diff --git a/clutter/clutter-paint-node.c b/clutter/clutter-paint-node.c
index a56f330ad..0d0d63751 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-paint-node.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-paint-node.c
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
 
+#define CLUTTER_ENABLE_EXPERIMENTAL_API
+
 #include <pango/pango.h>
 #include <cogl/cogl.h>
 #include <json-glib/json-glib.h>
diff --git a/clutter/clutter-paint-nodes.c b/clutter/clutter-paint-nodes.c
index e9ae2e600..63792de61 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter-paint-nodes.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter-paint-nodes.c
@@ -104,8 +104,6 @@ struct _ClutterRootNode
   CoglMatrix modelview;
 };
 
-GType _clutter_root_node_get_type (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
-
 G_DEFINE_TYPE (ClutterRootNode, clutter_root_node, CLUTTER_TYPE_PAINT_NODE)
 
 static gboolean
@@ -198,8 +196,6 @@ typedef struct _ClutterTransformNode {
 
 typedef struct _ClutterPaintNodeClass   ClutterTransformNodeClass;
 
-GType _clutter_transform_node_get_type (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
-
 G_DEFINE_TYPE (ClutterTransformNode, clutter_transform_node, CLUTTER_TYPE_PAINT_NODE)
 
 static gboolean
@@ -269,8 +265,6 @@ struct _ClutterDummyNode
   ClutterPaintNode parent_instance;
 };
 
-GType _clutter_dummy_node_get_type (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
-
 G_DEFINE_TYPE (ClutterDummyNode, clutter_dummy_node, CLUTTER_TYPE_PAINT_NODE)
 
 static gboolean