diff --git a/include/wx/dc.h b/include/wx/dc.h
index 5749d578b3..55b1129218 100644
--- a/include/wx/dc.h
+++ b/include/wx/dc.h
@@ -666,7 +666,10 @@ private:
     wxDC       *m_owner;
 
 protected:
-    // unset clipping variables (after clipping region was destroyed)
+    // This method exists for backwards compatibility only (while it's not
+    // documented, there are derived classes using it outside wxWidgets
+    // itself), don't use it in any new code and just call wxDCImpl version of
+    // DestroyClippingRegion() to reset the clipping information instead.
     void ResetClipping()
     {
         m_clipping = false;
diff --git a/src/common/dcgraph.cpp b/src/common/dcgraph.cpp
index 6eafed2622..8a1441697d 100644
--- a/src/common/dcgraph.cpp
+++ b/src/common/dcgraph.cpp
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ void wxGCDCImpl::DestroyClippingRegion()
     m_graphicContext->SetPen( m_pen );
     m_graphicContext->SetBrush( m_brush );
 
-    ResetClipping();
+    wxDCImpl::DestroyClippingRegion();
     m_isClipBoxValid = false;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/dfb/dc.cpp b/src/dfb/dc.cpp
index a8458e58ea..d6141a7602 100644
--- a/src/dfb/dc.cpp
+++ b/src/dfb/dc.cpp
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ void wxDFBDCImpl::DestroyClippingRegion()
 
     m_surface->SetClip(NULL);
 
-    ResetClipping();
+    wxDCImpl::DestroyClippingRegion();
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/qt/dc.cpp b/src/qt/dc.cpp
index 98c21fa739..38e4e0af21 100644
--- a/src/qt/dc.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/dc.cpp
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ void wxQtDCImpl::DoSetDeviceClippingRegion(const wxRegion& region)
 
 void wxQtDCImpl::DestroyClippingRegion()
 {
-    ResetClipping();
+    wxDCImpl::DestroyClippingRegion();
     m_clippingRegion->Clear();
 
     if (m_qtPainter->isActive())