diff --git a/src/gnome-shell-plugin.c b/src/gnome-shell-plugin.c
index da46bbdc2..737c19067 100644
--- a/src/gnome-shell-plugin.c
+++ b/src/gnome-shell-plugin.c
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@
 #include "shell-perf-log.h"
 #include "shell-wm-private.h"
 
-static void gnome_shell_plugin_dispose     (GObject *object);
-static void gnome_shell_plugin_finalize    (GObject *object);
-
 static void gnome_shell_plugin_start            (MetaPlugin          *plugin);
 static void gnome_shell_plugin_minimize         (MetaPlugin          *plugin,
                                                  MetaWindowActor     *actor);
@@ -115,12 +112,8 @@ G_DEFINE_TYPE (GnomeShellPlugin, gnome_shell_plugin, META_TYPE_PLUGIN)
 static void
 gnome_shell_plugin_class_init (GnomeShellPluginClass *klass)
 {
-  GObjectClass      *gobject_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass);
   MetaPluginClass *plugin_class  = META_PLUGIN_CLASS (klass);
 
-  gobject_class->dispose         = gnome_shell_plugin_dispose;
-  gobject_class->finalize        = gnome_shell_plugin_finalize;
-
   plugin_class->start            = gnome_shell_plugin_start;
   plugin_class->map              = gnome_shell_plugin_map;
   plugin_class->minimize         = gnome_shell_plugin_minimize;
@@ -202,18 +195,6 @@ gnome_shell_plugin_start (MetaPlugin *plugin)
     }
 }
 
-static void
-gnome_shell_plugin_dispose (GObject *object)
-{
-  G_OBJECT_CLASS(gnome_shell_plugin_parent_class)->dispose (object);
-}
-
-static void
-gnome_shell_plugin_finalize (GObject *object)
-{
-  G_OBJECT_CLASS(gnome_shell_plugin_parent_class)->finalize (object);
-}
-
 static ShellWM *
 get_shell_wm (void)
 {