diff --git a/tests/examples/mpegts/meson.build b/tests/examples/mpegts/meson.build
index 4bd0d86546..2d0b7d7a2c 100644
--- a/tests/examples/mpegts/meson.build
+++ b/tests/examples/mpegts/meson.build
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ executable('tsparser',
   install: true,
   include_directories : [configinc],
   dependencies : [gstmpegts_dep],
-  c_args : ['-DHAVE_CONFIG_H=1' ],
+  c_args : ['-DHAVE_CONFIG_H=1', '-DGST_USE_UNSTABLE_API' ],
 )
diff --git a/tests/examples/mpegts/ts-parser.c b/tests/examples/mpegts/ts-parser.c
index c95a23eb13..3cfb90c8a6 100644
--- a/tests/examples/mpegts/ts-parser.c
+++ b/tests/examples/mpegts/ts-parser.c
@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@
 #include <glib-object.h>
 #include <glib/gprintf.h>
 #include <gst/gst.h>
-
-#ifndef GST_USE_UNSTABLE_API
-#define GST_USE_UNSTABLE_API
-#endif
-
 #include <gst/mpegts/mpegts.h>
 
 static void