diff --git a/panels/sound/Makefile.am b/panels/sound/Makefile.am
index 60f195583..d28ee2d91 100644
--- a/panels/sound/Makefile.am
+++ b/panels/sound/Makefile.am
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS =					\
 	$(WARN_CFLAGS)				\
 	$(CANBERRA_CFLAGS)			\
 	$(PANEL_CFLAGS)				\
-	$(DISABLE_DEPRECATED)			\
 	$(PULSEAUDIO_CFLAGS)			\
 	$(XML_CFLAGS)				\
 	-DLOCALE_DIR=\""$(datadir)/locale"\"	\