1 files changed, 3 insertions, 26 deletions

diff --git a/src/sp-desc.cpp b/src/sp-desc.cpp
index bbc47ecbb..9b27c4d17 100644
--- a/src/sp-desc.cpp
+++ b/src/sp-desc.cpp
@@ -16,36 +16,13 @@
 #include "sp-desc.h"
 #include "xml/repr.h"
 
-static void sp_desc_class_init(SPDescClass *klass);
-static void sp_desc_init(SPDesc *rect);
 static Inkscape::XML::Node *sp_desc_write(SPObject *object, Inkscape::XML::Document *doc, Inkscape::XML::Node *repr, guint flags);
 
-static SPObjectClass *desc_parent_class;
-
-GType sp_desc_get_type (void)
-{
-    static GType desc_type = 0;
-
-    if (!desc_type) {
-        GTypeInfo desc_info = {
-            sizeof (SPDescClass),
-            NULL, NULL,
-            (GClassInitFunc) sp_desc_class_init,
-            NULL, NULL,
-            sizeof (SPDesc),
-            16,
-            (GInstanceInitFunc) sp_desc_init,
-            NULL,    /* value_table */
-        };
-        desc_type = g_type_register_static (SP_TYPE_OBJECT, "SPDesc", &desc_info, (GTypeFlags)0);
-    }
-    return desc_type;
-}
+G_DEFINE_TYPE(SPDesc, sp_desc, SP_TYPE_OBJECT);
 
 static void sp_desc_class_init(SPDescClass *klass)
 {
     SPObjectClass *sp_object_class = (SPObjectClass *)(klass);
-    desc_parent_class = (SPObjectClass *)(g_type_class_ref(SP_TYPE_OBJECT));
 
     sp_object_class->write = sp_desc_write;
 }
@@ -63,8 +40,8 @@ static Inkscape::XML::Node *sp_desc_write(SPObject *object, Inkscape::XML::Docum
         repr = object->getRepr()->duplicate(doc);
     }
 
-    if ((static_cast<SPObjectClass *>(desc_parent_class))->write) {
-        (static_cast<SPObjectClass *>(desc_parent_class))->write(object, doc, repr, flags);
+    if ((static_cast<SPObjectClass *>(sp_desc_parent_class))->write) {
+        (static_cast<SPObjectClass *>(sp_desc_parent_class))->write(object, doc, repr, flags);
     }
 
     return repr;