diff --git a/ext/alsa/gstalsamixer.c b/ext/alsa/gstalsamixer.c
index 9bf54204f4..182b313767 100644
--- a/ext/alsa/gstalsamixer.c
+++ b/ext/alsa/gstalsamixer.c
@@ -496,11 +496,7 @@ gst_alsa_mixer_new (const char *device, GstAlsaMixerDirection dir)
   if (pipe (ret->pfd) == -1)
     goto error;
 
-#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 31, 0)
-  g_static_rec_mutex_init (&ret->rec_mutex);
-#else
   g_rec_mutex_init (&ret->rec_mutex);
-#endif
   g_static_rec_mutex_init (&ret->task_mutex);
 
   ret->task = gst_task_new (task_monitor_alsa, ret);
@@ -583,11 +579,7 @@ gst_alsa_mixer_free (GstAlsaMixer * mixer)
     snd_mixer_close (mixer->handle);
     mixer->handle = NULL;
   }
-#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 31, 0)
-  g_static_rec_mutex_free (&mixer->rec_mutex);
-#else
   g_rec_mutex_clear (&mixer->rec_mutex);
-#endif
 
   g_free (mixer);
 }
diff --git a/ext/alsa/gstalsamixer.h b/ext/alsa/gstalsamixer.h
index a58459a004..38d6d41696 100644
--- a/ext/alsa/gstalsamixer.h
+++ b/ext/alsa/gstalsamixer.h
@@ -55,11 +55,7 @@ struct _GstAlsaMixer
   GstTask *		task;
   GStaticRecMutex	task_mutex;
 
-#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 31, 0)
-  GStaticRecMutex	rec_mutex;
-#else
   GRecMutex		rec_mutex;
-#endif
 
   int			pfd[2];
 
@@ -70,13 +66,8 @@ struct _GstAlsaMixer
   GstAlsaMixerDirection dir;
 };
 
-#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 31, 0)
-#define GST_ALSA_MIXER_LOCK(mixer)   g_static_rec_mutex_lock (&mixer->rec_mutex)
-#define GST_ALSA_MIXER_UNLOCK(mixer) g_static_rec_mutex_unlock (&mixer->rec_mutex)
-#else
 #define GST_ALSA_MIXER_LOCK(mixer)   g_rec_mutex_lock (&mixer->rec_mutex)
 #define GST_ALSA_MIXER_UNLOCK(mixer) g_rec_mutex_unlock (&mixer->rec_mutex)
-#endif
 
 GstAlsaMixer*   gst_alsa_mixer_new              (const gchar *device,
                                                  GstAlsaMixerDirection dir);
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudiosink.c b/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudiosink.c
index 835dc4b9b3..6efa2f554a 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudiosink.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudiosink.c
@@ -438,14 +438,8 @@ gst_audio_sink_ring_buffer_activate (GstAudioRingBuffer * buf, gboolean active)
 
     GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (sink, "starting thread");
 
-#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 31, 0)
-    sink->thread =
-        g_thread_create ((GThreadFunc) audioringbuffer_thread_func, buf, TRUE,
-        &error);
-#else
     sink->thread = g_thread_try_new ("audiosink-ringbuffer",
         (GThreadFunc) audioringbuffer_thread_func, buf, &error);
-#endif
 
     if (!sink->thread || error != NULL)
       goto thread_failed;
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudiosrc.c b/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudiosrc.c
index 8be7fa3eff..c8e3a29adc 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudiosrc.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudiosrc.c
@@ -398,14 +398,8 @@ gst_audio_src_ring_buffer_acquire (GstAudioRingBuffer * buf,
   abuf->running = TRUE;
 
   /* FIXME: handle thread creation failure */
-#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 31, 0)
-  src->thread =
-      g_thread_create ((GThreadFunc) audioringbuffer_thread_func, buf, TRUE,
-      NULL);
-#else
   src->thread = g_thread_try_new ("audiosrc-ringbuffer",
       (GThreadFunc) audioringbuffer_thread_func, buf, NULL);
-#endif
 
   GST_AUDIO_RING_BUFFER_WAIT (buf);
 
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/glib-compat-private.h b/gst-libs/gst/glib-compat-private.h
index b9248e6861..53a9c80c03 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/glib-compat-private.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/glib-compat-private.h
@@ -27,43 +27,19 @@
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
-#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,25,0)
-
-#if defined (_MSC_VER) && !defined(_WIN64)
-typedef struct _stat32 GStatBuf;
-#else
-typedef struct stat GStatBuf;
-#endif
-
-#endif
-
-#if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,26,0)
+/* FIXME: can use unconditionally now */
 #define GLIB_HAS_GDATETIME
-#endif
 
-/* See bug #651514 */
-#if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,29,5)
+/* FIXME: can use the new functions unconditionally now */
 #define G_ATOMIC_POINTER_COMPARE_AND_EXCHANGE(a,b,c) \
     g_atomic_pointer_compare_and_exchange ((a),(b),(c))
 #define G_ATOMIC_INT_COMPARE_AND_EXCHANGE(a,b,c) \
     g_atomic_int_compare_and_exchange ((a),(b),(c))
-#else
-#define G_ATOMIC_POINTER_COMPARE_AND_EXCHANGE(a,b,c) \
-    g_atomic_pointer_compare_and_exchange ((volatile gpointer *)(a),(b),(c))
-#define G_ATOMIC_INT_COMPARE_AND_EXCHANGE(a,b,c) \
-    g_atomic_int_compare_and_exchange ((volatile int *)(a),(b),(c))
-#endif
-
-/* See bug #651514 */
-#if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,29,5)
 #define G_ATOMIC_INT_ADD(a,b) g_atomic_int_add ((a),(b))
-#else
-#define G_ATOMIC_INT_ADD(a,b) g_atomic_int_exchange_and_add ((a),(b))
-#endif
 
 /* copies */
 
-#if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 31, 0)
+/* FIXME: use new GLib API */
 #define g_mutex_new gst_g_mutex_new
 static inline GMutex *
 gst_g_mutex_new (void)
@@ -126,7 +102,6 @@ gst_g_cond_timed_wait (GCond *cond, GMutex *mutex, GTimeVal *abs_time)
   end_time += g_get_monotonic_time () - g_get_real_time ();
   return g_cond_wait_until (cond, mutex, end_time);
 }
-#endif /* GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 31, 0) */
 
 /* adaptations */
 
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/tag/licenses.c b/gst-libs/gst/tag/licenses.c
index f765cfd7b6..189134447d 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/tag/licenses.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/tag/licenses.c
@@ -110,64 +110,6 @@ gst_tag_get_license_translations_dictionary (void)
 #endif
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_NLS
-
-#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,28,0)
-static GVariant *
-gst_g_variant_lookup_value (GVariant * dictionary, const gchar * key,
-    const GVariantType * expected_type)
-{
-  GVariantIter iter;
-  GVariant *entry;
-  GVariant *value;
-
-  GST_ERROR ("here, using fallback");
-
-  g_assert (g_variant_is_of_type (dictionary, G_VARIANT_TYPE ("a{s*}")));
-  g_assert (expected_type != NULL);
-
-  g_variant_iter_init (&iter, dictionary);
-  while ((entry = g_variant_iter_next_value (&iter))) {
-    GVariant *entry_key;
-    gboolean matches;
-
-    entry_key = g_variant_get_child_value (entry, 0);
-    matches = strcmp (g_variant_get_string (entry_key, NULL), key) == 0;
-    g_variant_unref (entry_key);
-
-    if (matches)
-      break;
-
-    g_variant_unref (entry);
-  }
-
-  if (entry == NULL)
-    return NULL;
-
-  value = g_variant_get_child_value (entry, 1);
-  g_variant_unref (entry);
-
-  if (g_variant_is_of_type (value, G_VARIANT_TYPE_VARIANT)) {
-    GVariant *tmp;
-
-    tmp = g_variant_get_variant (value);
-    g_variant_unref (value);
-
-    if (expected_type && !g_variant_is_of_type (tmp, expected_type)) {
-      g_variant_unref (tmp);
-      tmp = NULL;
-    }
-
-    value = tmp;
-  }
-
-  g_assert (value == NULL || g_variant_is_of_type (value, expected_type));
-
-  return value;
-}
-
-#define g_variant_lookup_value gst_g_variant_lookup_value
-#endif /* !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,28,0) */
-
 static gboolean
 gst_variant_lookup_string_value (GVariant * dict, const gchar * lang,
     const gchar ** translation)
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/tag/xmpwriter.c b/gst-libs/gst/tag/xmpwriter.c
index 10bf1f9534..d350249df8 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/tag/xmpwriter.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/tag/xmpwriter.c
@@ -47,20 +47,11 @@ static GQuark tag_xmp_writer_key;
 typedef struct
 {
   GSList *schemas;
-#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 31, 0)
-  GStaticMutex lock;
-#else
   GMutex lock;
-#endif
 } GstTagXmpWriterData;
 
-#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 31, 0)
-#define GST_TAG_XMP_WRITER_DATA_LOCK(data) g_static_mutex_lock(&data->lock)
-#define GST_TAG_XMP_WRITER_DATA_UNLOCK(data) g_static_mutex_unlock(&data->lock)
-#else
 #define GST_TAG_XMP_WRITER_DATA_LOCK(data) g_mutex_lock(&data->lock)
 #define GST_TAG_XMP_WRITER_DATA_UNLOCK(data) g_mutex_unlock(&data->lock)
-#endif
 
 GType
 gst_tag_xmp_writer_get_type (void)
@@ -128,11 +119,7 @@ gst_tag_xmp_writer_data_free (gpointer p)
     }
     g_slist_free (data->schemas);
   }
-#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 31, 0)
-  g_static_mutex_free (&data->lock);
-#else
   g_mutex_clear (&data->lock);
-#endif
 
   g_slice_free (GstTagXmpWriterData, data);
 }
@@ -145,36 +132,22 @@ gst_tag_xmp_writer_get_data (GstTagXmpWriter * xmpconfig)
   data = g_object_get_qdata (G_OBJECT (xmpconfig), tag_xmp_writer_key);
   if (!data) {
     /* make sure no other thread is creating a GstTagData at the same time */
-#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 31, 0)
-    static GStaticMutex create_mutex = G_STATIC_MUTEX_INIT;
-
-    g_static_mutex_lock (&create_mutex);
-#else
     static GMutex create_mutex; /* no initialisation required */
 
     g_mutex_lock (&create_mutex);
-#endif
 
     data = g_object_get_qdata (G_OBJECT (xmpconfig), tag_xmp_writer_key);
     if (!data) {
       data = g_slice_new (GstTagXmpWriterData);
 
-#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 31, 0)
-      g_static_mutex_init (&data->lock);
-#else
       g_mutex_init (&data->lock);
-#endif
       data->schemas = NULL;
       gst_tag_xmp_writer_data_add_all_schemas_unlocked (data);
 
       g_object_set_qdata_full (G_OBJECT (xmpconfig), tag_xmp_writer_key, data,
           gst_tag_xmp_writer_data_free);
     }
-#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 31, 0)
-    g_static_mutex_unlock (&create_mutex);
-#else
     g_mutex_unlock (&create_mutex);
-#endif
   }
 
   return data;
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/video/video-overlay-composition.c b/gst-libs/gst/video/video-overlay-composition.c
index 9bf887ff05..9b984dff1e 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/video/video-overlay-composition.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/video/video-overlay-composition.c
@@ -136,11 +136,7 @@ struct _GstVideoOverlayRectangle
 
   /* FIXME: we may also need a (private) way to cache converted/scaled
    * pixel blobs */
-#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 31, 0)
-  GStaticMutex lock;
-#else
   GMutex lock;
-#endif
 
   GList *scaled_rectangles;
 };
@@ -150,13 +146,8 @@ struct _GstVideoOverlayRectangleClass
   GstMiniObjectClass parent_class;
 };
 
-#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 31, 0)
-#define GST_RECTANGLE_LOCK(rect)   g_static_mutex_lock(&rect->lock)
-#define GST_RECTANGLE_UNLOCK(rect) g_static_mutex_unlock(&rect->lock)
-#else
 #define GST_RECTANGLE_LOCK(rect)   g_mutex_lock(&rect->lock)
 #define GST_RECTANGLE_UNLOCK(rect) g_mutex_unlock(&rect->lock)
-#endif
 
 static void gst_video_overlay_composition_class_init (GstMiniObjectClass * k);
 static void gst_video_overlay_composition_finalize (GstMiniObject * comp);
@@ -197,11 +188,7 @@ gst_video_overlay_get_seqnum (void)
 {
   static gint seqnum;           /* 0 */
 
-#if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,29,5)
   return (guint) g_atomic_int_add (&seqnum, 1);
-#else
-  return (guint) g_atomic_int_exchange_and_add (&seqnum, 1);
-#endif
 }
 
 #define GST_OVERLAY_COMPOSITION_QUARK gst_overlay_composition_quark_get()
@@ -683,11 +670,8 @@ gst_video_overlay_rectangle_finalize (GstMiniObject * mini_obj)
     rect->scaled_rectangles =
         g_list_delete_link (rect->scaled_rectangles, rect->scaled_rectangles);
   }
-#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 31, 0)
-  g_static_mutex_free (&rect->lock);
-#else
   g_mutex_clear (&rect->lock);
-#endif
+
   /* not chaining up to GstMiniObject's finalize for now, we know it's empty */
 }
 
@@ -703,11 +687,7 @@ gst_video_overlay_rectangle_instance_init (GstMiniObject * mini_obj)
 {
   GstVideoOverlayRectangle *rect = (GstVideoOverlayRectangle *) mini_obj;
 
-#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 31, 0)
-  g_static_mutex_init (&rect->lock);
-#else
   g_mutex_init (&rect->lock);
-#endif
 }
 
 static inline gboolean
diff --git a/gst/adder/gstadder.c b/gst/adder/gstadder.c
index fa1f957e7c..02414040ac 100644
--- a/gst/adder/gstadder.c
+++ b/gst/adder/gstadder.c
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@
  */
 /* Element-Checklist-Version: 5 */
 
+/* FIXME 0.11: suppress warnings for deprecated API such as GStaticRecMutex
+ * with newer GLib versions (>= 2.31.0) */
+#define GLIB_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS
+
 #ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
@@ -981,11 +985,7 @@ gst_adder_request_new_pad (GstElement * element, GstPadTemplate * templ,
   adder = GST_ADDER (element);
 
   /* increment pad counter */
-#if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,29,5)
   padcount = g_atomic_int_add (&adder->padcount, 1);
-#else
-  padcount = g_atomic_int_exchange_and_add (&adder->padcount, 1);
-#endif
 
   name = g_strdup_printf ("sink_%u", padcount);
   newpad = gst_pad_new_from_template (templ, name);
diff --git a/gst/audiorate/gstaudiorate.c b/gst/audiorate/gstaudiorate.c
index 82074755f8..ba5c54bf46 100644
--- a/gst/audiorate/gstaudiorate.c
+++ b/gst/audiorate/gstaudiorate.c
@@ -402,21 +402,13 @@ gst_audio_rate_convert_segments (GstAudioRate * audiorate)
 static void
 gst_audio_rate_notify_drop (GstAudioRate * audiorate)
 {
-#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,26,0)
-  g_object_notify ((GObject *) audiorate, "drop");
-#else
   g_object_notify_by_pspec ((GObject *) audiorate, pspec_drop);
-#endif
 }
 
 static void
 gst_audio_rate_notify_add (GstAudioRate * audiorate)
 {
-#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,26,0)
-  g_object_notify ((GObject *) audiorate, "add");
-#else
   g_object_notify_by_pspec ((GObject *) audiorate, pspec_add);
-#endif
 }
 
 static GstFlowReturn
diff --git a/gst/tcp/gstmultisocketsink.c b/gst/tcp/gstmultisocketsink.c
index 110ef1ca43..08b22de3e9 100644
--- a/gst/tcp/gstmultisocketsink.c
+++ b/gst/tcp/gstmultisocketsink.c
@@ -2635,13 +2635,8 @@ gst_multi_socket_sink_start (GstBaseSink * bsink)
 
   this->running = TRUE;
 
-#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 31, 0)
-  this->thread = g_thread_create ((GThreadFunc) gst_multi_socket_sink_thread,
-      this, TRUE, NULL);
-#else
   this->thread = g_thread_new ("multisocketsink",
       (GThreadFunc) gst_multi_socket_sink_thread, this);
-#endif
 
   GST_OBJECT_FLAG_SET (this, GST_MULTI_SOCKET_SINK_OPEN);
 
diff --git a/gst/videorate/gstvideorate.c b/gst/videorate/gstvideorate.c
index 7b786a540b..1e07387929 100644
--- a/gst/videorate/gstvideorate.c
+++ b/gst/videorate/gstvideorate.c
@@ -652,21 +652,13 @@ gst_video_rate_swap_prev (GstVideoRate * videorate, GstBuffer * buffer,
 static void
 gst_video_rate_notify_drop (GstVideoRate * videorate)
 {
-#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,26,0)
-  g_object_notify ((GObject *) videorate, "drop");
-#else
   g_object_notify_by_pspec ((GObject *) videorate, pspec_drop);
-#endif
 }
 
 static void
 gst_video_rate_notify_duplicate (GstVideoRate * videorate)
 {
-#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,26,0)
-  g_object_notify ((GObject *) videorate, "duplicate");
-#else
   g_object_notify_by_pspec ((GObject *) videorate, pspec_duplicate);
-#endif
 }
 
 #define MAGIC_LIMIT  25
diff --git a/sys/ximage/ximagesink.c b/sys/ximage/ximagesink.c
index 248dec3f30..f08eccbd9e 100644
--- a/sys/ximage/ximagesink.c
+++ b/sys/ximage/ximagesink.c
@@ -740,13 +740,8 @@ gst_ximagesink_manage_event_thread (GstXImageSink * ximagesink)
       GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (ximagesink, "run xevent thread, expose %d, events %d",
           ximagesink->handle_expose, ximagesink->handle_events);
       ximagesink->running = TRUE;
-#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 31, 0)
-      ximagesink->event_thread = g_thread_create (
-          (GThreadFunc) gst_ximagesink_event_thread, ximagesink, TRUE, NULL);
-#else
       ximagesink->event_thread = g_thread_try_new ("ximagesink-events",
           (GThreadFunc) gst_ximagesink_event_thread, ximagesink, NULL);
-#endif
     }
   } else {
     if (ximagesink->event_thread) {
diff --git a/sys/xvimage/xvimagesink.c b/sys/xvimage/xvimagesink.c
index f5aa49cdf9..523b73673b 100644
--- a/sys/xvimage/xvimagesink.c
+++ b/sys/xvimage/xvimagesink.c
@@ -1171,13 +1171,8 @@ gst_xvimagesink_manage_event_thread (GstXvImageSink * xvimagesink)
       GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (xvimagesink, "run xevent thread, expose %d, events %d",
           xvimagesink->handle_expose, xvimagesink->handle_events);
       xvimagesink->running = TRUE;
-#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 31, 0)
-      xvimagesink->event_thread = g_thread_create (
-          (GThreadFunc) gst_xvimagesink_event_thread, xvimagesink, TRUE, NULL);
-#else
       xvimagesink->event_thread = g_thread_try_new ("xvimagesink-events",
           (GThreadFunc) gst_xvimagesink_event_thread, xvimagesink, NULL);
-#endif
     }
   } else {
     if (xvimagesink->event_thread) {
diff --git a/tests/examples/encoding/encoding.c b/tests/examples/encoding/encoding.c
index bb0072a86a..7c01a085a7 100644
--- a/tests/examples/encoding/encoding.c
+++ b/tests/examples/encoding/encoding.c
@@ -395,11 +395,6 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
   GstEncodingProfile *prof;
   gchar *inputuri;
 
-#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 31, 0)
-  if (!g_thread_supported ())
-    g_thread_init (NULL);
-#endif
-
   ctx = g_option_context_new ("- encode URIs with GstProfile and encodebin");
   g_option_context_add_main_entries (ctx, options, NULL);
   g_option_context_add_group (ctx, gst_init_get_option_group ());
diff --git a/tests/examples/overlay/gtk-videooverlay.c b/tests/examples/overlay/gtk-videooverlay.c
index f09c895457..6d9ef23643 100644
--- a/tests/examples/overlay/gtk-videooverlay.c
+++ b/tests/examples/overlay/gtk-videooverlay.c
@@ -98,11 +98,6 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
   gulong embed_xid;
   GstStateChangeReturn sret;
 
-#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 31, 0)
-  if (!g_thread_supported ())
-    g_thread_init (NULL);
-#endif
-
   gst_init (&argc, &argv);
   gtk_init (&argc, &argv);
 
diff --git a/tests/examples/overlay/qt-videooverlay.cpp b/tests/examples/overlay/qt-videooverlay.cpp
index 451d22cfd1..8ec99927fa 100644
--- a/tests/examples/overlay/qt-videooverlay.cpp
+++ b/tests/examples/overlay/qt-videooverlay.cpp
@@ -80,11 +80,6 @@ find_video_sink (void)
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
-#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 31, 0)
-  if (!g_thread_supported ())
-    g_thread_init (NULL);
-#endif
-
   gst_init (&argc, &argv);
   QApplication app(argc, argv);
   app.connect(&app, SIGNAL(lastWindowClosed()), &app, SLOT(quit ()));
diff --git a/tests/examples/seek/jsseek.c b/tests/examples/seek/jsseek.c
index b803eb6e07..9ade3b81f9 100644
--- a/tests/examples/seek/jsseek.c
+++ b/tests/examples/seek/jsseek.c
@@ -2676,11 +2676,6 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
   GOptionContext *ctx;
   GError *err = NULL;
 
-#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 31, 0)
-  if (!g_thread_supported ())
-    g_thread_init (NULL);
-#endif
-
   ctx = g_option_context_new ("- test seeking in gsteamer");
   g_option_context_add_main_entries (ctx, options, NULL);
   g_option_context_add_group (ctx, gst_init_get_option_group ());
diff --git a/tests/examples/seek/scrubby.c b/tests/examples/seek/scrubby.c
index 47b062ca2e..d77ca24083 100644
--- a/tests/examples/seek/scrubby.c
+++ b/tests/examples/seek/scrubby.c
@@ -458,11 +458,6 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
   GOptionContext *ctx;
   GError *err = NULL;
 
-#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 31, 0)
-  if (!g_thread_supported ())
-    g_thread_init (NULL);
-#endif
-
   ctx = g_option_context_new ("seek");
   g_option_context_add_main_entries (ctx, options, NULL);
   g_option_context_add_group (ctx, gst_init_get_option_group ());
diff --git a/tests/examples/seek/seek.c b/tests/examples/seek/seek.c
index 126d88b05c..d27e9d0756 100644
--- a/tests/examples/seek/seek.c
+++ b/tests/examples/seek/seek.c
@@ -1809,11 +1809,6 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
   GOptionContext *ctx;
   GError *err = NULL;
 
-#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 31, 0)
-  if (!g_thread_supported ())
-    g_thread_init (NULL);
-#endif
-
   ctx = g_option_context_new ("- test seeking in gsteamer");
   g_option_context_add_main_entries (ctx, options, NULL);
   g_option_context_add_group (ctx, gst_init_get_option_group ());
diff --git a/tests/icles/stress-playbin.c b/tests/icles/stress-playbin.c
index 30970ce0d7..b4471afe1d 100644
--- a/tests/icles/stress-playbin.c
+++ b/tests/icles/stress-playbin.c
@@ -100,11 +100,6 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
   };
   GTimer *timer;
 
-#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 31, 0)
-  if (!g_thread_supported ())
-    g_thread_init (NULL);
-#endif
-
   ctx = g_option_context_new ("FILES OR DIRECTORIES WITH AUDIO FILES");
   g_option_context_add_main_entries (ctx, options, NULL);
   g_option_context_add_group (ctx, gst_init_get_option_group ());
diff --git a/tests/icles/test-colorkey.c b/tests/icles/test-colorkey.c
index fdd9899dc5..f7fab58637 100644
--- a/tests/icles/test-colorkey.c
+++ b/tests/icles/test-colorkey.c
@@ -173,11 +173,6 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
   GValueArray *arr;
 #endif
 
-#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 31, 0)
-  if (!g_thread_supported ())
-    g_thread_init (NULL);
-#endif
-
   gst_init (&argc, &argv);
   gtk_init (&argc, &argv);
 
diff --git a/tests/icles/test-videooverlay.c b/tests/icles/test-videooverlay.c
index 176d91f2f8..8b5f5e43c4 100644
--- a/tests/icles/test-videooverlay.c
+++ b/tests/icles/test-videooverlay.c
@@ -144,11 +144,6 @@ main (gint argc, gchar ** argv)
   gulong embed_xid = 0;
   gboolean force_aspect = FALSE, draw_borders = FALSE;
 
-#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 31, 0)
-  if (!g_thread_supported ())
-    g_thread_init (NULL);
-#endif
-
   gst_init (&argc, &argv);
   gtk_init (&argc, &argv);
 
diff --git a/tools/gst-discoverer.c b/tools/gst-discoverer.c
index 9101c49a14..f17def52c6 100644
--- a/tools/gst-discoverer.c
+++ b/tools/gst-discoverer.c
@@ -514,11 +514,6 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
   };
   GOptionContext *ctx;
 
-#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 31, 0)
-  if (!g_thread_supported ())
-    g_thread_init (NULL);
-#endif
-
   ctx =
       g_option_context_new
       ("- discover files synchronously with GstDiscoverer");