diff --git a/gtk/gtklabel.c b/gtk/gtklabel.c
index cf11967b8f..c2c068a674 100644
--- a/gtk/gtklabel.c
+++ b/gtk/gtklabel.c
@@ -401,7 +401,6 @@ enum {
   PROP_WIDTH_CHARS,
   PROP_SINGLE_LINE_MODE,
   PROP_MAX_WIDTH_CHARS,
-  PROP_TRACK_VISITED_LINKS,
   PROP_LINES,
   PROP_XALIGN,
   PROP_YALIGN,
@@ -949,20 +948,6 @@ gtk_label_class_init (GtkLabelClass *class)
                         -1,
                         GTK_PARAM_READWRITE|G_PARAM_EXPLICIT_NOTIFY);
 
-  /**
-   * GtkLabel:track-visited-links:
-   *
-   * Set this property to %TRUE to make the label track which links
-   * have been visited. It will then apply the #GTK_STATE_FLAG_VISITED
-   * when rendering this link, in addition to #GTK_STATE_FLAG_LINK.
-   */
-  label_props[PROP_TRACK_VISITED_LINKS] =
-      g_param_spec_boolean ("track-visited-links",
-                            P_("Track visited links"),
-                            P_("Whether visited links should be tracked"),
-                            TRUE,
-                            GTK_PARAM_READWRITE|G_PARAM_EXPLICIT_NOTIFY);
-
   /**
    * GtkLabel:lines:
    *
@@ -1189,9 +1174,6 @@ gtk_label_set_property (GObject      *object,
     case PROP_MAX_WIDTH_CHARS:
       gtk_label_set_max_width_chars (label, g_value_get_int (value));
       break;
-    case PROP_TRACK_VISITED_LINKS:
-      gtk_label_set_track_visited_links (label, g_value_get_boolean (value));
-      break;
     case PROP_LINES:
       gtk_label_set_lines (label, g_value_get_int (value));
       break;
@@ -1263,9 +1245,6 @@ gtk_label_get_property (GObject     *object,
     case PROP_MAX_WIDTH_CHARS:
       g_value_set_int (value, gtk_label_get_max_width_chars (label));
       break;
-    case PROP_TRACK_VISITED_LINKS:
-      g_value_set_boolean (value, gtk_label_get_track_visited_links (label));
-      break;
     case PROP_LINES:
       g_value_set_int (value, gtk_label_get_lines (label));
       break;
@@ -1304,7 +1283,6 @@ gtk_label_init (GtkLabel *label)
 
   priv->use_underline = FALSE;
   priv->use_markup = FALSE;
-  priv->track_links = TRUE;
 
   priv->mnemonic_keyval = GDK_KEY_VoidSymbol;
   priv->layout = NULL;
@@ -2069,7 +2047,7 @@ start_element_handler (GMarkupParseContext  *context,
         }
 
       visited = FALSE;
-      if (priv->track_links && priv->select_info)
+      if (priv->select_info)
         {
           for (i = 0; i < priv->select_info->n_links; i++)
             {
@@ -5787,7 +5765,7 @@ emit_activate_link (GtkLabel     *label,
   if (!priv->layout)
     return;
 
-  if (handled && priv->track_links && !link->visited &&
+  if (handled && !link->visited &&
       priv->select_info && priv->select_info->links)
     {
       link->visited = TRUE;
@@ -5856,54 +5834,6 @@ gtk_label_get_current_uri (GtkLabel *label)
   return NULL;
 }
 
-/**
- * gtk_label_set_track_visited_links:
- * @label: a #GtkLabel
- * @track_links: %TRUE to track visited links
- *
- * Sets whether the label should keep track of clicked
- * links (and use a different color for them).
- */
-void
-gtk_label_set_track_visited_links (GtkLabel *label,
-                                   gboolean  track_links)
-{
-  GtkLabelPrivate *priv = gtk_label_get_instance_private (label);
-
-  g_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_LABEL (label));
-
-  track_links = track_links != FALSE;
-
-  if (priv->track_links != track_links)
-    {
-      priv->track_links = track_links;
-
-      /* FIXME: shouldn't have to redo everything here */
-      gtk_label_recalculate (label);
-
-      g_object_notify_by_pspec (G_OBJECT (label), label_props[PROP_TRACK_VISITED_LINKS]);
-    }
-}
-
-/**
- * gtk_label_get_track_visited_links:
- * @label: a #GtkLabel
- *
- * Returns whether the label is currently keeping track
- * of clicked links.
- *
- * Returns: %TRUE if clicked links are remembered
- */
-gboolean
-gtk_label_get_track_visited_links (GtkLabel *label)
-{
-  GtkLabelPrivate *priv = gtk_label_get_instance_private (label);
-
-  g_return_val_if_fail (GTK_IS_LABEL (label), FALSE);
-
-  return priv->track_links;
-}
-
 static gboolean
 gtk_label_query_tooltip (GtkWidget  *widget,
                          gint        x,
diff --git a/gtk/gtklabel.h b/gtk/gtklabel.h
index a18c70af0b..81320427e4 100644
--- a/gtk/gtklabel.h
+++ b/gtk/gtklabel.h
@@ -152,11 +152,6 @@ gboolean     gtk_label_get_single_line_mode  (GtkLabel *label);
 
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 const gchar *gtk_label_get_current_uri (GtkLabel *label);
-GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
-void         gtk_label_set_track_visited_links  (GtkLabel *label,
-                                                 gboolean  track_links);
-GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
-gboolean     gtk_label_get_track_visited_links  (GtkLabel *label);
 
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 void         gtk_label_set_xalign (GtkLabel *label,