diff --git a/gst/videorate/gstvideorate.h b/gst/videorate/gstvideorate.h
index 650aecc8d2..18f9d986fe 100644
--- a/gst/videorate/gstvideorate.h
+++ b/gst/videorate/gstvideorate.h
@@ -24,18 +24,10 @@
 #include <gst/base/gstbasetransform.h>
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
-#define GST_TYPE_VIDEO_RATE \
-  (gst_video_rate_get_type())
-#define GST_VIDEO_RATE(obj) \
-  (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST((obj),GST_TYPE_VIDEO_RATE,GstVideoRate))
-#define GST_VIDEO_RATE_CLASS(klass) \
-  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((klass),GST_TYPE_VIDEO_RATE,GstVideoRateClass))
-#define GST_IS_VIDEO_RATE(obj) \
-  (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE((obj),GST_TYPE_VIDEO_RATE))
-#define GST_IS_VIDEO_RATE_CLASS(klass) \
-  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE((klass),GST_TYPE_VIDEO_RATE))
-typedef struct _GstVideoRate GstVideoRate;
-typedef struct _GstVideoRateClass GstVideoRateClass;
+
+#define GST_TYPE_VIDEO_RATE (gst_video_rate_get_type())
+G_DECLARE_FINAL_TYPE (GstVideoRate, gst_video_rate, GST, VIDEO_RATE,
+    GstBaseTransform)
 
 /**
  * GstVideoRate:
@@ -82,12 +74,5 @@ struct _GstVideoRate
   gdouble rate;
 };
 
-struct _GstVideoRateClass
-{
-  GstBaseTransformClass parent_class;
-};
-
-GType gst_video_rate_get_type (void);
-
 G_END_DECLS
 #endif /* __GST_VIDEO_RATE_H__ */