diff --git a/browser-plugin/Makefile.am b/browser-plugin/Makefile.am
index 0dc7da119..20889649e 100644
--- a/browser-plugin/Makefile.am
+++ b/browser-plugin/Makefile.am
@@ -17,5 +17,4 @@ libgnome_shell_browser_plugin_la_SOURCES = 	\
 
 libgnome_shell_browser_plugin_la_CFLAGS = 	\
 	$(BROWSER_PLUGIN_CFLAGS)		\
-	-DG_DISABLE_DEPRECATED			\
 	-DG_LOG_DOMAIN=\"GnomeShellBrowserPlugin\"
diff --git a/src/Makefile-calendar-server.am b/src/Makefile-calendar-server.am
index 635c4ea3c..26d4b4142 100644
--- a/src/Makefile-calendar-server.am
+++ b/src/Makefile-calendar-server.am
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ gnome_shell_calendar_server_CFLAGS =		\
 	-DPREFIX=\""$(prefix)"\"		\
 	-DLIBDIR=\""$(libdir)"\"		\
 	-DDATADIR=\""$(datadir)"\"		\
-	-DG_DISABLE_DEPRECATED			\
 	-DG_LOG_DOMAIN=\"ShellCalendarServer\"	\
 	$(CALENDAR_SERVER_CFLAGS)		\
 	$(NULL)
diff --git a/src/Makefile-hotplug-sniffer.am b/src/Makefile-hotplug-sniffer.am
index 15992183a..4a475c119 100644
--- a/src/Makefile-hotplug-sniffer.am
+++ b/src/Makefile-hotplug-sniffer.am
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ gnome_shell_hotplug_sniffer_SOURCES =								\
 
 gnome_shell_hotplug_sniffer_CFLAGS =		\
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/src			\
-	-DG_DISABLE_DEPRECATED			\
 	$(SHELL_HOTPLUG_SNIFFER_CFLAGS)		\
 	$(NULL)
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile-st.am b/src/Makefile-st.am
index 6974e5641..b82894449 100644
--- a/src/Makefile-st.am
+++ b/src/Makefile-st.am
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ st_cflags =					\
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/src			\
 	-DPREFIX=\""$(prefix)"\"		\
 	-DLIBDIR=\""$(libdir)"\"		\
-	-DG_DISABLE_DEPRECATED			\
 	-DG_LOG_DOMAIN=\"St\"			\
 	-DST_COMPILATION			\
 	-DPACKAGE_DATA_DIR=\"$(pkgdatadir)\"	\
diff --git a/src/Makefile-tray.am b/src/Makefile-tray.am
index a3bd7d3a6..6a1dbf562 100644
--- a/src/Makefile-tray.am
+++ b/src/Makefile-tray.am
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 tray_cflags =					\
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/src			\
-	-DG_DISABLE_DEPRECATED			\
 	-DG_LOG_DOMAIN=\"notification_area\"	\
 	$(TRAY_CFLAGS)				\
 	$(NULL)