diff --git a/gtk/a11y/gtklevelbaraccessible.c b/gtk/a11y/gtklevelbaraccessible.c
index f4fd19d620..071845a167 100644
--- a/gtk/a11y/gtklevelbaraccessible.c
+++ b/gtk/a11y/gtklevelbaraccessible.c
@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 
-#include <string.h>
-#include <gtk/gtk.h>
 #include "gtklevelbaraccessible.h"
 
+#include "gtklevelbar.h"
+
+#include <string.h>
 
 static void atk_value_interface_init (AtkValueIface *iface);
 
@@ -29,45 +30,36 @@ G_DEFINE_TYPE_WITH_CODE (GtkLevelBarAccessible, gtk_level_bar_accessible, GTK_TY
                          G_IMPLEMENT_INTERFACE (ATK_TYPE_VALUE, atk_value_interface_init))
 
 static void
-gtk_level_bar_accessible_initialize (AtkObject *obj,
-                                       gpointer  data)
+on_value_changed (GObject    *gobject,
+                  GParamSpec *pspec,
+                  gpointer    user_data)
 {
-  ATK_OBJECT_CLASS (gtk_level_bar_accessible_parent_class)->initialize (obj, data);
+  GtkLevelBarAccessible *self = user_data;
 
-  obj->role = ATK_ROLE_LEVEL_BAR;
+  g_object_notify (G_OBJECT (self), "accessible-value");
 }
 
 static void
-gtk_level_bar_accessible_notify_gtk (GObject    *obj,
-                                       GParamSpec *pspec)
+gtk_level_bar_accessible_initialize (AtkObject *object,
+                                     gpointer   data)
 {
-  GtkWidget *widget = GTK_WIDGET (obj);
-  GtkLevelBarAccessible *level_bar = GTK_LEVEL_BAR_ACCESSIBLE (gtk_widget_get_accessible (widget));
+  GtkLevelBar *level_bar = data;
 
-  if (strcmp (pspec->name, "value") == 0)
-    {
-      g_object_notify (G_OBJECT (level_bar), "accessible-value");
-    }
-  else
-    GTK_WIDGET_ACCESSIBLE_CLASS (gtk_level_bar_accessible_parent_class)->notify_gtk (obj, pspec);
+  g_signal_connect (level_bar, "notify::value", G_CALLBACK (on_value_changed), object);
 }
 
-
-
 static void
 gtk_level_bar_accessible_class_init (GtkLevelBarAccessibleClass *klass)
 {
-  AtkObjectClass *class = ATK_OBJECT_CLASS (klass);
-  GtkWidgetAccessibleClass *widget_class = (GtkWidgetAccessibleClass*)klass;
+  AtkObjectClass *object_class = ATK_OBJECT_CLASS (klass);
 
-  widget_class->notify_gtk = gtk_level_bar_accessible_notify_gtk;
-
-  class->initialize = gtk_level_bar_accessible_initialize;
+  object_class->initialize = gtk_level_bar_accessible_initialize;
 }
 
 static void
-gtk_level_bar_accessible_init (GtkLevelBarAccessible *button)
+gtk_level_bar_accessible_init (GtkLevelBarAccessible *self)
 {
+  ATK_OBJECT (self)->role = ATK_ROLE_LEVEL_BAR;
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/gtk/gtklevelbar.c b/gtk/gtklevelbar.c
index d95dba0782..b879494f65 100644
--- a/gtk/gtklevelbar.c
+++ b/gtk/gtklevelbar.c
@@ -133,11 +133,11 @@
 #include "gtktypebuiltins.h"
 #include "gtkwidgetprivate.h"
 
+#include "a11y/gtklevelbaraccessible.h"
+
 #include <math.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-#include "a11y/gtklevelbaraccessible.h"
-
 enum {
   PROP_VALUE = 1,
   PROP_MIN_VALUE,
@@ -1122,7 +1122,9 @@ gtk_level_bar_set_value_internal (GtkLevelBar *self,
                                   gdouble      value)
 {
   self->cur_value = value;
+
   g_object_notify_by_pspec (G_OBJECT (self), properties[PROP_VALUE]);
+
   gtk_widget_queue_allocate (GTK_WIDGET (self->trough_widget));
 }