-    macroName = copystring(name);
+    macroName = strcpy(new char[strlen(name) + 1], name);
     if (body)
-      macroBody = copystring(body);
+      macroBody = strcpy(new char[strlen(body) + 1], body);
     else
       macroBody = NULL;
   }
diff --git a/utils/tex2rtf/src/tex2rtf.cpp b/utils/tex2rtf/src/tex2rtf.cpp
index 89d58fed6e..f48428cc4c 100644
--- a/utils/tex2rtf/src/tex2rtf.cpp
+++ b/utils/tex2rtf/src/tex2rtf.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,12 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifndef WX_PRECOMP
-#include "wx/wx.h"
+    #ifndef NO_GUI
+        #include "wx/menu.h"
+        #include "wx/textctrl.h"
+        #include "wx/filedlg.h"
+        #include "wx/msgdlg.h"
+    #endif
 #endif
 
 #ifndef NO_GUI
@@ -50,6 +55,11 @@
 #include "tex2rtf.xpm"
 #endif
 
+#if !WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_4
+static inline wxChar* copystring(const wxChar* s)
+    { return wxStrcpy(new wxChar[wxStrlen(s) + 1], s); }
+#endif
+
 const float versionNo = TEX2RTF_VERSION_NUMBER;
 
 TexChunk *currentMember = NULL;
diff --git a/utils/tex2rtf/src/tex2rtf.h b/utils/tex2rtf/src/tex2rtf.h
index b25cf89970..6ef32e3302 100644
--- a/utils/tex2rtf/src/tex2rtf.h
+++ b/utils/tex2rtf/src/tex2rtf.h
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 #ifndef NO_GUI
+#include "wx/app.h"
+#include "wx/frame.h"
+
+class WXDLLEXPORT wxTextCtrl;
+
 // Define a new application type
 class MyApp: public wxApp
 { public:
diff --git a/utils/tex2rtf/src/texutils.cpp b/utils/tex2rtf/src/texutils.cpp
index be0c83a28c..604b6da8fc 100644
--- a/utils/tex2rtf/src/texutils.cpp
+++ b/utils/tex2rtf/src/texutils.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifndef WX_PRECOMP
-#include "wx/wx.h"
+    #include "wx/log.h"
 #endif
 
 #include "wx/hash.h"
@@ -42,6 +42,16 @@ using namespace std;
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include "tex2any.h"
 
+#if !WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_4
+static inline wxChar* copystring(const wxChar* s)
+    { return wxStrcpy(new wxChar[wxStrlen(s) + 1], s); }
+static inline void StringToInt (const wxChar *s, int *number)
+{
+  if (s && *s && number)
+    *number = (int) wxStrtol (s, (wxChar **) NULL, 10);
+}
+#endif
+
 wxHashTable TexReferences(wxKEY_STRING);
 wxList BibList(wxKEY_STRING);
 wxStringList CitationList;
diff --git a/utils/tex2rtf/src/xlputils.cpp b/utils/tex2rtf/src/xlputils.cpp
index 217f0416c9..99c7fbd3ad 100644
--- a/utils/tex2rtf/src/xlputils.cpp
+++ b/utils/tex2rtf/src/xlputils.cpp
@@ -21,13 +21,17 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifndef WX_PRECOMP
-#include "wx/wx.h"
 #endif
 
 #include "tex2any.h"
 #include "tex2rtf.h"
 #include <ctype.h>
 
+#if !WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_4
+static inline wxChar* copystring(const wxChar* s)
+    { return wxStrcpy(new wxChar[wxStrlen(s) + 1], s); }
+#endif
+
 long currentBlockId = -1;
 static TexChunk *descriptionItemArg = NULL;
 static int indentLevel = 0;