diff --git a/tests/animated-resizing.c b/tests/animated-resizing.c
index dd849a4155..1984aace2d 100644
--- a/tests/animated-resizing.c
+++ b/tests/animated-resizing.c
@@ -189,9 +189,6 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
   window = gtk_window_new (GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL);
   frame_stats_ensure (GTK_WINDOW (window));
 
-  gtk_window_set_keep_above (GTK_WINDOW (window), TRUE);
-  gtk_window_set_gravity (GTK_WINDOW (window), GDK_GRAVITY_CENTER);
-
   da = gtk_drawing_area_new ();
   gtk_drawing_area_set_draw_func (GTK_DRAWING_AREA (da), on_draw, NULL, NULL);
   gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (window), da);
diff --git a/tests/testgtk.c b/tests/testgtk.c
index ab5bf82be7..a8d82b8e45 100644
--- a/tests/testgtk.c
+++ b/tests/testgtk.c
@@ -5336,14 +5336,6 @@ resizable_callback (GtkWidget *widget,
                 NULL);
 }
 
-static void
-gravity_selected (GtkWidget *widget,
-                  gpointer   data)
-{
-  gtk_window_set_gravity (GTK_WINDOW (g_object_get_data (data, "target")),
-                          gtk_combo_box_get_active (GTK_COMBO_BOX (widget)) + GDK_GRAVITY_NORTH_WEST);
-}
-
 static void
 pos_selected (GtkWidget *widget,
               gpointer   data)
@@ -5500,37 +5492,6 @@ window_controls (GtkWidget *window)
 
   gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (vbox), om);
 
-  om = gtk_combo_box_text_new ();
-  i = 0;
-  while (i < 10)
-    {
-      static gchar *names[] = {
-        "GDK_GRAVITY_NORTH_WEST",
-        "GDK_GRAVITY_NORTH",
-        "GDK_GRAVITY_NORTH_EAST",
-        "GDK_GRAVITY_WEST",
-        "GDK_GRAVITY_CENTER",
-        "GDK_GRAVITY_EAST",
-        "GDK_GRAVITY_SOUTH_WEST",
-        "GDK_GRAVITY_SOUTH",
-        "GDK_GRAVITY_SOUTH_EAST",
-        "GDK_GRAVITY_STATIC",
-        NULL
-      };
-
-      g_assert (names[i]);
-      gtk_combo_box_text_append_text (GTK_COMBO_BOX_TEXT (om), names[i]);
-
-      ++i;
-    }
-
-  g_signal_connect (om,
-		    "changed",
-		    G_CALLBACK (gravity_selected),
-		    control_window);
-
-  gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (vbox), om);
-
   gtk_widget_show (vbox);
 
   return control_window;