diff --git a/plugins/pip/Main.vala b/plugins/pip/Main.vala
index 7564d0295..c5976e7e2 100644
--- a/plugins/pip/Main.vala
+++ b/plugins/pip/Main.vala
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ public class Gala.Plugins.PIP.Plugin : Gala.Plugin {
         windows.clear ();
     }
 
-    [CCode (instance_pos = -1)]
     private void on_initiate (Meta.Display display, Meta.Window? window, Clutter.KeyEvent? event,
         Meta.KeyBinding binding) {
         selection_area = new SelectionArea (wm);
diff --git a/src/ScreenshotManager.vala b/src/ScreenshotManager.vala
index 4c43866fa..e7de439e3 100644
--- a/src/ScreenshotManager.vala
+++ b/src/ScreenshotManager.vala
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ public class Gala.ScreenshotManager : Object {
         notifications_manager.notification_closed.connect ((id) => notifications_id_to_path.remove (id));
     }
 
-    [CCode (instance_pos = -1)]
     private void handle_screenshot (
         Meta.Display display, Meta.Window? window, Clutter.KeyEvent? event, Meta.KeyBinding binding
     ) {
diff --git a/src/WindowManager.vala b/src/WindowManager.vala
index b3582876c..608aa1641 100644
--- a/src/WindowManager.vala
+++ b/src/WindowManager.vala
@@ -451,7 +451,6 @@ namespace Gala {
             return Clutter.EVENT_STOP;
         }
 
-        [CCode (instance_pos = -1)]
         private void handle_cycle_workspaces (Meta.Display display, Meta.Window? window, Clutter.KeyEvent? event,
             Meta.KeyBinding binding) {
             var direction = (binding.get_name () == "cycle-workspaces-next" ? 1 : -1);
@@ -473,7 +472,6 @@ namespace Gala {
             }
         }
 
-        [CCode (instance_pos = -1)]
         private void handle_move_to_workspace (Meta.Display display, Meta.Window? window,
             Clutter.KeyEvent? event, Meta.KeyBinding binding) {
             if (window == null) {
@@ -501,7 +499,6 @@ namespace Gala {
             }
         }
 
-        [CCode (instance_pos = -1)]
         private void handle_move_to_workspace_end (Meta.Display display, Meta.Window? window,
             Clutter.KeyEvent? event, Meta.KeyBinding binding) {
             if (window == null) {
@@ -516,7 +513,6 @@ namespace Gala {
             workspace.activate_with_focus (window, timestamp);
         }
 
-        [CCode (instance_pos = -1)]
         private void handle_switch_to_workspace (Meta.Display display, Meta.Window? window,
             Clutter.KeyEvent? event, Meta.KeyBinding binding) {
             var timestamp = event != null ? event.get_time () : Meta.CURRENT_TIME;
@@ -540,7 +536,6 @@ namespace Gala {
             }
         }
 
-        [CCode (instance_pos = -1)]
         private void handle_switch_to_workspace_end (Meta.Display display, Meta.Window? window,
             Clutter.KeyEvent? event, Meta.KeyBinding binding) {
             unowned Meta.WorkspaceManager manager = display.get_workspace_manager ();
@@ -548,7 +543,6 @@ namespace Gala {
             manager.get_workspace_by_index (index).activate (event != null ? event.get_time () : Meta.CURRENT_TIME);
         }
 
-        [CCode (instance_pos = -1)]
         private void handle_applications_menu (Meta.Display display, Meta.Window? window,
             Clutter.KeyEvent? event, Meta.KeyBinding binding) {
             launch_action (ActionKeys.PANEL_MAIN_MENU_ACTION);
diff --git a/src/Zoom.vala b/src/Zoom.vala
index c5fac3d51..70120f019 100644
--- a/src/Zoom.vala
+++ b/src/Zoom.vala
@@ -66,13 +66,11 @@ public class Gala.Zoom : Object, GestureTarget, RootTarget {
         }
     }
 
-    [CCode (instance_pos = -1)]
     private void zoom_in (Meta.Display display, Meta.Window? window,
         Clutter.KeyEvent? event, Meta.KeyBinding binding) {
         zoom (SHORTCUT_DELTA, true);
     }
 
-    [CCode (instance_pos = -1)]
     private void zoom_out (Meta.Display display, Meta.Window? window,
         Clutter.KeyEvent? event, Meta.KeyBinding binding) {
         zoom (-SHORTCUT_DELTA, true);