diff --git a/src/xercesc/dom/DOMDocument.hpp b/src/xercesc/dom/DOMDocument.hpp
index c43fd5c25d5e0d4001961e6b17a2063ef82bf48d..f66ad8ff4bb0ec952c6ed53c621df45aae48aa33 100644
--- a/src/xercesc/dom/DOMDocument.hpp
+++ b/src/xercesc/dom/DOMDocument.hpp
@@ -837,8 +837,9 @@ public:
      * Provide default implementation to maintain source code compatibility
      ***/
     virtual DOMDocumentType* createDocumentType(const XMLCh *qName,
-                                                const XMLCh *publicId,
-                                                const XMLCh *systemId)
+                                                const XMLCh*,  //publicId,
+                                                const XMLCh*   //systemId
+                                               )
     {
         return createDocumentType(qName);
     }