diff --git a/gst/gstbin.c b/gst/gstbin.c
index 5d89c9ca29..4258aa964f 100644
--- a/gst/gstbin.c
+++ b/gst/gstbin.c
@@ -310,7 +310,6 @@ gst_bin_remove (GstBin * bin, GstElement * element)
 {
   gint state_idx = 0;
   GstElementState state;
-  gint sig;
 
   g_return_if_fail (bin != NULL);
   g_return_if_fail (GST_IS_BIN (bin));
@@ -330,9 +329,11 @@ gst_bin_remove (GstBin * bin, GstElement * element)
 	       GST_ELEMENT_NAME (bin));
     return;
   }
-  sig = g_signal_handlers_disconnect_matched (G_OBJECT (element),
-					      G_SIGNAL_MATCH_FUNC | G_SIGNAL_MATCH_DATA, 0, 0, NULL,
-					      gst_bin_child_state_change, bin);
+#ifdef USE_GLIB2
+  g_signal_handlers_disconnect_matched (G_OBJECT (element),
+				      G_SIGNAL_MATCH_FUNC | G_SIGNAL_MATCH_DATA, 0, 0, NULL,
+				      gst_bin_child_state_change, bin);
+#endif
 
   /* remove this element from the list of managed elements */
   gst_bin_unset_element_sched (element);