diff --git a/gtk/deprecated/gtkmisc.c b/gtk/deprecated/gtkmisc.c
index ff4db12a68..303b5e77a1 100644
--- a/gtk/deprecated/gtkmisc.c
+++ b/gtk/deprecated/gtkmisc.c
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@
 #include "gtkmisc.h"
 #include "gtkintl.h"
 #include "gtkprivate.h"
-#include "gtkimage.h"
-#include "gtklabel.h"
 
 
 G_GNUC_BEGIN_IGNORE_DEPRECATIONS
@@ -234,28 +232,6 @@ gtk_misc_set_alignment (GtkMisc *misc,
 
   priv = misc->priv;
 
-  if (GTK_IS_LABEL (misc) || GTK_IS_IMAGE (misc))
-    {
-      GtkAlign halign, valign;
-
-      if (xalign < 0.4)
-        halign = GTK_ALIGN_START;
-      else if (xalign > 0.6)
-        halign = GTK_ALIGN_END;
-      else
-        halign = GTK_ALIGN_CENTER;
-
-      if (yalign < 0.4)
-        valign = GTK_ALIGN_START;
-      else if (yalign > 0.6)
-        valign = GTK_ALIGN_END;
-      else
-        valign = GTK_ALIGN_CENTER;
-
-      gtk_widget_set_halign (GTK_WIDGET (misc), halign);
-      gtk_widget_set_valign (GTK_WIDGET (misc), valign);
-    }
-
   if (xalign < 0.0)
     xalign = 0.0;
   else if (xalign > 1.0)