diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 88f8464d..910565e9 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ dnl *********************************************************************
 
 # we might get undefined macro without this test
 if test "$gtkfe" = yes ; then
-	AM_PATH_GTK_2_0(2.14.0, havegtk=yes, havegtk=no)
+	AM_PATH_GTK_2_0(2.24.0, havegtk=yes, havegtk=no)
 
 	if test "$havegtk" = no; then
 		gtkfe=no
diff --git a/share/doc/readme.md b/share/doc/readme.md
index ec2a6d9f..9d9cc91c 100644
--- a/share/doc/readme.md
+++ b/share/doc/readme.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ in general. HexChat runs on most BSD and POSIX compliant operating systems.
 
 ## Requirements:
 
- * GTK+ 2.14
+ * GTK+ 2.24
  * GLib 2.14
 
 HexChat is known to work on, at least:
diff --git a/src/fe-gtk/dccgui.c b/src/fe-gtk/dccgui.c
index 0fb2e7e5..24d3bcbf 100644
--- a/src/fe-gtk/dccgui.c
+++ b/src/fe-gtk/dccgui.c
@@ -685,14 +685,14 @@ dcc_detail_label (char *text, GtkWidget *box, int num)
 static void
 dcc_exp_cb (GtkWidget *exp, GtkWidget *box)
 {
-#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,20,0)
 	if (gtk_widget_get_visible (box))
-#else
-	if (GTK_WIDGET_VISIBLE (box))
-#endif
+	{
 		gtk_widget_hide (box);
+	}
 	else
+	{
 		gtk_widget_show (box);
+	}
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/src/fe-gtk/fe-gtk.c b/src/fe-gtk/fe-gtk.c
index 0c3583d3..d737b744 100644
--- a/src/fe-gtk/fe-gtk.c
+++ b/src/fe-gtk/fe-gtk.c
@@ -897,15 +897,15 @@ fe_gui_info (session *sess, int info_type)
 	switch (info_type)
 	{
 	case 0:	/* window status */
-#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,20,0)
 		if (!gtk_widget_get_visible (GTK_WIDGET (sess->gui->window)))
-#else
-		if (!GTK_WIDGET_VISIBLE (GTK_WIDGET (sess->gui->window)))
-#endif
+		{
 			return 2;	/* hidden (iconified or systray) */
+		}
 
 		if (gtk_window_is_active (GTK_WINDOW (sess->gui->window)))
+		{
 			return 1;	/* active/focused */
+		}
 
 		return 0;		/* normal (no keyboard focus or behind a window) */
 	}
@@ -920,11 +920,7 @@ fe_gui_info_ptr (session *sess, int info_type)
 	{
 	case 0:	/* native window pointer (for plugins) */
 #ifdef WIN32
-#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,24,8)
 		return gdk_win32_window_get_impl_hwnd (sess->gui->window->window);
-#else
-		return GDK_WINDOW_HWND (sess->gui->window->window);
-#endif
 #else
 		return sess->gui->window;
 #endif
diff --git a/src/fe-gtk/menu.c b/src/fe-gtk/menu.c
index f0f49730..79e1bad8 100644
--- a/src/fe-gtk/menu.c
+++ b/src/fe-gtk/menu.c
@@ -1729,11 +1729,7 @@ static gboolean
 menu_canacaccel (GtkWidget *widget, guint signal_id, gpointer user_data)
 {
 	/* GTK2.2 behaviour */
-#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,20,0)
 	return gtk_widget_is_sensitive (widget);
-#else
-	return GTK_WIDGET_IS_SENSITIVE (widget);
-#endif
 }
 
 /* === STUFF FOR /MENU === */
diff --git a/src/fe-gtk/plugin-tray.c b/src/fe-gtk/plugin-tray.c
index 501dc0cd..d0196bcb 100644
--- a/src/fe-gtk/plugin-tray.c
+++ b/src/fe-gtk/plugin-tray.c
@@ -414,11 +414,7 @@ tray_toggle_visibility (gboolean force_hide)
 	if (!win)
 		return FALSE;
 
-#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,20,0)
 	if (force_hide || gtk_widget_get_visible (GTK_WIDGET (win)))
-#else
-	if (force_hide || GTK_WIDGET_VISIBLE (win))
-#endif
 	{
 		if (prefs.hex_gui_tray_away)
 			hexchat_command (ph, "ALLSERV AWAY");
diff --git a/src/fe-gtk/xtext.c b/src/fe-gtk/xtext.c
index e151524d..94db4687 100644
--- a/src/fe-gtk/xtext.c
+++ b/src/fe-gtk/xtext.c
@@ -1034,11 +1034,7 @@ gtk_xtext_realize (GtkWidget * widget)
 
 	gdk_window_set_user_data (widget->window, widget);
 
-#if GTK_CHECK_VERSION(2,24,0)
 	xtext->depth = gdk_window_get_visual (widget->window)->depth;
-#else
-	xtext->depth = gdk_drawable_get_visual (widget->window)->depth;
-#endif
 
 	val.subwindow_mode = GDK_INCLUDE_INFERIORS;
 	val.graphics_exposures = 0;