diff --git a/include/wx/msw/ole/oleutils.h b/include/wx/msw/ole/oleutils.h
index 09c863b62a..b9e35babba 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/ole/oleutils.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/ole/oleutils.h
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public:
 
     // retrieve a copy of our string - caller must SysFreeString() it later!
     wxDEPRECATED_MSG("use Copy() instead")
-    wxNODISCARD BSTR Get() const { return Copy(); }
+    BSTR Get() const { return Copy(); }
 private:
     // actual string
     BSTR m_bstrBuf;