diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 009cfe7a71..f074084892 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-06-17  Michael Natterer  <mitch@imendio.com>
+
+	* gtk/gtkobject.c: remove bogus extern declaration of non-existing
+	function gtk_object_init_type().
+
 2008-06-17  Michael Natterer  <mitch@imendio.com>
 
 	* gtk/gtkbindings.c (gtk_binding_entry_add_signal):
diff --git a/gtk/gtkobject.c b/gtk/gtkobject.c
index 5642a56f31..d5a185176e 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkobject.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkobject.c
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ enum {
 };
 
 
-extern void	  gtk_object_init_type           (void);	/* for gtktypeutils.h */
 static void       gtk_object_base_class_init     (GtkObjectClass *class);
 static void       gtk_object_base_class_finalize (GtkObjectClass *class);
 static void       gtk_object_class_init          (GtkObjectClass *klass);