diff --git a/include/wx/msw/notebook.h b/include/wx/msw/notebook.h
index fa7da1658c..2075b5fe62 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/notebook.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/notebook.h
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ public:
   virtual bool MSWOnNotify(int idCtrl, WXLPARAM lParam, WXLPARAM *result);
   virtual bool MSWOnScroll(int orientation, WXWORD nSBCode,
                            WXWORD pos, WXHWND control);
-  virtual bool MSWTranslateMessage(WXMSG *wxmsg);
 
 #if wxUSE_CONSTRAINTS
   virtual void SetConstraintSizes(bool recurse = true);
diff --git a/src/msw/notebook.cpp b/src/msw/notebook.cpp
index b569568e7a..97e0049061 100644
--- a/src/msw/notebook.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/notebook.cpp
@@ -1056,25 +1056,6 @@ void wxNotebook::OnSelChange(wxNotebookEvent& event)
   event.Skip();
 }
 
-bool wxNotebook::MSWTranslateMessage(WXMSG *wxmsg)
-{
-    const MSG * const msg = (MSG *)wxmsg;
-
-    // intercept TAB, CTRL+TAB and CTRL+SHIFT+TAB for processing by wxNotebook.
-    // TAB will be passed to the currently selected page, CTRL+TAB and
-    // CTRL+SHIFT+TAB will be processed by the notebook itself. do not
-    // intercept SHIFT+TAB. This goes to the parent of the notebook which will
-    // process it.
-    if ( msg->message == WM_KEYDOWN && msg->wParam == VK_TAB &&
-            msg->hwnd == GetHwnd() &&
-                (wxIsCtrlDown() || !wxIsShiftDown()) )
-    {
-        return MSWProcessMessage(wxmsg);
-    }
-
-    return false;
-}
-
 void wxNotebook::OnNavigationKey(wxNavigationKeyEvent& event)
 {
     if ( event.IsWindowChange() ) {