diff --git a/docs/reference/gtk/gtk4-sections.txt b/docs/reference/gtk/gtk4-sections.txt
index 5509d7ce61..87b400e82e 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gtk/gtk4-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/reference/gtk/gtk4-sections.txt
@@ -4940,11 +4940,6 @@ gtk_get_micro_version
 gtk_get_binary_age
 gtk_get_interface_age
 gtk_check_version
-gtk_major_version
-gtk_minor_version
-gtk_micro_version
-gtk_binary_age
-gtk_interface_age
 
 <SUBSECTION>
 GTK_MAJOR_VERSION
diff --git a/gtk/gtkmain.h b/gtk/gtkmain.h
index 47de9b6756..3dfcc6c12e 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkmain.h
+++ b/gtk/gtkmain.h
@@ -63,12 +63,6 @@ guint gtk_get_binary_age    (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 guint gtk_get_interface_age (void) G_GNUC_CONST;
 
-#define gtk_major_version gtk_get_major_version ()
-#define gtk_minor_version gtk_get_minor_version ()
-#define gtk_micro_version gtk_get_micro_version ()
-#define gtk_binary_age gtk_get_binary_age ()
-#define gtk_interface_age gtk_get_interface_age ()
-
 GDK_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
 const gchar* gtk_check_version (guint   required_major,
                                 guint   required_minor,