diff --git a/gtk/gtkwidget.c b/gtk/gtkwidget.c
index b08917010b..af977e5045 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkwidget.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkwidget.c
@@ -501,8 +501,6 @@ enum {
   CONFIGURE_EVENT,
   FOCUS_IN_EVENT,
   FOCUS_OUT_EVENT,
-  PROXIMITY_IN_EVENT,
-  PROXIMITY_OUT_EVENT,
   GRAB_BROKEN_EVENT,
   DRAG_BEGIN,
   DRAG_END,
@@ -1019,8 +1017,6 @@ gtk_widget_class_init (GtkWidgetClass *klass)
   klass->configure_event = NULL;
   klass->focus_in_event = gtk_widget_real_focus_in_event;
   klass->focus_out_event = gtk_widget_real_focus_out_event;
-  klass->proximity_in_event = NULL;
-  klass->proximity_out_event = NULL;
   klass->drag_begin = NULL;
   klass->drag_end = NULL;
   klass->drag_data_delete = NULL;
@@ -2264,58 +2260,6 @@ gtk_widget_class_init (GtkWidgetClass *klass)
   g_signal_set_va_marshaller (widget_signals[FOCUS_OUT_EVENT], G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass),
                               _gtk_marshal_BOOLEAN__OBJECTv);
 
-  /**
-   * GtkWidget::proximity-in-event:
-   * @widget: the object which received the signal
-   * @event: (type Gdk.EventProximity): the #GdkEventProximity which triggered
-   *   this signal.
-   *
-   * To receive this signal the #GdkWindow associated to the widget needs
-   * to enable the #GDK_PROXIMITY_IN_MASK mask.
-   *
-   * This signal will be sent to the grab widget if there is one.
-   *
-   * Returns: %TRUE to stop other handlers from being invoked for the event.
-   *   %FALSE to propagate the event further.
-   */
-  widget_signals[PROXIMITY_IN_EVENT] =
-    g_signal_new (I_("proximity-in-event"),
-		  G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass),
-		  G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST | G_SIGNAL_DEPRECATED,
-		  G_STRUCT_OFFSET (GtkWidgetClass, proximity_in_event),
-		  _gtk_boolean_handled_accumulator, NULL,
-		  _gtk_marshal_BOOLEAN__OBJECT,
-		  G_TYPE_BOOLEAN, 1,
-		  GDK_TYPE_EVENT);
-  g_signal_set_va_marshaller (widget_signals[PROXIMITY_IN_EVENT], G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass),
-                              _gtk_marshal_BOOLEAN__OBJECTv);
-
-  /**
-   * GtkWidget::proximity-out-event:
-   * @widget: the object which received the signal
-   * @event: (type Gdk.EventProximity): the #GdkEventProximity which triggered
-   *   this signal.
-   *
-   * To receive this signal the #GdkWindow associated to the widget needs
-   * to enable the #GDK_PROXIMITY_OUT_MASK mask.
-   *
-   * This signal will be sent to the grab widget if there is one.
-   *
-   * Returns: %TRUE to stop other handlers from being invoked for the event.
-   *   %FALSE to propagate the event further.
-   */
-  widget_signals[PROXIMITY_OUT_EVENT] =
-    g_signal_new (I_("proximity-out-event"),
-		  G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass),
-		  G_SIGNAL_RUN_LAST | G_SIGNAL_DEPRECATED,
-		  G_STRUCT_OFFSET (GtkWidgetClass, proximity_out_event),
-		  _gtk_boolean_handled_accumulator, NULL,
-		  _gtk_marshal_BOOLEAN__OBJECT,
-		  G_TYPE_BOOLEAN, 1,
-		  GDK_TYPE_EVENT);
-  g_signal_set_va_marshaller (widget_signals[PROXIMITY_OUT_EVENT], G_TYPE_FROM_CLASS (klass),
-                              _gtk_marshal_BOOLEAN__OBJECTv);
-
   /**
    * GtkWidget::drag-leave:
    * @widget: the object which received the signal.
@@ -6436,6 +6380,8 @@ gtk_widget_emit_event_signals (GtkWidget      *widget,
         case GDK_PAD_RING:
         case GDK_PAD_STRIP:
         case GDK_PAD_GROUP_MODE:
+	case GDK_PROXIMITY_IN:
+	case GDK_PROXIMITY_OUT:
 	case GDK_EXPOSE:
 	case GDK_DELETE:
 	case GDK_DESTROY:
@@ -6480,12 +6426,6 @@ gtk_widget_emit_event_signals (GtkWidget      *widget,
 	case GDK_CONFIGURE:
 	  signal_num = CONFIGURE_EVENT;
 	  break;
-	case GDK_PROXIMITY_IN:
-	  signal_num = PROXIMITY_IN_EVENT;
-	  break;
-	case GDK_PROXIMITY_OUT:
-	  signal_num = PROXIMITY_OUT_EVENT;
-	  break;
 	case GDK_GRAB_BROKEN:
 	  signal_num = GRAB_BROKEN_EVENT;
 	  break;
diff --git a/gtk/gtkwidget.h b/gtk/gtkwidget.h
index af86822946..ac2a3ebaa6 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkwidget.h
+++ b/gtk/gtkwidget.h
@@ -216,8 +216,6 @@ struct _GtkWidget
  * widget’s window.
  * @focus_out_event: Signal emitted when the keyboard focus leaves the
  * widget’s window.
- * @proximity_in_event:
- * @proximity_out_event:
  * @grab_broken_event: Signal emitted when a pointer or keyboard grab
  *   on a window belonging to widget gets broken.
  * @drag_begin: Signal emitted on the drag source when a drag is
@@ -346,10 +344,6 @@ struct _GtkWidgetClass
 					 GdkEventFocus       *event);
   gboolean (* focus_out_event)		(GtkWidget	     *widget,
 					 GdkEventFocus       *event);
-  gboolean (* proximity_in_event)	(GtkWidget	     *widget,
-					 GdkEventProximity   *event);
-  gboolean (* proximity_out_event)	(GtkWidget	     *widget,
-					 GdkEventProximity   *event);
   gboolean (* grab_broken_event)        (GtkWidget           *widget,
                                          GdkEventGrabBroken  *event);