diff --git a/gdk/gdk.h b/gdk/gdk.h
index 9bc962201f..851185a8c0 100644
--- a/gdk/gdk.h
+++ b/gdk/gdk.h
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 #include <gdk/gdkdisplay.h>
 #include <gdk/gdkdisplaymanager.h>
 #include <gdk/gdkdnd.h>
-#include <gdk/gdkdrawable.h>
 #include <gdk/gdkenumtypes.h>
 #include <gdk/gdkevents.h>
 #include <gdk/gdkinput.h>
diff --git a/gdk/gdkdrawable.h b/gdk/gdkdrawable.h
index b8799e343d..d790b023ca 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkdrawable.h
+++ b/gdk/gdkdrawable.h
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@
  * GTK+ at ftp://ftp.gtk.org/pub/gtk/.
  */
 
-#if !defined (__GDK_H_INSIDE__) && !defined (GDK_COMPILATION)
-#error "Only <gdk/gdk.h> can be included directly."
-#endif
-
 #ifndef __GDK_DRAWABLE_H__
 #define __GDK_DRAWABLE_H__
 
@@ -38,6 +34,7 @@
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
+typedef struct _GdkDrawable      GdkDrawable;
 typedef struct _GdkDrawableClass GdkDrawableClass;
 
 #define GDK_TYPE_DRAWABLE              (gdk_drawable_get_type ())
diff --git a/gdk/gdktypes.h b/gdk/gdktypes.h
index f50d02f49a..865a7f5226 100644
--- a/gdk/gdktypes.h
+++ b/gdk/gdktypes.h
@@ -139,8 +139,6 @@ typedef struct _GdkRGBA               GdkRGBA;
 typedef struct _GdkCursor	      GdkCursor;
 typedef struct _GdkVisual             GdkVisual;
 
-typedef struct _GdkDrawable           GdkDrawable;
-
 /**
  * GdkWindow:
  *