diff --git a/winaccessibility/source/UAccCOM/AccComponentBase.cxx b/winaccessibility/source/UAccCOM/AccComponentBase.cxx
index f28e68ca9391..626c4de90c5f 100644
--- a/winaccessibility/source/UAccCOM/AccComponentBase.cxx
+++ b/winaccessibility/source/UAccCOM/AccComponentBase.cxx
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ COM_DECLSPEC_NOTHROW STDMETHODIMP CAccComponentBase::get_locationInParent(long*
         if (!m_xComponent.is())
             return E_FAIL;
 
-        const css::awt::Point& pt = GetXInterface()->getLocation();
+        const css::awt::Point& pt = m_xComponent->getLocation();
         *x = pt.X;
         *y = pt.Y;
         return S_OK;
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ COM_DECLSPEC_NOTHROW STDMETHODIMP CAccComponentBase::get_foreground(IA2Color* fo
         {
             return E_FAIL;
         }
-        *foreground = static_cast<long>(GetXInterface()->getForeground());
+        *foreground = static_cast<long>(m_xComponent->getForeground());
 
         return S_OK;
     }
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ COM_DECLSPEC_NOTHROW STDMETHODIMP CAccComponentBase::get_background(IA2Color* ba
         {
             return E_FAIL;
         }
-        *background = static_cast<long>(GetXInterface()->getBackground());
+        *background = static_cast<long>(m_xComponent->getBackground());
 
         return S_OK;
     }
diff --git a/winaccessibility/source/UAccCOM/AccComponentBase.h b/winaccessibility/source/UAccCOM/AccComponentBase.h
index 46903bacc717..137c5d99c4e9 100644
--- a/winaccessibility/source/UAccCOM/AccComponentBase.h
+++ b/winaccessibility/source/UAccCOM/AccComponentBase.h
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ public:
 
 protected:
     css::uno::Reference<css::accessibility::XAccessibleComponent> m_xComponent;
-
-    css::accessibility::XAccessibleComponent* GetXInterface() { return m_xComponent.get(); }
 };
 
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