diff --git a/src/DatabaseLock.cxx b/src/DatabaseLock.cxx
index d0327d794..398e5aebb 100644
--- a/src/DatabaseLock.cxx
+++ b/src/DatabaseLock.cxx
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@
 #include "DatabaseLock.hxx"
 #include "gcc.h"
 
-#if GCC_CHECK_VERSION(4, 2)
-/* workaround for a warning caused by G_STATIC_MUTEX_INIT */
-#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wmissing-field-initializers"
-#endif
-
 Mutex db_mutex;
 
 #ifndef NDEBUG
diff --git a/src/archive/Bzip2ArchivePlugin.cxx b/src/archive/Bzip2ArchivePlugin.cxx
index 35373ed19..d98f24dff 100644
--- a/src/archive/Bzip2ArchivePlugin.cxx
+++ b/src/archive/Bzip2ArchivePlugin.cxx
@@ -120,11 +120,6 @@ bz2_destroy(struct bz2_input_stream *data)
 
 /* archive open && listing routine */
 
-#if GCC_CHECK_VERSION(4, 2)
-/* workaround for a warning caused by G_STATIC_MUTEX_INIT */
-#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wmissing-field-initializers"
-#endif
-
 static struct archive_file *
 bz2_open(const char *pathname, GError **error_r)
 {