diff --git a/testsuite/reftests/messagedialog-secondarytext.ref.ui b/testsuite/reftests/messagedialog-secondarytext.ref.ui
index 84195decf0..2378c15ba8 100644
--- a/testsuite/reftests/messagedialog-secondarytext.ref.ui
+++ b/testsuite/reftests/messagedialog-secondarytext.ref.ui
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 <interface>
   <object class="GtkMessageDialog" id="messagedialog1">
     <property name="decorated">0</property>
-    <property name="type_hint">dialog</property>
     <property name="buttons">ok</property>
     <property name="text" translatable="yes">Text</property>
     <property name="secondary_text" translatable="yes">Secondary text #5</property>
diff --git a/testsuite/reftests/messagedialog-secondarytext.ui b/testsuite/reftests/messagedialog-secondarytext.ui
index 1a052d25be..ccf18c3888 100644
--- a/testsuite/reftests/messagedialog-secondarytext.ui
+++ b/testsuite/reftests/messagedialog-secondarytext.ui
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 <interface>
   <object class="GtkMessageDialog" id="messagedialog1">
     <property name="decorated">0</property>
-    <property name="type_hint">dialog</property>
     <property name="buttons">ok</property>
     <property name="text" translatable="yes">Text</property>
     <property name="secondary_text" translatable="yes">Secondary text #1</property>
diff --git a/testsuite/reftests/window-height-for-width.ref.ui b/testsuite/reftests/window-height-for-width.ref.ui
index 1aafa7cdc5..2f4e31af51 100644
--- a/testsuite/reftests/window-height-for-width.ref.ui
+++ b/testsuite/reftests/window-height-for-width.ref.ui
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 <interface>
   <object class="GtkDialog" id="window1">
     <property name="title" translatable="yes">Dubstep</property>
-    <property name="type_hint">dialog</property>
     <property name="resizable">0</property>
     <property name="modal">1</property>
     <property name="use_header_bar">1</property>
diff --git a/testsuite/reftests/window-height-for-width.ui b/testsuite/reftests/window-height-for-width.ui
index 434c55bb78..75e249f462 100644
--- a/testsuite/reftests/window-height-for-width.ui
+++ b/testsuite/reftests/window-height-for-width.ui
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 <interface>
   <object class="GtkDialog" id="window1">
     <property name="title" translatable="yes">Dubstep</property>
-    <property name="type_hint">dialog</property>
     <property name="resizable">0</property>
     <property name="modal">1</property>
     <property name="use_header_bar">1</property>