diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 0f92e9c74..42ccf6216 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2005-02-18  Mike Kestner  <mkestner@novell.com>
+
+	* gtk/Gtk.metadata : remove an incorrect and harmful rule on 
+	ClipboardGetFunc.  [Fixes #69013]
+
 2005-02-17  Mike Kestner  <mkestner@novell.com>
 
 	* */Makefile.am : define SYMBOLS if it isn't already to fix breakage
diff --git a/gtk/Gtk.metadata b/gtk/Gtk.metadata
index ded915803..b0ef7738a 100644
--- a/gtk/Gtk.metadata
+++ b/gtk/Gtk.metadata
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
   <attr path="/api/namespace/boxed[@cname='GtkTextIter']/method[@name='GetTags']" name="hidden">1</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/boxed[@cname='GtkTextIter']/method[@name='GetToggledTags']" name="hidden">1</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/boxed[@cname='GtkTreePath']/method[@name='GetIndices']" name="hidden">1</attr>
-  <attr path="/api/namespace/callback[@cname='GtkClipboardGetFunc']/*/*[@type='GtkSelectionData*']" name="pass_as">ref</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/callback[@cname='GtkItemFactoryCallback2']" name="hidden">1</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/class[@cname='GtkAccel_']/method[@name='GroupsFromObject']" name="hidden">1</attr>
   <attr path="/api/namespace/class[@cname='GtkAccelerator_']/method[@name='GetDefaultModMask']/return-type" name="type">GdkModifierType</attr>