diff --git a/include/wx/frame.h b/include/wx/frame.h
index 915fd88724..8c599ae435 100644
--- a/include/wx/frame.h
+++ b/include/wx/frame.h
@@ -168,9 +168,11 @@ public:
         { return false; }
 #endif // no wxTopLevelWindowNative
 
+#if wxUSE_MENUS || wxUSE_TOOLBAR
     // show help text (typically in the statusbar); show is false
     // if you are hiding the help, true otherwise
     virtual void DoGiveHelp(const wxString& text, bool show);
+#endif
 
 protected:
     // the frame main menu/status/tool bars
@@ -196,12 +198,12 @@ protected:
     virtual void AttachMenuBar(wxMenuBar *menubar);
 
     wxMenuBar *m_frameMenuBar;
+#endif // wxUSE_MENUS
 
-#if wxUSE_STATUSBAR
+#if wxUSE_STATUSBAR && (wxUSE_MENUS || wxUSE_TOOLBAR)
     // the saved status bar text overwritten by DoGiveHelp()
     wxString m_oldStatusText;
-#endif // wxUSE_STATUSBAR
-#endif // wxUSE_MENUS
+#endif
 
 #if wxUSE_STATUSBAR
     // override to update status bar position (or anything else) when
diff --git a/src/common/framecmn.cpp b/src/common/framecmn.cpp
index 6581648df7..6c8b6ed182 100644
--- a/src/common/framecmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/framecmn.cpp
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@ void wxFrameBase::SetStatusBar(wxStatusBar *statBar)
 
 #endif // wxUSE_STATUSBAR
 
+#if wxUSE_MENUS || wxUSE_TOOLBAR
 void wxFrameBase::DoGiveHelp(const wxString& text, bool show)
 {
 #if wxUSE_STATUSBAR
@@ -446,6 +447,7 @@ void wxFrameBase::DoGiveHelp(const wxString& text, bool show)
     wxUnusedVar(show);
 #endif // wxUSE_STATUSBAR
 }
+#endif // wxUSE_MENUS || wxUSE_TOOLBAR
 
 
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------