diff --git a/samples/mobile/wxedit/wxedit.cpp b/samples/mobile/wxedit/wxedit.cpp
index 49b826f480..c2e2afaddd 100644
--- a/samples/mobile/wxedit/wxedit.cpp
+++ b/samples/mobile/wxedit/wxedit.cpp
@@ -228,7 +228,10 @@ void MyFrame::OnOpen( wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event) )
     {
         m_text->Clear();
 
+
 #ifdef __WXX11__
+        // requires wxUSE_UNIV_TEXTCTRL to be set to 0
+#if 0
         wxFileName fname( dialog.GetPath() );
         if ((fname.GetExt() == _T("cpp")) ||
             (fname.GetExt() == _T("c")) ||
@@ -253,6 +256,7 @@ void MyFrame::OnOpen( wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event) )
         {
             m_text->SetLanguage( wxSOURCE_LANG_NONE );
         }
+#endif
 #endif
 
         m_filename = dialog.GetPath();