diff --git a/examples/Cargo.toml b/examples/Cargo.toml
index 4ea672e7e..c7f0695f2 100644
--- a/examples/Cargo.toml
+++ b/examples/Cargo.toml
@@ -208,3 +208,7 @@ required-features = ["windows"]
 
 [[bin]]
 name = "audio_multichannel_interleave"
+
+[[bin]]
+name = "zoom"
+required-features = ["gst-video/v1_18"]
diff --git a/examples/src/bin/decodebin.rs b/examples/src/bin/decodebin.rs
index e612957e6..787f39964 100644
--- a/examples/src/bin/decodebin.rs
+++ b/examples/src/bin/decodebin.rs
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ fn example_main() -> Result<(), Error> {
                 ("Failed to insert sink"),
                 details: gst::Structure::builder("error-details")
                             .field("error",
-                                   &ErrorValue(Arc::new(Mutex::new(Some(err)))))
+                                   ErrorValue(Arc::new(Mutex::new(Some(err)))))
                             .build()
             );
         }
diff --git a/examples/src/bin/encodebin.rs b/examples/src/bin/encodebin.rs
index e17e147aa..501273353 100644
--- a/examples/src/bin/encodebin.rs
+++ b/examples/src/bin/encodebin.rs
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ fn example_main() -> Result<(), Error> {
                 ("Failed to insert sink"),
                 details: gst::Structure::builder("error-details")
                             .field("error",
-                                   &ErrorValue(Arc::new(Mutex::new(Some(err)))))
+                                   ErrorValue(Arc::new(Mutex::new(Some(err)))))
                             .build()
             );
         }
diff --git a/examples/src/bin/zoom.rs b/examples/src/bin/zoom.rs
index b2d438b32..021e9eef2 100644
--- a/examples/src/bin/zoom.rs
+++ b/examples/src/bin/zoom.rs
@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ fn example_main() {
                     state.clicked = false;
                 }
             }
-            #[cfg(feature = "v1_18")]
             NavigationEvent::MouseScroll { x, y, delta_y, .. } => {
                 if delta_y > 0.0 {
                     zoom(mixer_sink_pad, x as i32, y as i32, true);
diff --git a/gstreamer-base/src/flow_combiner.rs b/gstreamer-base/src/flow_combiner.rs
index eb018f1ca..5b5107b16 100644
--- a/gstreamer-base/src/flow_combiner.rs
+++ b/gstreamer-base/src/flow_combiner.rs
@@ -9,24 +9,8 @@ glib::wrapper! {
     pub struct FlowCombiner(Shared<ffi::GstFlowCombiner>);
 
     match fn {
-        ref => |ptr| {
-            // cfg_if emits code in blocks (curly braces) and `ref` handling inserts a
-            // trailing semicolon to void an optionally returned value. The linter
-            // requests the resulting { ..ref() }; to be simplified making it unsuitable.
-            #[cfg(feature = "v1_12_1")]
-            ffi::gst_flow_combiner_ref(ptr);
-            #[cfg(not(feature = "v1_12_1"))]
-            glib::gobject_ffi::g_boxed_copy(ffi::gst_flow_combiner_get_type(), ptr as *mut _);
-        },
-        unref => |ptr| {
-            cfg_if::cfg_if! {
-                if #[cfg(feature = "v1_12_1")] {
-                    ffi::gst_flow_combiner_unref(ptr);
-                } else {
-                    glib::gobject_ffi::g_boxed_free(ffi::gst_flow_combiner_get_type(), ptr as *mut _);
-                }
-            }
-        },
+        ref => |ptr| ffi::gst_flow_combiner_ref(ptr),
+        unref => |ptr| ffi::gst_flow_combiner_unref(ptr),
         type_ => || ffi::gst_flow_combiner_get_type(),
     }
 }
diff --git a/gstreamer-editing-services/Gir.toml b/gstreamer-editing-services/Gir.toml
index d0c43b9a2..08ee4a104 100644
--- a/gstreamer-editing-services/Gir.toml
+++ b/gstreamer-editing-services/Gir.toml
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ generate = [
     "GES.TextOverlay",
     "GES.TextOverlayClip",
     "GES.TextVAlign",
-    "GES.TitleClip",
     "GES.TitleSource",
     "GES.TrackType",
     "GES.Transition",
@@ -436,6 +435,18 @@ manual_traits = ["TimelineElementExtManual"]
         [object.function.return]
         bool_return_is_error = "Failed to trim"
 
+[[object]]
+name = "GES.TitleClip"
+status = "generate"
+    [[object.function]]
+    pattern = "[^n].*"
+    # all functions except constructor are deprecated since 1.6
+    ignore = true
+    [[object.property]]
+    pattern = ".*"
+    # all properties are deprecated since 1.6
+    ignore = true
+
 [[object]]
 name = "GES.Track"
 status = "generate"
diff --git a/gstreamer-editing-services/src/auto/mod.rs b/gstreamer-editing-services/src/auto/mod.rs
index 6043f23f7..6e1c13d27 100644
--- a/gstreamer-editing-services/src/auto/mod.rs
+++ b/gstreamer-editing-services/src/auto/mod.rs
@@ -238,7 +238,6 @@ pub(crate) mod traits {
     pub use super::text_overlay_clip::TextOverlayClipExt;
     pub use super::timeline::TimelineExt;
     pub use super::timeline_element::TimelineElementExt;
-    pub use super::title_clip::TitleClipExt;
     pub use super::title_source::TitleSourceExt;
     pub use super::track::GESTrackExt;
     pub use super::track_element::TrackElementExt;
diff --git a/gstreamer-editing-services/src/auto/title_clip.rs b/gstreamer-editing-services/src/auto/title_clip.rs
index 0540dc855..d7f50e130 100644
--- a/gstreamer-editing-services/src/auto/title_clip.rs
+++ b/gstreamer-editing-services/src/auto/title_clip.rs
@@ -2,18 +2,9 @@
 // from gir-files (https://github.com/gtk-rs/gir-files)
 // from gst-gir-files (https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gir-files-rs.git)
 // DO NOT EDIT
-#![allow(deprecated)]
 
-use crate::{
-    ffi, Clip, Container, Extractable, MetaContainer, SourceClip, TextHAlign, TextVAlign,
-    TimelineElement,
-};
-use glib::{
-    prelude::*,
-    signal::{connect_raw, SignalHandlerId},
-    translate::*,
-};
-use std::boxed::Box as Box_;
+use crate::{ffi, Clip, Container, Extractable, MetaContainer, SourceClip, TimelineElement};
+use glib::translate::*;
 
 glib::wrapper! {
     #[doc(alias = "GESTitleClip")]
@@ -33,383 +24,3 @@ impl TitleClip {
         unsafe { from_glib_none(ffi::ges_title_clip_new()) }
     }
 }
-
-mod sealed {
-    pub trait Sealed {}
-    impl<T: super::IsA<super::TitleClip>> Sealed for T {}
-}
-
-pub trait TitleClipExt: IsA<TitleClip> + sealed::Sealed + 'static {
-    #[deprecated = "Since 1.6"]
-    #[allow(deprecated)]
-    #[doc(alias = "ges_title_clip_get_background_color")]
-    #[doc(alias = "get_background_color")]
-    fn background_color(&self) -> u32 {
-        unsafe { ffi::ges_title_clip_get_background_color(self.as_ref().to_glib_none().0) }
-    }
-
-    #[deprecated = "Since 1.6"]
-    #[allow(deprecated)]
-    #[doc(alias = "ges_title_clip_get_font_desc")]
-    #[doc(alias = "get_font_desc")]
-    #[doc(alias = "font-desc")]
-    fn font_desc(&self) -> Option<glib::GString> {
-        unsafe {
-            from_glib_full(ffi::ges_title_clip_get_font_desc(
-                self.as_ref().to_glib_none().0,
-            ))
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[deprecated = "Since 1.6"]
-    #[allow(deprecated)]
-    #[doc(alias = "ges_title_clip_get_halignment")]
-    #[doc(alias = "get_halignment")]
-    fn halignment(&self) -> TextHAlign {
-        unsafe {
-            from_glib(ffi::ges_title_clip_get_halignment(
-                self.as_ref().to_glib_none().0,
-            ))
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[deprecated = "Since 1.6"]
-    #[allow(deprecated)]
-    #[doc(alias = "ges_title_clip_get_text")]
-    #[doc(alias = "get_text")]
-    fn text(&self) -> Option<glib::GString> {
-        unsafe { from_glib_full(ffi::ges_title_clip_get_text(self.as_ref().to_glib_none().0)) }
-    }
-
-    #[deprecated = "Since 1.6"]
-    #[allow(deprecated)]
-    #[doc(alias = "ges_title_clip_get_text_color")]
-    #[doc(alias = "get_text_color")]
-    fn text_color(&self) -> u32 {
-        unsafe { ffi::ges_title_clip_get_text_color(self.as_ref().to_glib_none().0) }
-    }
-
-    #[deprecated = "Since 1.6"]
-    #[allow(deprecated)]
-    #[doc(alias = "ges_title_clip_get_valignment")]
-    #[doc(alias = "get_valignment")]
-    fn valignment(&self) -> TextVAlign {
-        unsafe {
-            from_glib(ffi::ges_title_clip_get_valignment(
-                self.as_ref().to_glib_none().0,
-            ))
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[deprecated = "Since 1.6"]
-    #[allow(deprecated)]
-    #[doc(alias = "ges_title_clip_get_xpos")]
-    #[doc(alias = "get_xpos")]
-    fn xpos(&self) -> f64 {
-        unsafe { ffi::ges_title_clip_get_xpos(self.as_ref().to_glib_none().0) }
-    }
-
-    #[deprecated = "Since 1.6"]
-    #[allow(deprecated)]
-    #[doc(alias = "ges_title_clip_get_ypos")]
-    #[doc(alias = "get_ypos")]
-    fn ypos(&self) -> f64 {
-        unsafe { ffi::ges_title_clip_get_ypos(self.as_ref().to_glib_none().0) }
-    }
-
-    #[deprecated = "Since 1.6"]
-    #[allow(deprecated)]
-    #[doc(alias = "ges_title_clip_set_background")]
-    #[doc(alias = "background")]
-    fn set_background(&self, background: u32) {
-        unsafe {
-            ffi::ges_title_clip_set_background(self.as_ref().to_glib_none().0, background);
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[deprecated = "Since 1.6"]
-    #[allow(deprecated)]
-    #[doc(alias = "ges_title_clip_set_color")]
-    #[doc(alias = "color")]
-    fn set_color(&self, color: u32) {
-        unsafe {
-            ffi::ges_title_clip_set_color(self.as_ref().to_glib_none().0, color);
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[deprecated = "Since 1.6"]
-    #[allow(deprecated)]
-    #[doc(alias = "ges_title_clip_set_font_desc")]
-    #[doc(alias = "font-desc")]
-    fn set_font_desc(&self, font_desc: Option<&str>) {
-        unsafe {
-            ffi::ges_title_clip_set_font_desc(
-                self.as_ref().to_glib_none().0,
-                font_desc.to_glib_none().0,
-            );
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[deprecated = "Since 1.6"]
-    #[allow(deprecated)]
-    #[doc(alias = "ges_title_clip_set_halignment")]
-    #[doc(alias = "halignment")]
-    fn set_halignment(&self, halign: TextHAlign) {
-        unsafe {
-            ffi::ges_title_clip_set_halignment(self.as_ref().to_glib_none().0, halign.into_glib());
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[deprecated = "Since 1.6"]
-    #[allow(deprecated)]
-    #[doc(alias = "ges_title_clip_set_text")]
-    #[doc(alias = "text")]
-    fn set_text(&self, text: Option<&str>) {
-        unsafe {
-            ffi::ges_title_clip_set_text(self.as_ref().to_glib_none().0, text.to_glib_none().0);
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[deprecated = "Since 1.6"]
-    #[allow(deprecated)]
-    #[doc(alias = "ges_title_clip_set_valignment")]
-    #[doc(alias = "valignment")]
-    fn set_valignment(&self, valign: TextVAlign) {
-        unsafe {
-            ffi::ges_title_clip_set_valignment(self.as_ref().to_glib_none().0, valign.into_glib());
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[deprecated = "Since 1.6"]
-    #[allow(deprecated)]
-    #[doc(alias = "ges_title_clip_set_xpos")]
-    #[doc(alias = "xpos")]
-    fn set_xpos(&self, position: f64) {
-        unsafe {
-            ffi::ges_title_clip_set_xpos(self.as_ref().to_glib_none().0, position);
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[deprecated = "Since 1.6"]
-    #[allow(deprecated)]
-    #[doc(alias = "ges_title_clip_set_ypos")]
-    #[doc(alias = "ypos")]
-    fn set_ypos(&self, position: f64) {
-        unsafe {
-            ffi::ges_title_clip_set_ypos(self.as_ref().to_glib_none().0, position);
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[cfg_attr(feature = "v1_6", deprecated = "Since 1.6")]
-    fn background(&self) -> u32 {
-        ObjectExt::property(self.as_ref(), "background")
-    }
-
-    #[cfg_attr(feature = "v1_6", deprecated = "Since 1.6")]
-    fn color(&self) -> u32 {
-        ObjectExt::property(self.as_ref(), "color")
-    }
-
-    #[deprecated = "Since 1.6"]
-    #[doc(alias = "background")]
-    fn connect_background_notify<F: Fn(&Self) + 'static>(&self, f: F) -> SignalHandlerId {
-        unsafe extern "C" fn notify_background_trampoline<
-            P: IsA<TitleClip>,
-            F: Fn(&P) + 'static,
-        >(
-            this: *mut ffi::GESTitleClip,
-            _param_spec: glib::ffi::gpointer,
-            f: glib::ffi::gpointer,
-        ) {
-            let f: &F = &*(f as *const F);
-            f(TitleClip::from_glib_borrow(this).unsafe_cast_ref())
-        }
-        unsafe {
-            let f: Box_<F> = Box_::new(f);
-            connect_raw(
-                self.as_ptr() as *mut _,
-                b"notify::background\0".as_ptr() as *const _,
-                Some(std::mem::transmute::<*const (), unsafe extern "C" fn()>(
-                    notify_background_trampoline::<Self, F> as *const (),
-                )),
-                Box_::into_raw(f),
-            )
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[deprecated = "Since 1.6"]
-    #[doc(alias = "color")]
-    fn connect_color_notify<F: Fn(&Self) + 'static>(&self, f: F) -> SignalHandlerId {
-        unsafe extern "C" fn notify_color_trampoline<P: IsA<TitleClip>, F: Fn(&P) + 'static>(
-            this: *mut ffi::GESTitleClip,
-            _param_spec: glib::ffi::gpointer,
-            f: glib::ffi::gpointer,
-        ) {
-            let f: &F = &*(f as *const F);
-            f(TitleClip::from_glib_borrow(this).unsafe_cast_ref())
-        }
-        unsafe {
-            let f: Box_<F> = Box_::new(f);
-            connect_raw(
-                self.as_ptr() as *mut _,
-                b"notify::color\0".as_ptr() as *const _,
-                Some(std::mem::transmute::<*const (), unsafe extern "C" fn()>(
-                    notify_color_trampoline::<Self, F> as *const (),
-                )),
-                Box_::into_raw(f),
-            )
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[deprecated = "Since 1.6"]
-    #[doc(alias = "font-desc")]
-    fn connect_font_desc_notify<F: Fn(&Self) + 'static>(&self, f: F) -> SignalHandlerId {
-        unsafe extern "C" fn notify_font_desc_trampoline<P: IsA<TitleClip>, F: Fn(&P) + 'static>(
-            this: *mut ffi::GESTitleClip,
-            _param_spec: glib::ffi::gpointer,
-            f: glib::ffi::gpointer,
-        ) {
-            let f: &F = &*(f as *const F);
-            f(TitleClip::from_glib_borrow(this).unsafe_cast_ref())
-        }
-        unsafe {
-            let f: Box_<F> = Box_::new(f);
-            connect_raw(
-                self.as_ptr() as *mut _,
-                b"notify::font-desc\0".as_ptr() as *const _,
-                Some(std::mem::transmute::<*const (), unsafe extern "C" fn()>(
-                    notify_font_desc_trampoline::<Self, F> as *const (),
-                )),
-                Box_::into_raw(f),
-            )
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[deprecated = "Since 1.6"]
-    #[doc(alias = "halignment")]
-    fn connect_halignment_notify<F: Fn(&Self) + 'static>(&self, f: F) -> SignalHandlerId {
-        unsafe extern "C" fn notify_halignment_trampoline<
-            P: IsA<TitleClip>,
-            F: Fn(&P) + 'static,
-        >(
-            this: *mut ffi::GESTitleClip,
-            _param_spec: glib::ffi::gpointer,
-            f: glib::ffi::gpointer,
-        ) {
-            let f: &F = &*(f as *const F);
-            f(TitleClip::from_glib_borrow(this).unsafe_cast_ref())
-        }
-        unsafe {
-            let f: Box_<F> = Box_::new(f);
-            connect_raw(
-                self.as_ptr() as *mut _,
-                b"notify::halignment\0".as_ptr() as *const _,
-                Some(std::mem::transmute::<*const (), unsafe extern "C" fn()>(
-                    notify_halignment_trampoline::<Self, F> as *const (),
-                )),
-                Box_::into_raw(f),
-            )
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[deprecated = "Since 1.6"]
-    #[doc(alias = "text")]
-    fn connect_text_notify<F: Fn(&Self) + 'static>(&self, f: F) -> SignalHandlerId {
-        unsafe extern "C" fn notify_text_trampoline<P: IsA<TitleClip>, F: Fn(&P) + 'static>(
-            this: *mut ffi::GESTitleClip,
-            _param_spec: glib::ffi::gpointer,
-            f: glib::ffi::gpointer,
-        ) {
-            let f: &F = &*(f as *const F);
-            f(TitleClip::from_glib_borrow(this).unsafe_cast_ref())
-        }
-        unsafe {
-            let f: Box_<F> = Box_::new(f);
-            connect_raw(
-                self.as_ptr() as *mut _,
-                b"notify::text\0".as_ptr() as *const _,
-                Some(std::mem::transmute::<*const (), unsafe extern "C" fn()>(
-                    notify_text_trampoline::<Self, F> as *const (),
-                )),
-                Box_::into_raw(f),
-            )
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[deprecated = "Since 1.6"]
-    #[doc(alias = "valignment")]
-    fn connect_valignment_notify<F: Fn(&Self) + 'static>(&self, f: F) -> SignalHandlerId {
-        unsafe extern "C" fn notify_valignment_trampoline<
-            P: IsA<TitleClip>,
-            F: Fn(&P) + 'static,
-        >(
-            this: *mut ffi::GESTitleClip,
-            _param_spec: glib::ffi::gpointer,
-            f: glib::ffi::gpointer,
-        ) {
-            let f: &F = &*(f as *const F);
-            f(TitleClip::from_glib_borrow(this).unsafe_cast_ref())
-        }
-        unsafe {
-            let f: Box_<F> = Box_::new(f);
-            connect_raw(
-                self.as_ptr() as *mut _,
-                b"notify::valignment\0".as_ptr() as *const _,
-                Some(std::mem::transmute::<*const (), unsafe extern "C" fn()>(
-                    notify_valignment_trampoline::<Self, F> as *const (),
-                )),
-                Box_::into_raw(f),
-            )
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[deprecated = "Since 1.6"]
-    #[doc(alias = "xpos")]
-    fn connect_xpos_notify<F: Fn(&Self) + 'static>(&self, f: F) -> SignalHandlerId {
-        unsafe extern "C" fn notify_xpos_trampoline<P: IsA<TitleClip>, F: Fn(&P) + 'static>(
-            this: *mut ffi::GESTitleClip,
-            _param_spec: glib::ffi::gpointer,
-            f: glib::ffi::gpointer,
-        ) {
-            let f: &F = &*(f as *const F);
-            f(TitleClip::from_glib_borrow(this).unsafe_cast_ref())
-        }
-        unsafe {
-            let f: Box_<F> = Box_::new(f);
-            connect_raw(
-                self.as_ptr() as *mut _,
-                b"notify::xpos\0".as_ptr() as *const _,
-                Some(std::mem::transmute::<*const (), unsafe extern "C" fn()>(
-                    notify_xpos_trampoline::<Self, F> as *const (),
-                )),
-                Box_::into_raw(f),
-            )
-        }
-    }
-
-    #[deprecated = "Since 1.6"]
-    #[doc(alias = "ypos")]
-    fn connect_ypos_notify<F: Fn(&Self) + 'static>(&self, f: F) -> SignalHandlerId {
-        unsafe extern "C" fn notify_ypos_trampoline<P: IsA<TitleClip>, F: Fn(&P) + 'static>(
-            this: *mut ffi::GESTitleClip,
-            _param_spec: glib::ffi::gpointer,
-            f: glib::ffi::gpointer,
-        ) {
-            let f: &F = &*(f as *const F);
-            f(TitleClip::from_glib_borrow(this).unsafe_cast_ref())
-        }
-        unsafe {
-            let f: Box_<F> = Box_::new(f);
-            connect_raw(
-                self.as_ptr() as *mut _,
-                b"notify::ypos\0".as_ptr() as *const _,
-                Some(std::mem::transmute::<*const (), unsafe extern "C" fn()>(
-                    notify_ypos_trampoline::<Self, F> as *const (),
-                )),
-                Box_::into_raw(f),
-            )
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl<O: IsA<TitleClip>> TitleClipExt for O {}
diff --git a/gstreamer/src/log.rs b/gstreamer/src/log.rs
index aab914ba2..7ec60a1a9 100644
--- a/gstreamer/src/log.rs
+++ b/gstreamer/src/log.rs
@@ -1002,7 +1002,8 @@ macro_rules! log_with_level(
             // FIXME: Once there's a function_name! macro that returns a string literal we can
             // directly pass it as `&GStr` forward
 
-            let obj = unsafe { $obj.unsafe_cast_ref::<$crate::glib::Object>() };
+            let obj = &$obj;
+            let obj = unsafe { obj.unsafe_cast_ref::<$crate::glib::Object>() };
             let function_name = $crate::glib::function_name!();
 
             // Check if formatting is necessary or not
@@ -1045,7 +1046,8 @@ macro_rules! log_with_level(
             // FIXME: Once there's a function_name! macro that returns a string literal we can
             // directly pass it as `&GStr` forward
 
-            let obj = unsafe { $obj.unsafe_cast_ref::<$crate::glib::Object>() };
+            let obj = &$obj;
+            let obj = unsafe { obj.unsafe_cast_ref::<$crate::glib::Object>() };
             $crate::DebugCategory::log_unfiltered(
                 cat,
                 Some(obj),
diff --git a/gstreamer/src/structure.rs b/gstreamer/src/structure.rs
index f3a8a534f..ec5ce932b 100644
--- a/gstreamer/src/structure.rs
+++ b/gstreamer/src/structure.rs
@@ -1276,7 +1276,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(s.name(), "test");
 
         s.set("f1", "abc");
-        s.set("f2", &String::from("bcd"));
+        s.set("f2", String::from("bcd"));
         s.set("f3", 123i32);
         s.set("f5", Some("efg"));
         s.set("f7", 42i32);