diff --git a/pluma/pluma-app.c b/pluma/pluma-app.c
index 48eb1dc..248656b 100644
--- a/pluma/pluma-app.c
+++ b/pluma/pluma-app.c
@@ -679,12 +679,8 @@ is_in_viewport (PlumaWindow  *window,
 	gdkwindow = gtk_widget_get_window (GTK_WIDGET (window));
 	gdk_window_get_position (gdkwindow, &x, &y);
 
-	#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(3, 0, 0)
 		width = gdk_window_get_width(gdkwindow);
 		height = gdk_window_get_height(gdkwindow);
-	#else
-		gdk_drawable_get_size(gdkwindow, &width, &height);
-	#endif
 
 	pluma_utils_get_current_viewport (screen, &vp_x, &vp_y);
 	x += vp_x;
diff --git a/pluma/pluma-documents-panel.c b/pluma/pluma-documents-panel.c
index ea2739e..66d3405 100644
--- a/pluma/pluma-documents-panel.c
+++ b/pluma/pluma-documents-panel.c
@@ -522,11 +522,7 @@ menu_position (GtkMenu             *menu,
 
 	w = panel->priv->treeview;
 
-#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION (3, 0, 0)
 	gtk_widget_get_allocation(w, &allocation);
-#else
-	allocation = w->allocation;
-#endif
 
 	path = get_current_path (panel);
 
@@ -538,11 +534,7 @@ menu_position (GtkMenu             *menu,
 	wx = rect.x;
 	wy = rect.y;
 
-#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION (3, 0, 0)
 	gdk_window_get_origin (gtk_widget_get_window (w), x, y);
-#else
-	gdk_window_get_origin (w->window, x, y);
-#endif
 	
 	gtk_widget_size_request (GTK_WIDGET (menu), &requisition);
 
diff --git a/pluma/pluma-encodings-combo-box.c b/pluma/pluma-encodings-combo-box.c
index cb056d0..2f35542 100644
--- a/pluma/pluma-encodings-combo-box.c
+++ b/pluma/pluma-encodings-combo-box.c
@@ -208,11 +208,7 @@ add_or_remove (PlumaEncodingsComboBox *menu,
 			gtk_window_set_transient_for (GTK_WINDOW (dialog),
 						      GTK_WINDOW (toplevel));
 
-#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION (3, 0, 0)
 			wg = gtk_window_get_group (GTK_WINDOW (toplevel));
-#else
-			wg = GTK_WINDOW (toplevel)->group;
-#endif
 			if (wg == NULL)
 			{
 				wg = gtk_window_group_new ();
diff --git a/pluma/pluma-notebook.c b/pluma/pluma-notebook.c
index 01164c4..ea9ac6b 100644
--- a/pluma/pluma-notebook.c
+++ b/pluma/pluma-notebook.c
@@ -259,28 +259,16 @@ find_tab_num_at_pos (PlumaNotebook *notebook,
 		tab = gtk_notebook_get_tab_label (nb, page);
 		g_return_val_if_fail (tab != NULL, AFTER_ALL_TABS);
 
-#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION (3, 0, 0)
 		if (!gtk_widget_get_mapped (tab))
-#else
-		if (!GTK_WIDGET_MAPPED (GTK_WIDGET (tab)))
-#endif
 		{
 			++page_num;
 			continue;
 		}
 
-#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION (3, 0, 0)
 		gdk_window_get_origin (GDK_WINDOW (gtk_widget_get_window (tab)),
-#else
-		gdk_window_get_origin (GDK_WINDOW (tab->window),
-#endif
 				       &x_root, &y_root);
 
-#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION (3, 0, 0)
 		gtk_widget_get_allocation(tab, &allocation);
-#else
-		allocation = tab->allocation;
-#endif
 
 		max_x = x_root + allocation.x + allocation.width;
 		max_y = y_root + allocation.y + allocation.height;
diff --git a/pluma/pluma-panel.c b/pluma/pluma-panel.c
index d8467a0..68438b8 100644
--- a/pluma/pluma-panel.c
+++ b/pluma/pluma-panel.c
@@ -368,11 +368,7 @@ sync_title (PlumaPanel     *panel,
 
 static void
 notebook_page_changed (GtkNotebook     *notebook,
-#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION (3, 0, 0)
                        GtkWidget       *page,
-#else
-                       GtkNotebookPage *page,
-#endif
                        guint            page_num,
                        PlumaPanel      *panel)
 {
diff --git a/pluma/pluma-status-combo-box.c b/pluma/pluma-status-combo-box.c
index ed0f491..e800c40 100644
--- a/pluma/pluma-status-combo-box.c
+++ b/pluma/pluma-status-combo-box.c
@@ -180,13 +180,8 @@ menu_position_func (GtkMenu		*menu,
 	gtk_widget_size_request (gtk_widget_get_toplevel (GTK_WIDGET (menu)), &request);
 	
 	/* get the origin... */
-#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION (3, 0, 0)
 	gdk_window_get_origin (gtk_widget_get_window (GTK_WIDGET (combo)), x, y);
 	gtk_widget_get_allocation (GTK_WIDGET (combo), &allocation);
-#else
-	gdk_window_get_origin (GTK_WIDGET (combo)->window, x, y);
-	allocation = GTK_WIDGET (combo)->allocation;
-#endif
 	
 	/* make the menu as wide as the widget */
 	if (request.width < allocation.width)
@@ -208,11 +203,7 @@ button_press_event (GtkWidget           *widget,
 	gint max_height;
 	
 	gtk_widget_size_request (combo->priv->menu, &request);
-#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION (3, 0, 0)
 	gtk_widget_get_allocation (GTK_WIDGET (combo), &allocation);
-#else
-	allocation = GTK_WIDGET (combo)->allocation;
-#endif
 
 	/* do something relative to our own height here, maybe we can do better */
 	max_height = allocation.height * 20;
diff --git a/pluma/pluma-utils.c b/pluma/pluma-utils.c
index f6a9dbb..8e92d5f 100644
--- a/pluma/pluma-utils.c
+++ b/pluma/pluma-utils.c
@@ -132,11 +132,7 @@ pluma_utils_menu_position_under_widget (GtkMenu  *menu,
 
 	gtk_widget_size_request (GTK_WIDGET (menu), &requisition);
 
-#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION (3, 0, 0)
 	gtk_widget_get_allocation (widget, &allocation);
-#else
-	allocation = widget->allocation;
-#endif
 
 	if (gtk_widget_get_direction (widget) == GTK_TEXT_DIR_RTL)
 	{
@@ -907,18 +903,10 @@ pluma_utils_get_window_workspace (GtkWindow *gtkwindow)
 	guint ret = PLUMA_ALL_WORKSPACES;
 
 	g_return_val_if_fail (GTK_IS_WINDOW (gtkwindow), 0);
-#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION (3, 0, 0)
 	g_return_val_if_fail (gtk_widget_get_realized (GTK_WIDGET (gtkwindow)), 0);
-#else
-	g_return_val_if_fail (GTK_WIDGET_REALIZED (GTK_WIDGET (gtkwindow)), 0);
-#endif
 
 	window = gtk_widget_get_window (GTK_WIDGET (gtkwindow));
-#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION (3, 0, 0)
 	display = gdk_window_get_display (window);
-#else
-	display = gdk_drawable_get_display (window);
-#endif
 
 	gdk_error_trap_push ();
 	result = XGetWindowProperty (GDK_DISPLAY_XDISPLAY (display), GDK_WINDOW_XID (window),
diff --git a/pluma/pluma-view.c b/pluma/pluma-view.c
index fd689e4..d17b6a0 100644
--- a/pluma/pluma-view.c
+++ b/pluma/pluma-view.c
@@ -917,11 +917,7 @@ send_focus_change (GtkWidget *widget,
 	g_object_ref (widget);
 
 	fevent->focus_change.type = GDK_FOCUS_CHANGE;
-#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION (3, 0, 0)
 	fevent->focus_change.window = g_object_ref (gtk_widget_get_window (widget));
-#else
-	fevent->focus_change.window = g_object_ref (widget->window);
-#endif
 	fevent->focus_change.in = in;
   
 	gtk_widget_event (widget, fevent);
@@ -988,11 +984,7 @@ update_search_window_position (PlumaView *view)
 {
 	gint x, y;
 	gint view_x, view_y;
-#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION (3, 0, 0)
 	GdkWindow *view_window = gtk_widget_get_window (GTK_WIDGET (view));
-#else
-	GdkWindow *view_window = GTK_WIDGET (view)->window;
-#endif
 
 	gtk_widget_realize (view->priv->search_window);
 
@@ -1468,15 +1460,9 @@ ensure_search_window (PlumaView *view)
 	GtkWindowGroup     *search_group;
 	
 	toplevel = gtk_widget_get_toplevel (GTK_WIDGET (view));
-#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION (3, 0, 0)
 	group = gtk_window_get_group (GTK_WINDOW (toplevel));
 	if (view->priv->search_window != NULL)
 		search_group = gtk_window_get_group (GTK_WINDOW (view->priv->search_window));
-#else
-	group = GTK_WINDOW (toplevel)->group;
-	if (view->priv->search_window != NULL)
-		search_group = GTK_WINDOW (view->priv->search_window)->group;
-#endif
 
 	if (view->priv->search_window != NULL)
 	{
@@ -1947,11 +1933,7 @@ pluma_view_drag_motion (GtkWidget      *widget,
 	if (drag_get_uri_target (widget, context) != GDK_NONE) 
 	{
 		gdk_drag_status (context,
-#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION (3, 0, 0)
 				 gdk_drag_context_get_suggested_action (context),
-#else
-				 context->suggested_action,
-#endif
 				 timestamp);
 		result = TRUE;
 	}
@@ -2155,11 +2137,7 @@ delete_line (GtkTextView *text_view,
 
 	buffer = gtk_text_view_get_buffer (text_view);
 
-#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION (3, 0, 0)
 	gtk_text_view_reset_im_context (text_view);
-#else
-	reset_im_context (text_view);
-#endif
 
 	/* If there is a selection delete the selected lines and
 	 * ignore count */
diff --git a/pluma/pluma-window.c b/pluma/pluma-window.c
index 1d47d28..780879b 100644
--- a/pluma/pluma-window.c
+++ b/pluma/pluma-window.c
@@ -2419,11 +2419,7 @@ language_changed (GObject     *object,
 
 static void 
 notebook_switch_page (GtkNotebook     *book,
-#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION (3, 0, 0)
 		      GtkWidget       *pg,
-#else
-		      GtkNotebookPage *pg,
-#endif
 		      gint             page_num, 
 		      PlumaWindow     *window)
 {
@@ -3582,11 +3578,7 @@ vpaned_restore_position (GtkWidget   *widget,
 	GtkAllocation allocation;
 	gint pos;
 
-#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION (3, 0, 0)
 	gtk_widget_get_allocation (widget, &allocation);
-#else
-	allocation = widget->allocation;
-#endif
 
 	pluma_debug_message (DEBUG_WINDOW,
 			     "Restoring vpaned position: bottom panel size %d",
diff --git a/pluma/smclient/eggsmclient-xsmp.c b/pluma/smclient/eggsmclient-xsmp.c
index 688e20e..a957f50 100755
--- a/pluma/smclient/eggsmclient-xsmp.c
+++ b/pluma/smclient/eggsmclient-xsmp.c
@@ -367,11 +367,7 @@ sm_client_xsmp_startup (EggSMClient *client,
       free (ret_client_id);
 
       gdk_threads_enter ();
-#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION (3, 0, 0)
       gdk_x11_set_sm_client_id (xsmp->client_id);
-#else
-      gdk_set_sm_client_id (xsmp->client_id);
-#endif
       gdk_threads_leave ();
 
       g_debug ("Got client ID \"%s\"", xsmp->client_id);