diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6891e578a89cc9543cb2b4eb842c17b10afeb512..a01ddf5689132f4d7de7fc48f535502ef379ab33 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 CFLAGS = -Wall `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-3.0`
-CPPFLAGS = -DGLIB_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED=GLIB_VERSION_2_32 -DGDK_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED=GDK_VERSION_3_4
-CPPFLAGS += -DGLIB_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED=GLIB_VERSION_2_32 -DGDK_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED=GDK_VERSION_3_4
+CPPFLAGS = -DGLIB_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED=GLIB_VERSION_2_36 -DGDK_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED=GDK_VERSION_3_8
+CPPFLAGS += -DGLIB_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED=GLIB_VERSION_2_36 -DGDK_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED=GDK_VERSION_3_8
 LDLIBS = `pkg-config --libs gtk+-3.0`
 
 all: rugby
diff --git a/rugby-application.c b/rugby-application.c
index 88c9b4b3ccb8b0fd2fad3cda9c38a98ab194913e..623d4bd9985cb240897dd5d5553be42a5b9b8065 100644
--- a/rugby-application.c
+++ b/rugby-application.c
@@ -301,8 +301,6 @@ rugby_application_init (RugbyApplication *app)
 RugbyApplication *
 rugby_application_new (void)
 {
-	g_type_init ();
-
 	g_set_application_name ("Rugby");
 
 	return g_object_new (RUGBY_TYPE_APPLICATION,