diff --git a/src/core/display.c b/src/core/display.c
index ac5120e0c..f37fc3258 100644
--- a/src/core/display.c
+++ b/src/core/display.c
@@ -854,7 +854,7 @@ meta_display_open (void)
   meta_screen_create_guard_window (screen);
 
   /* Set up touch support */
-  the_display->gesture_tracker = meta_gesture_tracker_new (0);
+  the_display->gesture_tracker = meta_gesture_tracker_new ();
   g_signal_connect (the_display->gesture_tracker, "state-changed",
                     G_CALLBACK (gesture_tracker_state_changed), the_display);
   meta_display_grab_window_touch (the_display, DefaultRootWindow (the_display->xdisplay));
diff --git a/src/core/gesture-tracker-private.h b/src/core/gesture-tracker-private.h
index 296866e32..c991f18bc 100644
--- a/src/core/gesture-tracker-private.h
+++ b/src/core/gesture-tracker-private.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ struct _MetaGestureTrackerClass
 
 GType                meta_gesture_tracker_get_type           (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
 
-MetaGestureTracker * meta_gesture_tracker_new                (guint                 autodeny_timeout);
+MetaGestureTracker * meta_gesture_tracker_new                (void);
 
 gboolean             meta_gesture_tracker_handle_event       (MetaGestureTracker   *tracker,
                                                               const ClutterEvent   *event);
diff --git a/src/core/gesture-tracker.c b/src/core/gesture-tracker.c
index cdd502d70..8c84bee1d 100644
--- a/src/core/gesture-tracker.c
+++ b/src/core/gesture-tracker.c
@@ -342,11 +342,9 @@ meta_gesture_tracker_init (MetaGestureTracker *tracker)
 }
 
 MetaGestureTracker *
-meta_gesture_tracker_new (guint autodeny_timeout)
+meta_gesture_tracker_new (void)
 {
-  return g_object_new (META_TYPE_GESTURE_TRACKER,
-                       "autodeny-timeout", autodeny_timeout,
-                       NULL);
+  return g_object_new (META_TYPE_GESTURE_TRACKER, NULL);
 }
 
 static void