diff --git a/include/wx/generic/stattextg.h b/include/wx/generic/stattextg.h
index ef225e12b2..02860ea951 100644
--- a/include/wx/generic/stattextg.h
+++ b/include/wx/generic/stattextg.h
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ public:
                 const wxString& name = wxStaticTextNameStr);
 
 
+protected:
     virtual wxSize DoGetBestClientSize() const;
-    virtual wxSize DoGetBestSize() const;
 
     virtual void SetLabel(const wxString& label);
     virtual bool SetFont(const wxFont &font);
@@ -53,11 +53,11 @@ public:
     virtual wxString DoGetLabel() const { return m_label; }
     virtual void DoSetLabel(const wxString& label);
 
-protected:
-    void OnPaint(wxPaintEvent& event);
     void DoSetSize(int x, int y, int width, int height, int sizeFlags);
 
 private:
+    void OnPaint(wxPaintEvent& event);
+
     wxString m_label;
     int m_mnemonic;
 
diff --git a/src/generic/stattextg.cpp b/src/generic/stattextg.cpp
index 2047f27d0e..d4cd0c364a 100644
--- a/src/generic/stattextg.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/stattextg.cpp
@@ -82,14 +82,6 @@ wxSize wxGenericStaticText::DoGetBestClientSize() const
     return wxSize(width, height);
 }
 
-wxSize wxGenericStaticText::DoGetBestSize() const
-{
-    wxSize ret = DoGetBestClientSize();
-    CacheBestSize(ret);
-    return ret;
-}
-
-
 void wxGenericStaticText::SetLabel(const wxString& label)
 {
     wxControl::SetLabel(label);