diff --git a/wxPython/src/clip_dnd.i b/wxPython/src/clip_dnd.i
index d61d0227c8..0fe784009d 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/clip_dnd.i
+++ b/wxPython/src/clip_dnd.i
@@ -420,8 +420,14 @@ public:
 
 
 %readonly
+%{
+#if 0
+%}
 // See also wxPy_ReinitStockObjects in helpers.cpp
 extern wxClipboard* wxTheClipboard;
+%{
+#endif
+%}
 %readwrite
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/wxPython/src/misc2.i b/wxPython/src/misc2.i
index 97e1b99eb3..47081cb1cb 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/misc2.i
+++ b/wxPython/src/misc2.i
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ wxWindow* wxFindWindowAtPoint(const wxPoint& pt);
 
 #ifdef __WXMSW__
 bool wxCheckForInterrupt(wxWindow *wnd);
-void wxFlushEvents();
+// link error? void wxFlushEvents();
 #endif
 
 wxWindow* wxGetTopLevelParent(wxWindow *win);
diff --git a/wxPython/src/msw/clip_dnd.cpp b/wxPython/src/msw/clip_dnd.cpp
index 1aa9f493a9..9a4fceba93 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/msw/clip_dnd.cpp
+++ b/wxPython/src/msw/clip_dnd.cpp
@@ -198,8 +198,12 @@ void wxPyBitmapDataObject::SetBitmap(const wxBitmap& bitmap) {
 }
 
 #include <wx/metafile.h>
+
+#if 0
 extern wxClipboard * wxTheClipboard; 
 
+#endif
+
 class wxPyDropSource : public wxDropSource {
 public:
 #ifndef __WXGTK__
diff --git a/wxPython/src/msw/misc2.cpp b/wxPython/src/msw/misc2.cpp
index 24cd2b5e94..52294bf3d4 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/msw/misc2.cpp
+++ b/wxPython/src/msw/misc2.cpp
@@ -1460,24 +1460,6 @@ static PyObject *_wrap_wxCheckForInterrupt(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObj
     return _resultobj;
 }
 
-static PyObject *_wrap_wxFlushEvents(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs) {
-    PyObject * _resultobj;
-    char *_kwnames[] = {  NULL };
-
-    self = self;
-    if(!PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords(args,kwargs,":wxFlushEvents",_kwnames)) 
-        return NULL;
-{
-    PyThreadState* __tstate = wxPyBeginAllowThreads();
-    wxFlushEvents();
-
-    wxPyEndAllowThreads(__tstate);
-    if (PyErr_Occurred()) return NULL;
-}    Py_INCREF(Py_None);
-    _resultobj = Py_None;
-    return _resultobj;
-}
-
 static PyObject *_wrap_wxGetTopLevelParent(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, PyObject *kwargs) {
     PyObject * _resultobj;
     wxWindow * _result;
@@ -11562,7 +11544,6 @@ static PyMethodDef misc2cMethods[] = {
 	 { "wxCaret_SetBlinkTime", (PyCFunction) _wrap_wxCaret_SetBlinkTime, METH_VARARGS | METH_KEYWORDS },
 	 { "wxCaret_GetBlinkTime", (PyCFunction) _wrap_wxCaret_GetBlinkTime, METH_VARARGS | METH_KEYWORDS },
 	 { "wxGetTopLevelParent", (PyCFunction) _wrap_wxGetTopLevelParent, METH_VARARGS | METH_KEYWORDS },
-	 { "wxFlushEvents", (PyCFunction) _wrap_wxFlushEvents, METH_VARARGS | METH_KEYWORDS },
 	 { "wxCheckForInterrupt", (PyCFunction) _wrap_wxCheckForInterrupt, METH_VARARGS | METH_KEYWORDS },
 	 { "wxFindWindowAtPoint", (PyCFunction) _wrap_wxFindWindowAtPoint, METH_VARARGS | METH_KEYWORDS },
 	 { "wxGenericFindWindowAtPoint", (PyCFunction) _wrap_wxGenericFindWindowAtPoint, METH_VARARGS | METH_KEYWORDS },
diff --git a/wxPython/src/msw/misc2.py b/wxPython/src/msw/misc2.py
index d08fcf5b73..da23e559ee 100644
--- a/wxPython/src/msw/misc2.py
+++ b/wxPython/src/msw/misc2.py
@@ -1243,8 +1243,6 @@ def wxFindWindowAtPoint(*_args, **_kwargs):
 
 wxCheckForInterrupt = misc2c.wxCheckForInterrupt
 
-wxFlushEvents = misc2c.wxFlushEvents
-
 def wxGetTopLevelParent(*_args, **_kwargs):
     val = misc2c.wxGetTopLevelParent(*_args,**_kwargs)
     return val