diff --git a/gst/audiorate/gstaudiorate.h b/gst/audiorate/gstaudiorate.h
index c7dfd2342f..84e401b503 100644
--- a/gst/audiorate/gstaudiorate.h
+++ b/gst/audiorate/gstaudiorate.h
@@ -25,19 +25,8 @@
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
-#define GST_TYPE_AUDIO_RATE \
-  (gst_audio_rate_get_type())
-#define GST_AUDIO_RATE(obj) \
-  (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_CAST((obj),GST_TYPE_AUDIO_RATE,GstAudioRate))
-#define GST_AUDIO_RATE_CLASS(klass) \
-  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_CAST((klass),GST_TYPE_AUDIO_RATE,GstAudioRate))
-#define GST_IS_AUDIO_RATE(obj) \
-  (G_TYPE_CHECK_INSTANCE_TYPE((obj),GST_TYPE_AUDIO_RATE))
-#define GST_IS_AUDIO_RATE_CLASS(klass) \
-  (G_TYPE_CHECK_CLASS_TYPE((klass),GST_TYPE_AUDIO_RATE))
-
-typedef struct _GstAudioRate GstAudioRate;
-typedef struct _GstAudioRateClass GstAudioRateClass;
+#define GST_TYPE_AUDIO_RATE (gst_audio_rate_get_type())
+G_DECLARE_FINAL_TYPE (GstAudioRate, gst_audio_rate, GST, AUDIO_RATE, GstElement)
 
 /**
  * GstAudioRate:
@@ -72,13 +61,6 @@ struct _GstAudioRate
   GstSegment src_segment;
 };
 
-struct _GstAudioRateClass
-{
-  GstElementClass parent_class;
-};
-
-GType gst_audio_rate_get_type (void);
-
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __GST_AUDIO_RATE_H__ */