--- a/configure.ac	2019-01-15 04:29:27.000000000 +0000
+++ a/configure.ac	2020-04-03 18:39:26.372870987 +0000
@@ -879,10 +879,6 @@ 
 if test "x$enable_strict_build" != "xno"; then
 	CPPFLAGS="-DGDKMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED $CPPFLAGS"
 	
-	# Ensure that no deprecated glibmm symbols are introduced.
-	# lp:inkscape builds cleanly with this option at r10957
-	CPPFLAGS="-DGLIBMM_DISABLE_DEPRECATED $CPPFLAGS"
-	
 	dnl Pango 1.32.4 uses a deprecated Glib symbol:
 	dnl   https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=689843
 	dnl