diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f6ae465f16..1eaa1577c7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ AC_SUBST(GSTPB_PREFIX)
 dnl GTK is optional and used in examples
 HAVE_GTK=NO
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GTK, gtk+-x11-3.0, HAVE_GTK=yes,
-    [PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GTK, gtk+-x11-2.0 >= 2.12.0, HAVE_GTK=yes,HAVE_GTK=no)])
+    [PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GTK, gtk+-x11-2.0 >= 2.14.0, HAVE_GTK=yes,HAVE_GTK=no)])
 AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_GTK, test "x$HAVE_GTK" = "xyes")
 
 dnl Needed for GtkBuilder to autoconnect signals
diff --git a/tests/examples/scaletempo/demo-gui.c b/tests/examples/scaletempo/demo-gui.c
index 272cf7f6bd..55c7643738 100644
--- a/tests/examples/scaletempo/demo-gui.c
+++ b/tests/examples/scaletempo/demo-gui.c
@@ -27,10 +27,6 @@
 #undef G_LOG_DOMAIN
 #define G_LOG_DOMAIN "demo-gui"
 
-#if !GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,12,0)
-#define gtk_widget_error_bell(w)        /* nop */
-#endif
-
 enum
 {
   SIGNAL_ERROR,