diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index 6f018a3a..f98a7793 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ opts.AddVariables(
   BoolVariable('CREATE_AVI', 'Enable avi creation support (SDL only)', 1),
   BoolVariable('LOGO', 'Enable a logoscreen when creating avis (SDL only)', '1'),
   BoolVariable('GTK', 'Enable GTK2 GUI (SDL only)', 1),
-  BoolVariable('GTK_LITE', 'Enable GTK2 for dialogs only', 0)
 )
 
 env = Environment(options = opts)
@@ -57,15 +56,12 @@ else:
   if not conf.CheckLib('SDL'):
     print 'Did not find libSDL or SDL.lib, exiting!'
     Exit(1)
-  if env['GTK'] or env['GTK_LITE']:
+  if env['GTK']:
     # Add compiler and linker flags from pkg-config
     env.ParseConfig('pkg-config --cflags --libs gtk+-2.0')
     env.Append(CPPDEFINES=["_GTK2"])
   if env['GTK']:
     env.Append(CCFLAGS = ["-D_GTK"])
-    env.Append(CCFLAGS =["-D_GTK_LITE"])
-  if env['GTK_LITE']:
-    env.Append(CCFLAGS =["-D_GTK_LITE"])
 
   ### Lua platform defines
   ### Applies to all files even though only lua needs it, but should be ok
diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index f0492bc1..f9b1644d 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+18-mar-2011 - prg318 - sdl - removed GTK_LITE; --nogui made it obsolete
 12-feb-2010 - mart0258 - Fix input selection for Famicom Expansion port
 25-jan-2010 - prg318 - gtk - filechooser now remembers last file opened
 25-jan-2010 - prg318 - gtk - fixed xscale/yscale spinbuttons not changing config
diff --git a/src/drivers/sdl/gui.h b/src/drivers/sdl/gui.h
index 2b92f207..d0fb6a36 100644
--- a/src/drivers/sdl/gui.h
+++ b/src/drivers/sdl/gui.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 #ifndef FCEUX_GUI_H
 #define FCEUX_GUI_H
-#define GTK_LITE
+#define GTK
 #include <gtk/gtk.h>
 extern GtkWidget* MainWindow;
 extern GtkWidget* socket;
diff --git a/src/drivers/sdl/input.cpp b/src/drivers/sdl/input.cpp
index 30a9a0af..e6af557f 100644
--- a/src/drivers/sdl/input.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/sdl/input.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #include "../../fceulua.h"
 #endif
 
-#ifdef _GTK_LITE
+#ifdef _GTK
 #include "gui.h"
 #ifdef SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11
 #include <gdk/gdkx.h>
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ std::string GetFilename(const char* title, bool save, const char* filter)
     fname = GetOpenFileName(&ofn);
 
 #endif
-#ifdef _GTK_LITE
+#ifdef _GTK
 	int fullscreen = 0;
 	g_config->getOption("SDL.Fullscreen", &fullscreen);
 	if(fullscreen)
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ std::string GetFilename(const char* title, bool save, const char* filter)
  */
 std::string GetUserText(const char* title)
 {
-#ifdef _GTK_LITE
+#ifdef _GTK
 
 	GtkWidget* d;
 	GtkWidget* entry;
diff --git a/src/drivers/sdl/sdl.cpp b/src/drivers/sdl/sdl.cpp
index 8d48fc1d..83a76e9a 100644
--- a/src/drivers/sdl/sdl.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/sdl/sdl.cpp
@@ -13,10 +13,8 @@
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <math.h>
 
-#ifdef _GTK_LITE
-#include <gtk/gtk.h>
-#endif
 #ifdef _GTK
+#include <gtk/gtk.h>
 #include "gui.cpp"
 #endif
 
@@ -158,7 +156,7 @@ static void ShowUsage(char *prog)
 	printf("Compiled with SDL version %d.%d.%d\n", SDL_MAJOR_VERSION, SDL_MINOR_VERSION, SDL_PATCHLEVEL );
 	const SDL_version* v = SDL_Linked_Version();
 	printf("Linked with SDL version %d.%d.%d\n", v->major, v->minor, v->patch);
-#ifdef GTK_LITE
+#ifdef GTK
 	printf("Compiled with GTK version %d.%d.%d\n", GTK_MAJOR_VERSION, GTK_MINOR_VERSION, GTK_MICRO_VERSION );
 	//printf("Linked with GTK version %d.%d.%d\n", GTK_MAJOR_VERSION, GTK_MINOR_VERSION, GTK_MICRO_VERSION );
 #endif
@@ -726,13 +724,9 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	// load the hotkeys from the config life
 	setHotKeys();
 	
-	// GTK_LITE: gtk is linked for dialogs
-	//		gtk needs to be started somewhere
-	// GTK: full gtk GUI.  we're starting it here.
-#ifdef _GTK_LITE
-	gtk_init(&argc, &argv);
-#endif	
 #ifdef _GTK
+	gtk_init(&argc, &argv);
+
 	int noGui;
 	g_config->getOption("SDL.NoGUI", &noGui);
 	if(noGui == 0)