diff --git a/gst/gst.c b/gst/gst.c
index aa187f64f3..ff7f2507ca 100644
--- a/gst/gst.c
+++ b/gst/gst.c
@@ -360,6 +360,9 @@ gst_init_get_option_group (void)
     {NULL}
   };
 
+/* Since GLib 2.31.0 threading is always enabled and g_thread_init()
+ * is not needed any longer and deprecated */
+#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 31, 0)
   /* Since GLib 2.23.2 calling g_thread_init() 'late' is allowed and is
    * automatically done as part of g_type_init() */
   if (glib_check_version (2, 23, 3)) {
@@ -381,6 +384,7 @@ gst_init_get_option_group (void)
   } else {
     /* GLib >= 2.23.2 */
   }
+#endif
 
   group = g_option_group_new ("gst", _("GStreamer Options"),
       _("Show GStreamer Options"), NULL, NULL);
@@ -424,8 +428,10 @@ gst_init_check (int *argc, char **argv[], GError ** err)
 #endif
   gboolean res;
 
+#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 31, 0)
   if (!g_thread_get_initialized ())
     g_thread_init (NULL);
+#endif
 
   if (gst_initialized) {
     GST_DEBUG ("already initialized gst");
@@ -574,8 +580,10 @@ init_pre (GOptionContext * context, GOptionGroup * group, gpointer data,
 
   g_type_init ();
 
+#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 31, 0)
   /* we need threading to be enabled right here */
   g_assert (g_thread_get_initialized ());
+#endif
 
   _gst_debug_init ();
 
diff --git a/libs/gst/helpers/gst-plugin-scanner.c b/libs/gst/helpers/gst-plugin-scanner.c
index 0405728101..d54c65686c 100644
--- a/libs/gst/helpers/gst-plugin-scanner.c
+++ b/libs/gst/helpers/gst-plugin-scanner.c
@@ -41,8 +41,10 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
   if (argc != 2 || strcmp (argv[1], "-l"))
     return 1;
 
+#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 31, 0)
   if (!g_thread_supported ())
     g_thread_init (NULL);
+#endif
 
   my_argc = 2;
   my_argv = g_malloc (my_argc * sizeof (char *));
diff --git a/tools/gst-inspect.c b/tools/gst-inspect.c
index f42b6edaf5..d3ce0c8533 100644
--- a/tools/gst-inspect.c
+++ b/tools/gst-inspect.c
@@ -1561,7 +1561,9 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
   textdomain (GETTEXT_PACKAGE);
 #endif
 
+#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 31, 0)
   g_thread_init (NULL);
+#endif
 
   gst_tools_set_prgname ("gst-inspect");
 
diff --git a/tools/gst-launch.c b/tools/gst-launch.c
index ea99b8f6dd..b801d033d4 100644
--- a/tools/gst-launch.c
+++ b/tools/gst-launch.c
@@ -971,7 +971,9 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
   textdomain (GETTEXT_PACKAGE);
 #endif
 
+#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 31, 0)
   g_thread_init (NULL);
+#endif
 
   gst_tools_set_prgname ("gst-launch");
 
diff --git a/tools/gst-typefind.c b/tools/gst-typefind.c
index 53635d620e..123f395dff 100644
--- a/tools/gst-typefind.c
+++ b/tools/gst-typefind.c
@@ -153,7 +153,9 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
   textdomain (GETTEXT_PACKAGE);
 #endif
 
+#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 31, 0)
   g_thread_init (NULL);
+#endif
 
   gst_tools_set_prgname ("gst-typefind");
 
diff --git a/tools/gst-xmlinspect.c b/tools/gst-xmlinspect.c
index d1df7e1b6d..af3bb7f25f 100644
--- a/tools/gst-xmlinspect.c
+++ b/tools/gst-xmlinspect.c
@@ -641,7 +641,9 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 
   setlocale (LC_ALL, "");
 
+#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION (2, 31, 0)
   g_thread_init (NULL);
+#endif
 
   gst_tools_set_prgname ("gst-xmlinspect");