diff --git a/src/st/st-widget.c b/src/st/st-widget.c
index 9b1226ecb..f1b6ec7fd 100644
--- a/src/st/st-widget.c
+++ b/src/st/st-widget.c
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ struct _StWidgetPrivate
 
   StThemeNodeTransition *transition_animation;
 
-  gboolean      is_stylable : 1;
   gboolean      is_style_dirty : 1;
   gboolean      draw_bg_color : 1;
   gboolean      draw_border_internal : 1;
@@ -105,7 +104,6 @@ enum
   PROP_PSEUDO_CLASS,
   PROP_STYLE_CLASS,
   PROP_STYLE,
-  PROP_STYLABLE,
   PROP_TRACK_HOVER,
   PROP_HOVER,
   PROP_CAN_FOCUS,
@@ -164,14 +162,6 @@ st_widget_set_property (GObject      *gobject,
       st_widget_set_style (actor, g_value_get_string (value));
       break;
 
-    case PROP_STYLABLE:
-      if (actor->priv->is_stylable != g_value_get_boolean (value))
-        {
-          actor->priv->is_stylable = g_value_get_boolean (value);
-          clutter_actor_queue_relayout ((ClutterActor *) gobject);
-        }
-      break;
-
     case PROP_TRACK_HOVER:
       st_widget_set_track_hover (actor, g_value_get_boolean (value));
       break;
@@ -229,10 +219,6 @@ st_widget_get_property (GObject    *gobject,
       g_value_set_string (value, priv->inline_style);
       break;
 
-    case PROP_STYLABLE:
-      g_value_set_boolean (value, priv->is_stylable);
-      break;
-
     case PROP_TRACK_HOVER:
       g_value_set_boolean (value, priv->track_hover);
       break;
@@ -538,12 +524,6 @@ notify_children_of_style_change (ClutterActor *self)
 static void
 st_widget_real_style_changed (StWidget *self)
 {
-  StWidgetPrivate *priv = ST_WIDGET (self)->priv;
-
-  /* application has request this widget is not stylable */
-  if (!priv->is_stylable)
-    return;
-
   clutter_actor_queue_redraw ((ClutterActor *) self);
   notify_children_of_style_change ((ClutterActor *) self);
 }
@@ -929,20 +909,6 @@ st_widget_class_init (StWidgetClass *klass)
                                                         ST_TYPE_THEME,
                                                         ST_PARAM_READWRITE));
 
-  /**
-   * StWidget:stylable:
-   *
-   * Enable or disable styling of the widget
-   */
-  pspec = g_param_spec_boolean ("stylable",
-                                "Stylable",
-                                "Whether the table should be styled",
-                                TRUE,
-                                ST_PARAM_READWRITE);
-  g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class,
-                                   PROP_STYLABLE,
-                                   pspec);
-
   /**
    * StWidget:track-hover:
    *
@@ -1533,7 +1499,6 @@ st_widget_init (StWidget *actor)
   int i;
 
   actor->priv = priv = ST_WIDGET_GET_PRIVATE (actor);
-  priv->is_stylable = TRUE;
   priv->transition_animation = NULL;
   priv->local_state_set = atk_state_set_new ();