diff --git a/open-vm-tools/lib/include/vmware/tools/plugin.h b/open-vm-tools/lib/include/vmware/tools/plugin.h
index f9acc6a29..deefd1f3d 100644
--- a/open-vm-tools/lib/include/vmware/tools/plugin.h
+++ b/open-vm-tools/lib/include/vmware/tools/plugin.h
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ typedef struct ToolsAppCtx {
  *
  * @return TRUE if COM is initialized when the function returns.
  */
-G_INLINE_FUNC gboolean
+static inline gboolean
 ToolsCore_InitializeCOM(ToolsAppCtx *ctx)
 {
    if (!ctx->comInitialized) {
diff --git a/open-vm-tools/lib/include/vmware/tools/threadPool.h b/open-vm-tools/lib/include/vmware/tools/threadPool.h
index 3f2082b3e..5880fbcff 100644
--- a/open-vm-tools/lib/include/vmware/tools/threadPool.h
+++ b/open-vm-tools/lib/include/vmware/tools/threadPool.h
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ typedef struct ToolsCorePool {
  *******************************************************************************
  */
 
-G_INLINE_FUNC ToolsCorePool *
+static inline ToolsCorePool *
 ToolsCorePool_GetPool(ToolsAppCtx *ctx)
 {
    ToolsCorePool *pool = NULL;
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ ToolsCorePool_GetPool(ToolsAppCtx *ctx)
  *******************************************************************************
  */
 
-G_INLINE_FUNC guint
+static inline guint
 ToolsCorePool_SubmitTask(ToolsAppCtx *ctx,
                          ToolsCorePoolCb cb,
                          gpointer data,
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ ToolsCorePool_SubmitTask(ToolsAppCtx *ctx,
  *******************************************************************************
  */
 
-G_INLINE_FUNC void
+static inline void
 ToolsCorePool_CancelTask(ToolsAppCtx *ctx,
                          guint taskId)
 {
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ ToolsCorePool_CancelTask(ToolsAppCtx *ctx,
  *******************************************************************************
  */
 
-G_INLINE_FUNC gboolean
+static inline gboolean
 ToolsCorePool_StartThread(ToolsAppCtx *ctx,
                           const gchar *threadName,
                           ToolsCorePoolCb cb,
diff --git a/open-vm-tools/lib/include/vmware/tools/utils.h b/open-vm-tools/lib/include/vmware/tools/utils.h
index f65745906..a3292d5c0 100644
--- a/open-vm-tools/lib/include/vmware/tools/utils.h
+++ b/open-vm-tools/lib/include/vmware/tools/utils.h
@@ -51,15 +51,6 @@
 #  include <sys/time.h>
 #endif
 
-
-/* Work around a glib limitation: it doesn't set G_INLINE_FUNC on Win32. */
-#if defined(G_PLATFORM_WIN32)
-#  if defined(G_INLINE_FUNC)
-#     undef G_INLINE_FUNC
-#  endif
-#  define G_INLINE_FUNC static __inline
-#endif
-
 #ifndef ABS
 #  define ABS(x) (((x) >= 0) ? (x) : -(x))
 #endif