diff --git a/gdk/gdkregion-generic.c b/gdk/gdkregion-generic.c
index 10ad0ccf44..2581ff12d2 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkregion-generic.c
+++ b/gdk/gdkregion-generic.c
@@ -1509,10 +1509,6 @@ gdk_region_subtract (GdkRegion       *source1,
  * Sets the area of @source1 to the exclusive-OR of the areas of @source1
  * and @source2. The resulting area is the set of pixels contained in one
  * or the other of the two sources but not in both.
- *
- * Deprecated: 2.22: There is no replacement, but the function can be
- *                   reimplemented using gdk_region_intersect() and
- *                   gdk_region_subract() easily.
  **/
 void
 gdk_region_xor (GdkRegion       *source1,
diff --git a/gdk/gdkregion.h b/gdk/gdkregion.h
index 454194f78c..52dc6a10ed 100644
--- a/gdk/gdkregion.h
+++ b/gdk/gdkregion.h
@@ -109,10 +109,10 @@ void           gdk_region_union           (GdkRegion          *source1,
                                            const GdkRegion    *source2);
 void           gdk_region_subtract        (GdkRegion          *source1,
                                            const GdkRegion    *source2);
-#ifndef GDK_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
 void           gdk_region_xor             (GdkRegion          *source1,
                                            const GdkRegion    *source2);
 
+#ifndef GDK_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
 void   gdk_region_spans_intersect_foreach (GdkRegion          *region,
                                            const GdkSpan      *spans,
                                            int                 n_spans,