diff -r cb3c2ebadbf1 -r bf243e3394a7 pidgin/gtkprefs.c
--- a/pidgin/gtkprefs.c	Sat Jan 26 17:40:31 2013 -0800
+++ b/pidgin/gtkprefs.c	Sat Jan 26 18:12:03 2013 -0800
@@ -2459,10 +2459,6 @@
 		gtk_label_set_mnemonic_widget(GTK_LABEL(label), entry);
 		gtk_table_attach(GTK_TABLE(table), entry, 3, 4, 1, 2, GTK_FILL , 0, 0, 0);
 		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 */
 		g_signal_connect(G_OBJECT(entry), "changed",
 				 G_CALLBACK(proxy_print_option), (void *)PROXYPASS);