diff -r 408990fbee7b -r b5bc1f40fdee pidgin/gtkrequest.c
--- a/pidgin/gtkrequest.c	Sun Jan 27 05:07:16 2013 -0500
+++ b/pidgin/gtkrequest.c	Sun Jan 27 05:12:39 2013 -0500
@@ -48,11 +48,6 @@
 
 #include "gtk3compat.h"
 
-#if !GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,12,0)
-#undef gtk_widget_set_tooltip_text
-#define gtk_widget_set_tooltip_text(x,y)
-#endif
-
 static GtkWidget * create_account_field(PurpleRequestField *field);
 
 typedef struct
@@ -466,10 +461,6 @@
 			if (masked)
 			{
 				gtk_entry_set_visibility(GTK_ENTRY(entry), FALSE);
-#if !GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,16,0)
-				if (gtk_entry_get_invisible_char(GTK_ENTRY(entry)) == '*')
-					gtk_entry_set_invisible_char(GTK_ENTRY(entry), PIDGIN_INVISIBLE_CHAR);
-#endif /* Less than GTK+ 2.16 */
 			}
 		}
 		gtk_widget_show_all(vbox);
@@ -912,10 +903,6 @@
 		if (purple_request_field_string_is_masked(field))
 		{
 			gtk_entry_set_visibility(GTK_ENTRY(widget), FALSE);
-#if !GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,16,0)
-			if (gtk_entry_get_invisible_char(GTK_ENTRY(widget)) == '*')
-				gtk_entry_set_invisible_char(GTK_ENTRY(widget),	PIDGIN_INVISIBLE_CHAR);
-#endif /* Less than GTK+ 2.16 */
 		}
 
 		gtk_editable_set_editable(GTK_EDITABLE(widget),