diff --git a/gtk/gtkcontainer.c b/gtk/gtkcontainer.c
index 6f50359978..4377a5f683 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkcontainer.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkcontainer.c
@@ -1754,8 +1754,6 @@ _gtk_container_queue_resize_internal (GtkContainer *container,
   do
     {
       _gtk_widget_set_alloc_needed (widget, TRUE);
-      _gtk_widget_set_width_request_needed (widget, TRUE);
-      _gtk_widget_set_height_request_needed (widget, TRUE);
       _gtk_size_request_cache_clear (_gtk_widget_peek_request_cache (widget));
 
       if (GTK_IS_RESIZE_CONTAINER (widget))
diff --git a/gtk/gtksizegroup.c b/gtk/gtksizegroup.c
index bcd9255727..e5c370c8cc 100644
--- a/gtk/gtksizegroup.c
+++ b/gtk/gtksizegroup.c
@@ -197,8 +197,6 @@ real_queue_resize (GtkWidget          *widget,
   GtkWidget *container;
 
   _gtk_widget_set_alloc_needed (widget, TRUE);
-  _gtk_widget_set_width_request_needed (widget, TRUE);
-  _gtk_widget_set_height_request_needed (widget, TRUE);
   _gtk_size_request_cache_clear (_gtk_widget_peek_request_cache (widget));
 
   container = gtk_widget_get_parent (widget);
diff --git a/gtk/gtksizerequest.c b/gtk/gtksizerequest.c
index 99191f5583..1ea000ac43 100644
--- a/gtk/gtksizerequest.c
+++ b/gtk/gtksizerequest.c
@@ -354,11 +354,6 @@ gtk_widget_query_size_for_orientation (GtkWidget        *widget,
                      G_OBJECT_TYPE_NAME (widget), widget, min_size, nat_size, get_vfunc_name (orientation, for_size));
         }
 
-      if (orientation == GTK_SIZE_GROUP_HORIZONTAL)
-          _gtk_widget_set_width_request_needed (widget, FALSE);
-      else
-          _gtk_widget_set_height_request_needed (widget, FALSE);
-
       adjusted_min     = min_size;
       adjusted_natural = nat_size;
       GTK_WIDGET_GET_CLASS (widget)->adjust_size_request (widget,
diff --git a/gtk/gtkwidget.c b/gtk/gtkwidget.c
index 4a5c7fd7a8..d313a73a57 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkwidget.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkwidget.c
@@ -344,8 +344,6 @@ struct _GtkWidgetPrivate
 
   /* Queue-resize related flags */
   guint alloc_needed          : 1;
-  guint width_request_needed  : 1;
-  guint height_request_needed : 1;
 
   /* Expand-related flags */
   guint need_compute_expand   : 1; /* Need to recompute computed_[hv]_expand */
@@ -3674,8 +3672,6 @@ gtk_widget_init (GtkWidget *widget)
   priv->composite_child = composite_child_stack != 0;
   priv->double_buffered = TRUE;
   priv->redraw_on_alloc = TRUE;
-  priv->width_request_needed = TRUE;
-  priv->height_request_needed = TRUE;
   priv->alloc_needed = TRUE;
 
   /* this will be set to TRUE if the widget gets a child or if the
@@ -4833,9 +4829,8 @@ gtk_widget_size_allocate (GtkWidget	*widget,
 #endif /* G_ENABLE_DEBUG */
 
   alloc_needed = priv->alloc_needed;
-  if (!priv->width_request_needed && !priv->height_request_needed)
-    /* Preserve request/allocate ordering */
-    priv->alloc_needed = FALSE;
+  /* Preserve request/allocate ordering */
+  priv->alloc_needed = FALSE;
 
   old_allocation = priv->allocation;
   real_allocation = *allocation;
@@ -4927,9 +4922,7 @@ gtk_widget_size_allocate (GtkWidget	*widget,
   g_signal_emit (widget, widget_signals[SIZE_ALLOCATE], 0, &real_allocation);
 
   /* Size allocation is god... after consulting god, no further requests or allocations are needed */
-  priv->width_request_needed  = FALSE;
-  priv->height_request_needed = FALSE;
-  priv->alloc_needed          = FALSE;
+  priv->alloc_needed = FALSE;
 
   if (gtk_widget_get_mapped (widget))
     {
@@ -13793,32 +13786,6 @@ _gtk_widget_set_alloc_needed (GtkWidget *widget,
   widget->priv->alloc_needed = alloc_needed;
 }
 
-gboolean
-_gtk_widget_get_width_request_needed (GtkWidget *widget)
-{
-  return widget->priv->width_request_needed;
-}
-
-void
-_gtk_widget_set_width_request_needed (GtkWidget *widget,
-                                      gboolean   width_request_needed)
-{
-  widget->priv->width_request_needed = width_request_needed;
-}
-
-gboolean
-_gtk_widget_get_height_request_needed (GtkWidget *widget)
-{
-  return widget->priv->height_request_needed;
-}
-
-void
-_gtk_widget_set_height_request_needed (GtkWidget *widget,
-                                       gboolean   height_request_needed)
-{
-  widget->priv->height_request_needed = height_request_needed;
-}
-
 void
 _gtk_widget_add_sizegroup (GtkWidget    *widget,
 			   gpointer      group)
diff --git a/gtk/gtkwidgetprivate.h b/gtk/gtkwidgetprivate.h
index ca1bd24868..78e0e35237 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkwidgetprivate.h
+++ b/gtk/gtkwidgetprivate.h
@@ -45,12 +45,6 @@ void         _gtk_widget_set_shadowed       (GtkWidget *widget,
 gboolean     _gtk_widget_get_alloc_needed   (GtkWidget *widget);
 void         _gtk_widget_set_alloc_needed   (GtkWidget *widget,
                                              gboolean   alloc_needed);
-gboolean     _gtk_widget_get_width_request_needed  (GtkWidget *widget);
-void         _gtk_widget_set_width_request_needed  (GtkWidget *widget,
-                                                    gboolean   width_request_needed);
-gboolean     _gtk_widget_get_height_request_needed (GtkWidget *widget);
-void         _gtk_widget_set_height_request_needed (GtkWidget *widget,
-                                                    gboolean   height_request_needed);
 
 void         _gtk_widget_add_sizegroup         (GtkWidget    *widget,
 						gpointer      group);