diff --git a/gst/gst_private.h b/gst/gst_private.h
index 82c9601186..b318abbcd6 100644
--- a/gst/gst_private.h
+++ b/gst/gst_private.h
@@ -183,7 +183,6 @@ GST_EXPORT GstDebugCategory *GST_CAT_PIPELINE;
 GST_EXPORT GstDebugCategory *GST_CAT_PLUGIN_LOADING;
 GST_EXPORT GstDebugCategory *GST_CAT_PLUGIN_INFO;
 GST_EXPORT GstDebugCategory *GST_CAT_PROPERTIES;
-GST_EXPORT GstDebugCategory *GST_CAT_XML;
 GST_EXPORT GstDebugCategory *GST_CAT_NEGOTIATION;
 GST_EXPORT GstDebugCategory *GST_CAT_REFCOUNTING;
 GST_EXPORT GstDebugCategory *GST_CAT_ERROR_SYSTEM;
@@ -223,7 +222,6 @@ extern GstDebugCategory *_priv_GST_CAT_POLL;
 #define GST_CAT_PLUGIN_LOADING   NULL
 #define GST_CAT_PLUGIN_INFO      NULL
 #define GST_CAT_PROPERTIES       NULL
-#define GST_CAT_XML              NULL
 #define GST_CAT_NEGOTIATION      NULL
 #define GST_CAT_REFCOUNTING      NULL
 #define GST_CAT_ERROR_SYSTEM     NULL
diff --git a/gst/gstinfo.c b/gst/gstinfo.c
index 81c618ff83..34ce887980 100644
--- a/gst/gstinfo.c
+++ b/gst/gstinfo.c
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ GstDebugCategory *GST_CAT_PLUGIN_LOADING = NULL;
 GstDebugCategory *GST_CAT_PLUGIN_INFO = NULL;
 GstDebugCategory *GST_CAT_PROPERTIES = NULL;
 GstDebugCategory *GST_CAT_TYPES = NULL;
-GstDebugCategory *GST_CAT_XML = NULL;
 GstDebugCategory *GST_CAT_NEGOTIATION = NULL;
 GstDebugCategory *GST_CAT_REFCOUNTING = NULL;
 GstDebugCategory *GST_CAT_ERROR_SYSTEM = NULL;
@@ -394,8 +393,6 @@ _gst_debug_init (void)
       GST_DEBUG_BOLD | GST_DEBUG_FG_WHITE | GST_DEBUG_BG_BLUE, NULL);
   GST_CAT_TYPES = _gst_debug_category_new ("GST_TYPES",
       GST_DEBUG_BOLD | GST_DEBUG_FG_WHITE | GST_DEBUG_BG_RED, NULL);
-  GST_CAT_XML = _gst_debug_category_new ("GST_XML",
-      GST_DEBUG_BOLD | GST_DEBUG_FG_WHITE | GST_DEBUG_BG_RED, NULL);
   GST_CAT_NEGOTIATION = _gst_debug_category_new ("GST_NEGOTIATION",
       GST_DEBUG_BOLD | GST_DEBUG_FG_BLUE, NULL);
   GST_CAT_REFCOUNTING = _gst_debug_category_new ("GST_REFCOUNTING",