diff --git a/include/wx/generic/grid.h b/include/wx/generic/grid.h
index 0471fddbcc..11397b37de 100644
--- a/include/wx/generic/grid.h
+++ b/include/wx/generic/grid.h
@@ -725,7 +725,6 @@ class WXDLLIMPEXP_ADV wxGridStringTable : public wxGridTableBase
 public:
     wxGridStringTable();
     wxGridStringTable( int numRows, int numCols );
-    virtual ~wxGridStringTable();
 
     // these are pure virtual in wxGridTableBase
     //
diff --git a/src/generic/grid.cpp b/src/generic/grid.cpp
index ce85b12f1c..7b99052966 100644
--- a/src/generic/grid.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/grid.cpp
@@ -1144,10 +1144,6 @@ wxGridStringTable::wxGridStringTable( int numRows, int numCols )
     m_data.Add( sa, numRows );
 }
 
-wxGridStringTable::~wxGridStringTable()
-{
-}
-
 wxString wxGridStringTable::GetValue( int row, int col )
 {
     wxCHECK_MSG( (row < GetNumberRows()) && (col < GetNumberCols()),