diff --git a/include/wx/generic/grid.h b/include/wx/generic/grid.h
index 047823e56e..aeb6363957 100644
--- a/include/wx/generic/grid.h
+++ b/include/wx/generic/grid.h
@@ -2743,7 +2743,6 @@ protected:
 
     void OnSize( wxSizeEvent& );
     void OnKeyDown( wxKeyEvent& );
-    void OnKeyUp( wxKeyEvent& );
     void OnChar( wxKeyEvent& );
 
 
diff --git a/src/generic/grid.cpp b/src/generic/grid.cpp
index 44b476ec0a..0f5b7123d4 100644
--- a/src/generic/grid.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/grid.cpp
@@ -2642,7 +2642,6 @@ wxBEGIN_EVENT_TABLE( wxGrid, wxScrolledCanvas )
     EVT_SIZE( wxGrid::OnSize )
     EVT_DPI_CHANGED( wxGrid::OnDPIChanged )
     EVT_KEY_DOWN( wxGrid::OnKeyDown )
-    EVT_KEY_UP( wxGrid::OnKeyUp )
     EVT_CHAR ( wxGrid::OnChar )
 wxEND_EVENT_TABLE()
 
@@ -6117,11 +6116,6 @@ void wxGrid::OnKeyDown( wxKeyEvent& event )
     }
 }
 
-void wxGrid::OnKeyUp( wxKeyEvent& WXUNUSED(event) )
-{
-    // try local handlers
-}
-
 void wxGrid::OnChar( wxKeyEvent& event )
 {
     // is it possible to edit the current cell at all?