diff --git a/girparser.c b/girparser.c
index df2d6c1f2..c816bd69a 100644
--- a/girparser.c
+++ b/girparser.c
@@ -1917,10 +1917,6 @@ start_element_handler (GMarkupParseContext *context,
 			     attribute_names, attribute_values,
 			     ctx, error))
 	goto out;
-      else if (start_glib_boxed (context, element_name,
-				 attribute_names, attribute_values,
-				 ctx, error))
-	goto out;
       break;
 
     case 'i':