diff --git a/include/wx/msw/datectrl.h b/include/wx/msw/datectrl.h
index e3f95e880e..7ec52f0349 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/datectrl.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/datectrl.h
@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ public:
     virtual WXDWORD MSWGetStyle(long style, WXDWORD *exstyle) const;
 
 protected:
+#if wxUSE_INTL
     virtual wxLocaleInfo MSWGetFormat() const;
+#endif // wxUSE_INTL
     virtual bool MSWAllowsNone() const { return HasFlag(wxDP_ALLOWNONE); }
     virtual bool MSWOnDateTimeChange(const tagNMDATETIMECHANGE& dtch);
 
diff --git a/include/wx/msw/datetimectrl.h b/include/wx/msw/datetimectrl.h
index eb93f26ae1..dcb4d4ee19 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/datetimectrl.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/datetimectrl.h
@@ -55,12 +55,14 @@ protected:
     // override these methods anyhow, it does work -- but is definitely ugly
     // and need to be changed (but how?) in the future.
 
+#if wxUSE_INTL
     // Override to return the date/time format used by this control.
     virtual wxLocaleInfo MSWGetFormat() const /* = 0 */
     {
         wxFAIL_MSG( "Unreachable" );
         return wxLOCALE_TIME_FMT;
     }
+#endif // wxUSE_INTL
 
     // Override to indicate whether we can have no date at all.
     virtual bool MSWAllowsNone() const /* = 0 */
diff --git a/include/wx/msw/timectrl.h b/include/wx/msw/timectrl.h
index e39528a4e0..c5bc83aec6 100644
--- a/include/wx/msw/timectrl.h
+++ b/include/wx/msw/timectrl.h
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ public:
     virtual WXDWORD MSWGetStyle(long style, WXDWORD *exstyle) const;
 
 protected:
+#if wxUSE_INTL
     virtual wxLocaleInfo MSWGetFormat() const;
+#endif // wxUSE_INTL
     virtual bool MSWAllowsNone() const { return false; }
     virtual bool MSWOnDateTimeChange(const tagNMDATETIMECHANGE& dtch);
 
diff --git a/src/msw/datectrl.cpp b/src/msw/datectrl.cpp
index cf85692bb7..987edd1fd8 100644
--- a/src/msw/datectrl.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/datectrl.cpp
@@ -91,11 +91,15 @@ WXDWORD wxDatePickerCtrl::MSWGetStyle(long style, WXDWORD *exstyle) const
 
 // TODO: handle WM_WININICHANGE
 
+#if wxUSE_INTL
+
 wxLocaleInfo wxDatePickerCtrl::MSWGetFormat() const
 {
     return wxLOCALE_SHORT_DATE_FMT;
 }
 
+#endif // wxUSE_INTL
+
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // wxDatePickerCtrl operations
 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/msw/datetimectrl.cpp b/src/msw/datetimectrl.cpp
index c9b4449686..408feab3eb 100644
--- a/src/msw/datetimectrl.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/datetimectrl.cpp
@@ -110,8 +110,12 @@ wxSize wxDateTimePickerCtrl::DoGetBestSize() const
 {
     wxClientDC dc(const_cast<wxDateTimePickerCtrl *>(this));
 
-    // Use the same native format as this as the underlying native control.
+    // Use the same native format as the underlying native control.
+#if wxUSE_INTL
     wxString s = wxDateTime::Now().Format(wxLocale::GetInfo(MSWGetFormat()));
+#else // !wxUSE_INTL
+    wxString s("XXX-YYY-ZZZZ");
+#endif // wxUSE_INTL/!wxUSE_INTL
 
     // the best size for the control is bigger than just the string
     // representation of the current value because the control must accommodate
diff --git a/src/msw/timectrl.cpp b/src/msw/timectrl.cpp
index e87e1e0a6b..1a39cb4cdf 100644
--- a/src/msw/timectrl.cpp
+++ b/src/msw/timectrl.cpp
@@ -45,11 +45,15 @@ WXDWORD wxTimePickerCtrl::MSWGetStyle(long style, WXDWORD *exstyle) const
     return styleMSW;
 }
 
+#if wxUSE_INTL
+
 wxLocaleInfo wxTimePickerCtrl::MSWGetFormat() const
 {
     return wxLOCALE_TIME_FMT;
 }
 
+#endif // wxUSE_INTL
+
 bool wxTimePickerCtrl::MSWOnDateTimeChange(const NMDATETIMECHANGE& dtch)
 {
     m_date.SetFromMSWSysTime(dtch.st);