diff --git a/src/hb-gobject-structs.cc b/src/hb-gobject-structs.cc
index 1289c4b18..6bd63368b 100644
--- a/src/hb-gobject-structs.cc
+++ b/src/hb-gobject-structs.cc
@@ -78,4 +78,3 @@ HB_DEFINE_VALUE_TYPE (glyph_info)
 HB_DEFINE_VALUE_TYPE (glyph_position)
 HB_DEFINE_VALUE_TYPE (segment_properties)
 HB_DEFINE_VALUE_TYPE (user_data_key)
-HB_DEFINE_VALUE_TYPE (language)
diff --git a/src/hb-gobject-structs.h b/src/hb-gobject-structs.h
index 4a88d569e..48af088ed 100644
--- a/src/hb-gobject-structs.h
+++ b/src/hb-gobject-structs.h
@@ -81,14 +81,6 @@ GType hb_gobject_segment_properties_get_type (void);
 GType hb_gobject_user_data_key_get_type (void);
 #define HB_GOBJECT_TYPE_USER_DATA_KEY (hb_gobject_user_data_key_get_type ())
 
-/* Currently gobject-introspection doesn't understand that hb_language_t
- * can be passed by-value.  As such we box it up.  May remove in the
- * future.
- *
- *   https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=707656
- */
-GType hb_gobject_language_get_type (void);
-#define HB_GOBJECT_TYPE_LANGUAGE (hb_gobject_language_get_type ())
 
 HB_END_DECLS