diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index ca9d294e0..14d115643 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ INCLUDES = 					\
 	-DPANGO_ENABLE_ENGINE			\
 	-DSYSCONFDIR=\"$(sysconfdir)\"		\
 	-DLIBDIR=\"$(libdir)\"			\
-	-DG_DISABLE_DEPRECATED			\
 	$(PANGO_DEBUG_FLAGS)			\
 	$(GLIB_CFLAGS)				\
 	$(FREETYPE_CFLAGS)			\