diff --git a/gtk/gtklabel.c b/gtk/gtklabel.c
index 9d17aab5bc..e1f2840c2c 100644
--- a/gtk/gtklabel.c
+++ b/gtk/gtklabel.c
@@ -408,8 +408,6 @@ static GParamSpec *label_props[NUM_PROPERTIES] = { NULL, };
 static guint signals[LAST_SIGNAL] = { 0 };
 
 static GQuark quark_mnemonics_visible_connected;
-static GQuark quark_gtk_signal;
-static GQuark quark_link;
 
 static void gtk_label_set_property      (GObject          *object,
 					 guint             prop_id,
@@ -1088,8 +1086,6 @@ gtk_label_class_init (GtkLabelClass *class)
   gtk_widget_class_set_css_name (widget_class, I_("label"));
 
   quark_mnemonics_visible_connected = g_quark_from_static_string ("gtk-label-mnemonics-visible-connected");
-  quark_gtk_signal = g_quark_from_static_string ("gtk-signal");
-  quark_link = g_quark_from_static_string ("link");
 
   gtk_widget_class_install_action (widget_class, "clipboard.cut", NULL,
                                    gtk_label_nop);