diff --git a/gdk/win32/gdkdevicemanager-win32.c b/gdk/win32/gdkdevicemanager-win32.c
index 3bff2107d5..a8962ec9d7 100644
--- a/gdk/win32/gdkdevicemanager-win32.c
+++ b/gdk/win32/gdkdevicemanager-win32.c
@@ -683,9 +683,7 @@ wintab_default_display_notify_cb (GdkDisplayManager *display_manager)
 
   g_assert (display != NULL);
 
-G_GNUC_BEGIN_IGNORE_DEPRECATIONS;
-  device_manager = GDK_DEVICE_MANAGER_WIN32 (gdk_display_get_device_manager (display));
-G_GNUC_END_IGNORE_DEPRECATIONS;
+  device_manager = GDK_DEVICE_MANAGER_WIN32 (_gdk_device_manager);
   g_assert (display_manager != NULL);
 
   default_display_opened = TRUE;
@@ -955,9 +953,7 @@ gdk_input_other_event (GdkDisplay *display,
       return FALSE;
     }
 
-G_GNUC_BEGIN_IGNORE_DEPRECATIONS;
-  device_manager = GDK_DEVICE_MANAGER_WIN32 (gdk_display_get_device_manager (display));
-G_GNUC_END_IGNORE_DEPRECATIONS;
+  device_manager = GDK_DEVICE_MANAGER_WIN32 (_gdk_device_manager);
   window = gdk_device_get_window_at_position (device_manager->core_pointer, &x, &y);
 
   if (window)
diff --git a/gdk/win32/gdkdisplay-win32.c b/gdk/win32/gdkdisplay-win32.c
index b13e6b7123..c7fbcb32ea 100644
--- a/gdk/win32/gdkdisplay-win32.c
+++ b/gdk/win32/gdkdisplay-win32.c
@@ -446,9 +446,9 @@ _gdk_win32_display_open (const gchar *display_name)
 
   _gdk_input_ignore_core = FALSE;
 
-  _gdk_display->device_manager = g_object_new (GDK_TYPE_DEVICE_MANAGER_WIN32,
-                                               "display", _gdk_display,
-                                               NULL);
+  _gdk_device_manager = g_object_new (GDK_TYPE_DEVICE_MANAGER_WIN32,
+                                      "display", _gdk_display,
+                                      NULL);
 
   _gdk_dnd_init ();
 
diff --git a/gdk/win32/gdkevents-win32.c b/gdk/win32/gdkevents-win32.c
index 720e74981b..3bebec9fb7 100644
--- a/gdk/win32/gdkevents-win32.c
+++ b/gdk/win32/gdkevents-win32.c
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ find_window_for_mouse_event (GdkWindow* reported_window,
   GdkDeviceGrabInfo *grab;
 
   display = gdk_display_get_default ();
-  device_manager = GDK_DEVICE_MANAGER_WIN32 (gdk_display_get_device_manager (display));
+  device_manager = GDK_DEVICE_MANAGER_WIN32 (_gdk_device_manager);
 
   grab = _gdk_display_get_last_device_grab (display, device_manager->core_pointer);
   if (grab == NULL)
@@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@ send_crossing_event (GdkDisplay                 *display,
   POINT pt;
   GdkWindowImplWin32 *impl = GDK_WINDOW_IMPL_WIN32 (window->impl);
 
-  device_manager = GDK_DEVICE_MANAGER_WIN32 (gdk_display_get_device_manager (display));
+  device_manager = GDK_DEVICE_MANAGER_WIN32 (_gdk_device_manager);_gdk_device_manager);
 
   grab = _gdk_display_has_device_grab (display, device_manager->core_pointer, 0);
 
@@ -1751,7 +1751,7 @@ generate_button_event (GdkEventType      type,
   if (_gdk_input_ignore_core)
     return;
 
-  device_manager = GDK_DEVICE_MANAGER_WIN32 (gdk_display_get_device_manager (gdk_display_get_default ()));
+  device_manager = GDK_DEVICE_MANAGER_WIN32 (_gdk_device_manager);
 
   event->button.window = window;
   event->button.time = _gdk_win32_get_next_tick (msg->time);
@@ -2138,7 +2138,6 @@ gdk_event_translate (MSG  *msg,
 
   GdkWindow *new_window;
 
-  GdkDeviceManager *device_manager;
   GdkDeviceManagerWin32 *device_manager_win32;
 
   GdkDeviceGrabInfo *keyboard_grab = NULL;
@@ -2190,8 +2189,7 @@ gdk_event_translate (MSG  *msg,
       return FALSE;
     }
 
-  device_manager = gdk_display_get_device_manager (display);
-  device_manager_win32 = GDK_DEVICE_MANAGER_WIN32 (device_manager);
+  device_manager_win32 = GDK_DEVICE_MANAGER_WIN32 (_gdk_device_manager);
 
   keyboard_grab = _gdk_display_get_last_device_grab (display,
                                                      device_manager_win32->core_keyboard);
diff --git a/gdk/win32/gdkglobals-win32.c b/gdk/win32/gdkglobals-win32.c
index 2398ca1047..68827867e7 100644
--- a/gdk/win32/gdkglobals-win32.c
+++ b/gdk/win32/gdkglobals-win32.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "gdkprivate-win32.h"
 
 GdkDisplay	 *_gdk_display = NULL;
+GdkDeviceManager *_gdk_device_manager = NULL;
 
 gint		  _gdk_offset_x, _gdk_offset_y;
 
diff --git a/gdk/win32/gdkprivate-win32.h b/gdk/win32/gdkprivate-win32.h
index 25c44f0904..d7c072246b 100644
--- a/gdk/win32/gdkprivate-win32.h
+++ b/gdk/win32/gdkprivate-win32.h
@@ -259,6 +259,8 @@ extern LRESULT CALLBACK _gdk_win32_window_procedure (HWND, UINT, WPARAM, LPARAM)
 
 extern GdkDisplay       *_gdk_display;
 
+extern GdkDeviceManager *_gdk_device_manager;
+
 /* Offsets to add to Windows coordinates (which are relative to the
  * primary monitor's origin, and thus might be negative for monitors
  * to the left and/or above the primary monitor) to get GDK