diff --git a/tools/gstreamer-launch.c b/tools/gstreamer-launch.c
index a654494185..415d830581 100644
--- a/tools/gstreamer-launch.c
+++ b/tools/gstreamer-launch.c
@@ -14,57 +14,6 @@ static guint64 sum = 0;
 static guint64 min = G_MAXINT;
 static guint64 max = 0;
 
-#ifndef USE_GLIB2
-GtkWidget *window;
-GtkWidget *gtk_socket;
-#endif
-
-typedef void (*found_handler) (GstElement *element, gint xid, void *priv);
-
-void
-arg_search (GstBin *bin, gchar *argname, found_handler handler, void *priv)
-{
-  GList *children;
-  gchar *ccargname;
-
-  ccargname = g_strdup_printf("::%s",argname);
-
-  children = gst_bin_get_list(bin);
-
-#ifndef USE_GLIB2
-  while (children) {
-    GstElement *child;
-     
-    child = GST_ELEMENT (children->data);
-    children = g_list_next (children);
-
-    if (GST_IS_BIN (child)) arg_search (GST_BIN (child), argname, handler, priv);
-    else {
-      GtkType type;
-
-      type = GTK_OBJECT_TYPE (child);
-
-      while (type != GTK_TYPE_INVALID) {
-        GtkArg *args;
-        guint32 *flags;
-        guint num_args,i;
-
-        args = gtk_object_query_args(type,&flags,&num_args);
-
-        for (i=0;i<num_args;i++) {
-          if (strstr(args[i].name,ccargname)) {
-            (handler)(child, gst_util_get_int_arg (GTK_OBJECT (child), argname) ,priv);
-	  }
-        }
-        type = gtk_type_parent(type);
-      }
-    }
-  }
-#endif
-
-  g_free(ccargname);
-}
-
 gboolean
 idle_func (gpointer data)
 {
@@ -93,37 +42,6 @@ idle_func (gpointer data)
   return busy;
 }
 
-void 
-handle_have_size (GstElement *element,int width,int height) 
-{
-#ifndef USE_GLIB2
-  gtk_widget_set_usize(gtk_socket,width,height);
-  gtk_widget_show_all(window);
-#endif
-}
-
-void 
-xid_handler (GstElement *element, gint xid, void *priv) 
-{
-#ifndef USE_GLIB2
-  window = gtk_window_new(GTK_WINDOW_TOPLEVEL);
-
-  gtk_socket = gtk_socket_new ();
-  gtk_widget_show(gtk_socket);
-
-  gtk_container_add(GTK_CONTAINER(window),gtk_socket);
-
-  gtk_widget_realize(gtk_socket);
-  gtk_socket_steal (GTK_SOCKET (gtk_socket), xid);
-
-  gtk_object_set(GTK_OBJECT(window),"allow_grow",TRUE,NULL);
-  gtk_object_set(GTK_OBJECT(window),"allow_shrink",TRUE,NULL);
-
-  gtk_signal_connect (GTK_OBJECT (element), "have_size",
-                      GTK_SIGNAL_FUNC (handle_have_size), element);
-#endif
-}
-
 static void 
 print_props (gpointer data, gpointer user_data)
 {
@@ -227,8 +145,6 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
   }
 #endif
   if (run_pipeline) {
-    arg_search(GST_BIN(pipeline),"xid",xid_handler,NULL);
-
     gst_buffer_print_stats();
     fprintf(stderr,"RUNNING pipeline\n");
     if (gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_PLAYING) != GST_STATE_SUCCESS) {