diff --git a/gst/gstpad.c b/gst/gstpad.c
index af65724d08..f978a6786b 100644
--- a/gst/gstpad.c
+++ b/gst/gstpad.c
@@ -122,6 +122,15 @@ static gboolean gst_pad_acceptcaps_default (GstPad * pad, GstCaps * caps);
 static xmlNodePtr gst_pad_save_thyself (GstObject * object, xmlNodePtr parent);
 #endif
 
+/* Some deprecated stuff that we need inside here for
+ * backwards compatibility */
+#ifdef GST_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
+#ifndef GST_REMOVE_DEPRECATED
+#define GST_PAD_INTLINKFUNC(pad)	(GST_PAD_CAST(pad)->intlinkfunc)
+GList *gst_pad_get_internal_links_default (GstPad * pad);
+#endif
+#endif
+
 static GstObjectClass *parent_class = NULL;
 static guint gst_pad_signals[LAST_SIGNAL] = { 0 };
 
@@ -341,8 +350,10 @@ gst_pad_init (GstPad * pad)
   GST_PAD_QUERYTYPEFUNC (pad) =
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_pad_get_query_types_default);
   GST_PAD_QUERYFUNC (pad) = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_pad_query_default);
+#ifndef GST_REMOVE_DEPRECATED
   GST_PAD_INTLINKFUNC (pad) =
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_pad_get_internal_links_default);
+#endif
   GST_PAD_ITERINTLINKFUNC (pad) =
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_pad_iterate_internal_links_default);
 
diff --git a/gst/gstpad.h b/gst/gstpad.h
index fa53012473..e79adb2216 100644
--- a/gst/gstpad.h
+++ b/gst/gstpad.h
@@ -698,7 +698,9 @@ struct _GstPadClass {
 #define GST_PAD_EVENTFUNC(pad)		(GST_PAD_CAST(pad)->eventfunc)
 #define GST_PAD_QUERYTYPEFUNC(pad)	(GST_PAD_CAST(pad)->querytypefunc)
 #define GST_PAD_QUERYFUNC(pad)		(GST_PAD_CAST(pad)->queryfunc)
+#ifndef GST_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
 #define GST_PAD_INTLINKFUNC(pad)	(GST_PAD_CAST(pad)->intlinkfunc)
+#endif
 #define GST_PAD_ITERINTLINKFUNC(pad)    (GST_PAD_CAST(pad)->iterintlinkfunc)
 
 #define GST_PAD_PEER(pad)		(GST_PAD_CAST(pad)->peer)
@@ -923,9 +925,11 @@ gboolean		gst_pad_pause_task			(GstPad *pad);
 gboolean		gst_pad_stop_task			(GstPad *pad);
 
 /* internal links */
+#ifndef GST_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
 void			gst_pad_set_internal_link_function	(GstPad *pad, GstPadIntLinkFunction intlink);
 GList*			gst_pad_get_internal_links		(GstPad *pad);
 GList*			gst_pad_get_internal_links_default	(GstPad *pad);
+#endif
 
 void                    gst_pad_set_iterate_internal_links_function (GstPad * pad,
                                                                  GstPadIterIntLinkFunction iterintlink);