diff --git a/gobject/gboxed.h b/gobject/gboxed.h
index d89814060..931f32198 100644
--- a/gobject/gboxed.h
+++ b/gobject/gboxed.h
@@ -78,11 +78,9 @@ void     g_value_set_static_boxed         (GValue        *value,
                                            gconstpointer  v_boxed);
 void     g_value_take_boxed               (GValue        *value,
                                            gconstpointer  v_boxed);
-#ifndef G_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
 GLIB_DEPRECATED_FOR(g_value_take_boxed)
 void     g_value_set_boxed_take_ownership (GValue        *value,
                                            gconstpointer  v_boxed);
-#endif
 gpointer g_value_get_boxed                (const GValue  *value);
 gpointer g_value_dup_boxed                (const GValue  *value);
 
diff --git a/gobject/glib-types.h b/gobject/glib-types.h
index 1c98453bb..c37c96549 100644
--- a/gobject/glib-types.h
+++ b/gobject/glib-types.h
@@ -238,9 +238,8 @@ GType   g_main_loop_get_type       (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
 GType   g_main_context_get_type    (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
 GType   g_source_get_type          (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
 
-#if !defined(G_DISABLE_DEPRECATED) || defined(__GI_SCANNER__)
+GLIB_DEPRECATED_FOR(G_TYPE_VARIANT)
 GType   g_variant_get_gtype        (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
-#endif
 
 /**
  * GStrv:
diff --git a/gobject/gobject.h b/gobject/gobject.h
index 277001f03..ea3b048ab 100644
--- a/gobject/gobject.h
+++ b/gobject/gobject.h
@@ -526,16 +526,13 @@ void        g_object_run_dispose	      (GObject	      *object);
 
 void        g_value_take_object               (GValue         *value,
 					       gpointer        v_object);
-#ifndef G_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
 GLIB_DEPRECATED_FOR(g_value_take_object)
 void        g_value_set_object_take_ownership (GValue         *value,
                                                gpointer        v_object);
-#endif
 
-#if !defined(G_DISABLE_DEPRECATED) || defined(GTK_COMPILATION)
+GLIB_DEPRECATED
 gsize	    g_object_compat_control	      (gsize	       what,
 					       gpointer	       data);
-#endif
 
 /* --- implementation macros --- */
 #define G_OBJECT_WARN_INVALID_PSPEC(object, pname, property_id, pspec) \
diff --git a/gobject/gparam.h b/gobject/gparam.h
index cc7352b90..835747781 100644
--- a/gobject/gparam.h
+++ b/gobject/gparam.h
@@ -312,11 +312,9 @@ GParamSpec*     g_value_dup_param               (const GValue  *value);
 
 void           g_value_take_param               (GValue        *value,
 					         GParamSpec    *param);
-#ifndef G_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
 GLIB_DEPRECATED_FOR(g_value_take_param)
 void           g_value_set_param_take_ownership (GValue        *value,
                                                  GParamSpec    *param);
-#endif
 
 /* --- convenience functions --- */
 typedef struct _GParamSpecTypeInfo GParamSpecTypeInfo;
diff --git a/gobject/gvaluetypes.h b/gobject/gvaluetypes.h
index 6ec61d554..cb934f1a8 100644
--- a/gobject/gvaluetypes.h
+++ b/gobject/gvaluetypes.h
@@ -177,12 +177,11 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 
 /* --- prototypes --- */
-#ifndef G_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
 GLIB_DEPRECATED
 void                  g_value_set_char          (GValue       *value,
                                                  gchar         v_char);
-GLIB_DEPRECATED gchar                 g_value_get_char          (const GValue *value);
-#endif
+GLIB_DEPRECATED
+gchar                 g_value_get_char          (const GValue *value);
 void		      g_value_set_schar		(GValue	      *value,
 						 gint8	       v_char);
 gint8		      g_value_get_schar		(const GValue *value);
@@ -246,11 +245,9 @@ gchar*                g_strdup_value_contents   (const GValue *value);
 
 void g_value_take_string		        (GValue		   *value,
 						 gchar		   *v_string);
-#ifndef G_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
 GLIB_DEPRECATED_FOR(g_value_take_string)
 void g_value_set_string_take_ownership          (GValue            *value,
                                                  gchar             *v_string);
-#endif
 
 
 /* humpf, need a C representable type name for G_TYPE_STRING */