diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/adaptivedemux/gstadaptivedemux.h b/gst-libs/gst/adaptivedemux/gstadaptivedemux.h
index 09de08ae09..b65b6d675a 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/adaptivedemux/gstadaptivedemux.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/adaptivedemux/gstadaptivedemux.h
@@ -72,11 +72,6 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
  */
 #define GST_ADAPTIVE_DEMUX_STATISTICS_MESSAGE_NAME "adaptive-streaming-statistics"
 
-/* FIXME: remove STATISTICS_MESSAGE_NAME in 1.7.x */
-#ifndef GST_DISABLE_DEPRECATED
-#define STATISTICS_MESSAGE_NAME GST_ADAPTIVE_DEMUX_STATISTICS_MESSAGE_NAME
-#endif
-
 #define GST_MANIFEST_GET_LOCK(d) (&(GST_ADAPTIVE_DEMUX_CAST(d)->manifest_lock))
 #define GST_MANIFEST_LOCK(d) (g_mutex_lock (GST_MANIFEST_GET_LOCK (d)))
 #define GST_MANIFEST_UNLOCK(d) (g_mutex_unlock (GST_MANIFEST_GET_LOCK (d)))