diff --git a/common b/common
index 42491fe8cb..2d7b19ccea 160000
--- a/common
+++ b/common
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 42491fe8cbc7f7bd736008e67e6ba1e78cda6d2d
+Subproject commit 2d7b19ccea5558f1689a287374f645a593291407
diff --git a/tests/old/testsuite/elements/events.h b/tests/old/testsuite/elements/events.h
deleted file mode 100644
index a50b6aca2a..0000000000
--- a/tests/old/testsuite/elements/events.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-#include <gst/gst.h>
-#include <gst/gstpropsprivate.h>
-
-/*
- * no need to librify this simple function set
- */
-
-static void
-print_props (gpointer data, gpointer user_data)
-{
-  GstPropsEntry *entry = (GstPropsEntry *)data;
-  GstElement *element = GST_ELEMENT (user_data);
-
-  g_print ("%s: %s: ", gst_element_get_name (element),
-                  g_quark_to_string (entry->propid));
-  switch (entry->propstype) {
-    case GST_PROPS_INT_ID:
-      g_print ("%d\n", entry->data.int_data);
-      break;
-    case GST_PROPS_STRING_ID:
-      g_print ("%s\n", entry->data.string_data.string);
-      break;
-    case GST_PROPS_FLOAT_ID:
-      g_print ("%f\n", entry->data.float_data);
-      break;
-    default:
-      g_print ("unknown\n");
-  }
-}
-
-static void
-event_func (GstElement *element, GstEvent *event)
-{
-  GstProps *props;
-
-  if (event == NULL)
-    return;
-
-  if (GST_EVENT_TYPE (event) == GST_EVENT_INFO) {
-    props = GST_EVENT_INFO_PROPS (event);
-
-    g_list_foreach (props->properties, print_props, GST_EVENT_SRC (event));
-  }
-}
-
diff --git a/tests/old/testsuite/elements/fake.c b/tests/old/testsuite/elements/fake.c
index 36259ce14f..6c2a50ff2f 100644
--- a/tests/old/testsuite/elements/fake.c
+++ b/tests/old/testsuite/elements/fake.c
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
  */
 
 #include <gst/gst.h>
-#include "events.h"
 
 GstElement *
 element_create (char *name, char *element)
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
   g_print ("Creating pipeline\n");
   pipeline = gst_pipeline_new ("pipeline");
 
-  g_signal_connect (G_OBJECT (pipeline), "event", G_CALLBACK (event_func), NULL);
  g_print ("Creating elements\n");
   if (!(src = element_create ("src", "fakesrc"))) return 1;
   g_object_set (G_OBJECT (src), "sizetype", 2, NULL);
diff --git a/tests/old/testsuite/elements/tee.c b/tests/old/testsuite/elements/tee.c
index fd42aee299..b95e5a710b 100644
--- a/tests/old/testsuite/elements/tee.c
+++ b/tests/old/testsuite/elements/tee.c
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
  */
 
 #include <gst/gst.h>
-#include "events.h"
 
 GstElement *
 element_create (char *name, char *element)
@@ -52,7 +51,6 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
   /* create */
   g_print ("Creating pipeline\n");
   pipeline = gst_pipeline_new ("pipeline");
-  g_signal_connect (G_OBJECT (pipeline), "event", G_CALLBACK (event_func), NULL);
 
   g_print ("Creating elements\n");
   if (!(tee = element_create ("tee", "tee"))) return 1;
diff --git a/testsuite/elements/events.h b/testsuite/elements/events.h
deleted file mode 100644
index a50b6aca2a..0000000000
--- a/testsuite/elements/events.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-#include <gst/gst.h>
-#include <gst/gstpropsprivate.h>
-
-/*
- * no need to librify this simple function set
- */
-
-static void
-print_props (gpointer data, gpointer user_data)
-{
-  GstPropsEntry *entry = (GstPropsEntry *)data;
-  GstElement *element = GST_ELEMENT (user_data);
-
-  g_print ("%s: %s: ", gst_element_get_name (element),
-                  g_quark_to_string (entry->propid));
-  switch (entry->propstype) {
-    case GST_PROPS_INT_ID:
-      g_print ("%d\n", entry->data.int_data);
-      break;
-    case GST_PROPS_STRING_ID:
-      g_print ("%s\n", entry->data.string_data.string);
-      break;
-    case GST_PROPS_FLOAT_ID:
-      g_print ("%f\n", entry->data.float_data);
-      break;
-    default:
-      g_print ("unknown\n");
-  }
-}
-
-static void
-event_func (GstElement *element, GstEvent *event)
-{
-  GstProps *props;
-
-  if (event == NULL)
-    return;
-
-  if (GST_EVENT_TYPE (event) == GST_EVENT_INFO) {
-    props = GST_EVENT_INFO_PROPS (event);
-
-    g_list_foreach (props->properties, print_props, GST_EVENT_SRC (event));
-  }
-}
-
diff --git a/testsuite/elements/fake.c b/testsuite/elements/fake.c
index 36259ce14f..6c2a50ff2f 100644
--- a/testsuite/elements/fake.c
+++ b/testsuite/elements/fake.c
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
  */
 
 #include <gst/gst.h>
-#include "events.h"
 
 GstElement *
 element_create (char *name, char *element)
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
   g_print ("Creating pipeline\n");
   pipeline = gst_pipeline_new ("pipeline");
 
-  g_signal_connect (G_OBJECT (pipeline), "event", G_CALLBACK (event_func), NULL);
  g_print ("Creating elements\n");
   if (!(src = element_create ("src", "fakesrc"))) return 1;
   g_object_set (G_OBJECT (src), "sizetype", 2, NULL);
diff --git a/testsuite/elements/tee.c b/testsuite/elements/tee.c
index fd42aee299..b95e5a710b 100644
--- a/testsuite/elements/tee.c
+++ b/testsuite/elements/tee.c
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
  */
 
 #include <gst/gst.h>
-#include "events.h"
 
 GstElement *
 element_create (char *name, char *element)
@@ -52,7 +51,6 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
   /* create */
   g_print ("Creating pipeline\n");
   pipeline = gst_pipeline_new ("pipeline");
-  g_signal_connect (G_OBJECT (pipeline), "event", G_CALLBACK (event_func), NULL);
 
   g_print ("Creating elements\n");
   if (!(tee = element_create ("tee", "tee"))) return 1;