diff --git a/gtk/gtksettings.c b/gtk/gtksettings.c
index a40f82dcb2..6b47ee6a8c 100644
--- a/gtk/gtksettings.c
+++ b/gtk/gtksettings.c
@@ -1585,9 +1585,7 @@ settings_install_property_parser (GtkSettingsClass   *class,
 GtkRcPropertyParser
 _gtk_rc_property_parser_from_type (GType type)
 {
-  if (type == g_type_from_name ("GdkColor"))
-    return gtk_rc_property_parse_color;
-  else if (type == GTK_TYPE_REQUISITION)
+  if (type == GTK_TYPE_REQUISITION)
     return gtk_rc_property_parse_requisition;
   else if (type == GTK_TYPE_BORDER)
     return gtk_rc_property_parse_border;
@@ -1718,268 +1716,6 @@ gtk_rc_scanner_new (void)
 
 G_GNUC_BEGIN_IGNORE_DEPRECATIONS
 
-static void
-color_shade (const GdkColor *color,
-             GdkColor       *color_return,
-             gdouble         factor)
-{
-  GdkRGBA rgba;
-  GtkHSLA hsla;
-
-  rgba.red = color->red / 65535.;
-  rgba.green = color->green / 65535.;
-  rgba.blue = color->blue / 65535.;
-  rgba.alpha = 1.0;
-
-  _gtk_hsla_init_from_rgba (&hsla, &rgba);
-  _gtk_hsla_shade (&hsla, &hsla, factor);
-  _gdk_rgba_init_from_hsla (&rgba, &hsla);
-
-  color_return->red = 65535. * rgba.red;
-  color_return->green = 65535. * rgba.green;
-  color_return->blue = 65535. * rgba.blue;
-}
-
-/*
- * gtk_parse_color:
- * @scanner: a #GScanner
- * @color: (out): a pointer to a #GdkColor in which to store
- *     the result
- *
- * Parses a color in the format expected
- * in a RC file. If @style is not %NULL, it will be consulted to resolve
- * references to symbolic colors.
- *
- * Returns: %G_TOKEN_NONE if parsing succeeded, otherwise the token
- *     that was expected but not found
- */
-static guint
-gtk_parse_color (GScanner   *scanner,
-                 GdkColor   *color)
-{
-  guint token;
-
-  g_return_val_if_fail (scanner != NULL, G_TOKEN_ERROR);
-
-  /* we don't need to set our own scope here, because
-   * we don't need own symbols
-   */
-  
-  token = g_scanner_get_next_token (scanner);
-  switch (token)
-    {
-      gint token_int;
-      GdkColor c1, c2;
-      gboolean negate;
-      gdouble l;
-
-    case G_TOKEN_LEFT_CURLY:
-      token = g_scanner_get_next_token (scanner);
-      if (token == G_TOKEN_INT)
-	token_int = scanner->value.v_int;
-      else if (token == G_TOKEN_FLOAT)
-	token_int = scanner->value.v_float * 65535.0;
-      else
-	return G_TOKEN_FLOAT;
-      color->red = CLAMP (token_int, 0, 65535);
-      
-      token = g_scanner_get_next_token (scanner);
-      if (token != G_TOKEN_COMMA)
-	return G_TOKEN_COMMA;
-      
-      token = g_scanner_get_next_token (scanner);
-      if (token == G_TOKEN_INT)
-	token_int = scanner->value.v_int;
-      else if (token == G_TOKEN_FLOAT)
-	token_int = scanner->value.v_float * 65535.0;
-      else
-	return G_TOKEN_FLOAT;
-      color->green = CLAMP (token_int, 0, 65535);
-      
-      token = g_scanner_get_next_token (scanner);
-      if (token != G_TOKEN_COMMA)
-	return G_TOKEN_COMMA;
-      
-      token = g_scanner_get_next_token (scanner);
-      if (token == G_TOKEN_INT)
-	token_int = scanner->value.v_int;
-      else if (token == G_TOKEN_FLOAT)
-	token_int = scanner->value.v_float * 65535.0;
-      else
-	return G_TOKEN_FLOAT;
-      color->blue = CLAMP (token_int, 0, 65535);
-      
-      token = g_scanner_get_next_token (scanner);
-      if (token != G_TOKEN_RIGHT_CURLY)
-	return G_TOKEN_RIGHT_CURLY;
-      return G_TOKEN_NONE;
-      
-    case G_TOKEN_STRING:
-      if (!gdk_color_parse (scanner->value.v_string, color))
-	{
-          g_scanner_warn (scanner, "Invalid color constant '%s'",
-                          scanner->value.v_string);
-          return G_TOKEN_STRING;
-	}
-      return G_TOKEN_NONE;
-
-    case G_TOKEN_IDENTIFIER:
-      if (strcmp (scanner->value.v_identifier, "mix") == 0)
-        {
-          token = g_scanner_get_next_token (scanner);
-          if (token != G_TOKEN_LEFT_PAREN)
-            return G_TOKEN_LEFT_PAREN;
-
-          negate = FALSE;
-          if (g_scanner_peek_next_token (scanner) == '-')
-            {
-              g_scanner_get_next_token (scanner); /* eat sign */
-              negate = TRUE;
-            }
-
-          token = g_scanner_get_next_token (scanner);
-          if (token != G_TOKEN_FLOAT)
-            return G_TOKEN_FLOAT;
-
-          l = negate ? -scanner->value.v_float : scanner->value.v_float;
-
-          token = g_scanner_get_next_token (scanner);
-          if (token != G_TOKEN_COMMA)
-            return G_TOKEN_COMMA;
-
-          token = gtk_parse_color (scanner, &c1);
-          if (token != G_TOKEN_NONE)
-            return token;
-
-	  token = g_scanner_get_next_token (scanner);
-	  if (token != G_TOKEN_COMMA)
-            return G_TOKEN_COMMA;
-
-	  token = gtk_parse_color (scanner, &c2);
-	  if (token != G_TOKEN_NONE)
-            return token;
-
-	  token = g_scanner_get_next_token (scanner);
-	  if (token != G_TOKEN_RIGHT_PAREN)
-            return G_TOKEN_RIGHT_PAREN;
-
-	  color->red   = l * c1.red   + (1.0 - l) * c2.red;
-	  color->green = l * c1.green + (1.0 - l) * c2.green;
-	  color->blue  = l * c1.blue  + (1.0 - l) * c2.blue;
-
-	  return G_TOKEN_NONE;
-	}
-      else if (strcmp (scanner->value.v_identifier, "shade") == 0)
-        {
-	  token = g_scanner_get_next_token (scanner);
-          if (token != G_TOKEN_LEFT_PAREN)
-            return G_TOKEN_LEFT_PAREN;
-
-          negate = FALSE;
-          if (g_scanner_peek_next_token (scanner) == '-')
-            {
-              g_scanner_get_next_token (scanner); /* eat sign */
-              negate = TRUE;
-            }
-
-          token = g_scanner_get_next_token (scanner);
-          if (token != G_TOKEN_FLOAT)
-            return G_TOKEN_FLOAT;
-
-          l = negate ? -scanner->value.v_float : scanner->value.v_float;
-
-          token = g_scanner_get_next_token (scanner);
-          if (token != G_TOKEN_COMMA)
-            return G_TOKEN_COMMA;
-
-          token = gtk_parse_color (scanner, &c1);
-          if (token != G_TOKEN_NONE)
-            return token;
-
-          token = g_scanner_get_next_token (scanner);
-          if (token != G_TOKEN_RIGHT_PAREN)
-            return G_TOKEN_RIGHT_PAREN;
-
-          color_shade (&c1, color, l);
-
-          return G_TOKEN_NONE;
-        }
-      else if (strcmp (scanner->value.v_identifier, "lighter") == 0 ||
-               strcmp (scanner->value.v_identifier, "darker") == 0)
-        {
-          if (scanner->value.v_identifier[0] == 'l')
-            l = 1.3;
-          else
-	    l = 0.7;
-
-	  token = g_scanner_get_next_token (scanner);
-          if (token != G_TOKEN_LEFT_PAREN)
-            return G_TOKEN_LEFT_PAREN;
-
-          token = gtk_parse_color (scanner, &c1);
-          if (token != G_TOKEN_NONE)
-            return token;
-
-          token = g_scanner_get_next_token (scanner);
-          if (token != G_TOKEN_RIGHT_PAREN)
-            return G_TOKEN_RIGHT_PAREN;
-
-          color_shade (&c1, color, l);
-
-          return G_TOKEN_NONE;
-        }
-      else
-        return G_TOKEN_IDENTIFIER;
-
-    default:
-      return G_TOKEN_STRING;
-    }
-}
-
-  
-/**
- * gtk_rc_property_parse_color:
- * @pspec: a #GParamSpec
- * @gstring: the #GString to be parsed
- * @property_value: a #GValue which must hold #GdkColor values.
- *
- * A #GtkRcPropertyParser for use with gtk_settings_install_property_parser()
- * or gtk_widget_class_install_style_property_parser() which parses a
- * color given either by its name or in the form
- * `{ red, green, blue }` where red, green and
- * blue are integers between 0 and 65535 or floating-point numbers
- * between 0 and 1.
- *
- * Returns: %TRUE if @gstring could be parsed and @property_value
- * has been set to the resulting #GdkColor.
- **/
-gboolean
-gtk_rc_property_parse_color (const GParamSpec *pspec,
-                             const GString    *gstring,
-                             GValue           *property_value)
-{
-  GdkColor color = { 0, 0, 0, 0, };
-  GScanner *scanner;
-  gboolean success;
-
-  g_return_val_if_fail (G_IS_PARAM_SPEC (pspec), FALSE);
-  g_return_val_if_fail (G_VALUE_HOLDS (property_value, GDK_TYPE_COLOR), FALSE);
-
-  scanner = gtk_rc_scanner_new ();
-  g_scanner_input_text (scanner, gstring->str, gstring->len);
-  if (gtk_parse_color (scanner, &color) == G_TOKEN_NONE &&
-      g_scanner_get_next_token (scanner) == G_TOKEN_EOF)
-    {
-      g_value_set_boxed (property_value, &color);
-      success = TRUE;
-    }
-  else
-    success = FALSE;
-  g_scanner_destroy (scanner);
-
-  return success;
-}
-
 /**
  * gtk_rc_property_parse_enum:
  * @pspec: a #GParamSpec