diff --git a/katze/gtk3-compat.h b/katze/gtk3-compat.h
index 70bc5c3f..71a1ef19 100644
--- a/katze/gtk3-compat.h
+++ b/katze/gtk3-compat.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
-#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION (3, 2, 0)
+#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION (3, 2, 0) && defined (GTK_DISABLE_DEPRECATED)
     #define GTK_TYPE_VBOX GTK_TYPE_BOX
     #define GtkVBox GtkBox
     #define GtkVBoxClass GtkBoxClass
diff --git a/tests/properties.c b/tests/properties.c
index 05c1358e..3f4f0403 100644
--- a/tests/properties.c
+++ b/tests/properties.c
@@ -154,13 +154,13 @@ properties_object_get_set (GObject* object)
 static void
 properties_object_test (gconstpointer object)
 {
-    if (GTK_IS_OBJECT (object))
+    if (GTK_IS_WIDGET (object))
         g_object_ref_sink ((GObject*)object);
 
     properties_object_get_set ((GObject*)object);
 
-    if (GTK_IS_OBJECT (object))
-        gtk_object_destroy (GTK_OBJECT (object));
+    if (GTK_IS_WIDGET (object))
+        gtk_widget_destroy (GTK_WIDGET (object));
     g_object_unref ((GObject*)object);
 }