diff --git a/src/gcal-week-view.c b/src/gcal-week-view.c
index 814a0951..f1fed930 100644
--- a/src/gcal-week-view.c
+++ b/src/gcal-week-view.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ struct _GcalWeekViewChild
 
 typedef struct _GcalWeekViewChild GcalWeekViewChild;
 
-struct _GcalWeekViewPrivate
+typedef struct
 {
   /**
    * This is where we keep the refs of the child widgets.
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ struct _GcalWeekViewPrivate
   GdkWindow      *event_window;
 
   gint            clicked_cell;
-};
+} GcalWeekViewPrivate;
 
 static void           gcal_view_interface_init             (GcalViewIface  *iface);
 
@@ -192,8 +192,6 @@ gcal_week_view_class_init (GcalWeekViewClass *klass)
   object_class->get_property = gcal_week_view_get_property;
 
   g_object_class_override_property (object_class, PROP_DATE, "active-date");
-
-  g_type_class_add_private ((gpointer)klass, sizeof (GcalWeekViewPrivate));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/gcal-week-view.h b/src/gcal-week-view.h
index 3666197c..ee67f502 100644
--- a/src/gcal-week-view.h
+++ b/src/gcal-week-view.h
@@ -33,14 +33,10 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 typedef struct _GcalWeekView                       GcalWeekView;
 typedef struct _GcalWeekViewClass                  GcalWeekViewClass;
-typedef struct _GcalWeekViewPrivate                GcalWeekViewPrivate;
 
 struct _GcalWeekView
 {
   GtkContainer parent;
-
-  /* add your public declarations here */
-  GcalWeekViewPrivate *priv;
 };
 
 struct _GcalWeekViewClass