diff --git a/gtk/Makefile.am b/gtk/Makefile.am
index af494ecacb..85a2ef2c7f 100644
--- a/gtk/Makefile.am
+++ b/gtk/Makefile.am
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ INCLUDES =						\
 	-I$(top_builddir)/gtk				\
 	-I$(top_srcdir) -I../gdk			\
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/gdk				\
-	-DGDK_DISABLE_DEPRECATED			\
 	-DGTK_DISABLE_DEPRECATED			\
 	-DGTK_FILE_SYSTEM_ENABLE_UNSUPPORTED		\
 	-DGTK_PRINT_BACKEND_ENABLE_UNSUPPORTED		\