diff --git a/src/wayland-client.c b/src/wayland-client.c
index 83f76ec..21ef5b0 100644
--- a/src/wayland-client.c
+++ b/src/wayland-client.c
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ proxy_destroy(struct wl_proxy *proxy)
 		wl_map_insert_at(&proxy->display->objects,
 				 WL_MAP_ENTRY_ZOMBIE,
 				 proxy->object.id,
-				 WL_ZOMBIE_OBJECT);
+				 NULL);
 	} else {
 		wl_map_insert_at(&proxy->display->objects, 0,
 				 proxy->object.id, NULL);
diff --git a/src/wayland-private.h b/src/wayland-private.h
index b0d129f..8e94864 100644
--- a/src/wayland-private.h
+++ b/src/wayland-private.h
@@ -57,9 +57,6 @@ struct wl_object {
 	uint32_t id;
 };
 
-extern struct wl_object global_zombie_object;
-#define WL_ZOMBIE_OBJECT ((void*)&global_zombie_object)
-
 int
 wl_interface_equal(const struct wl_interface *iface1,
 		   const struct wl_interface *iface2);
diff --git a/src/wayland-util.c b/src/wayland-util.c
index ce387f4..3a471a8 100644
--- a/src/wayland-util.c
+++ b/src/wayland-util.c
@@ -153,8 +153,6 @@ wl_array_copy(struct wl_array *array, struct wl_array *source)
 
 /** \cond */
 
-struct wl_object global_zombie_object;
-
 int
 wl_interface_equal(const struct wl_interface *a, const struct wl_interface *b)
 {