diff --git a/include/fluidsynth/settings.h b/include/fluidsynth/settings.h
index 7819d37d..0784d993 100644
--- a/include/fluidsynth/settings.h
+++ b/include/fluidsynth/settings.h
@@ -78,25 +78,6 @@ extern "C" {
  */
 #define FLUID_HINT_TOGGLED         0x4
 
-/**
- * Hint FLUID_HINT_SAMPLE_RATE indicates that any bounds specified
- * should be interpreted as multiples of the sample rate. For
- * instance, a frequency range from 0Hz to the Nyquist frequency (half
- * the sample rate) could be requested by this hint in conjunction
- * with LowerBound = 0 and UpperBound = 0.5. Hosts that support bounds
- * at all must support this hint to retain meaning.
- */
-#define FLUID_HINT_SAMPLE_RATE     0x8
-
-/**
- * Hint FLUID_HINT_LOGARITHMIC indicates that it is likely that the
- * user will find it more intuitive to view values using a logarithmic
- * scale. This is particularly useful for frequencies and gains.
- */
-#define FLUID_HINT_LOGARITHMIC     0x10
-
-
-#define FLUID_HINT_FILENAME        0x01         /**< String setting is a file name */
 #define FLUID_HINT_OPTIONLIST      0x02         /**< Setting is a list of string options */
 
 
diff --git a/src/bindings/fluid_filerenderer.c b/src/bindings/fluid_filerenderer.c
index 477dd8d8..282731b5 100644
--- a/src/bindings/fluid_filerenderer.c
+++ b/src/bindings/fluid_filerenderer.c
@@ -110,8 +110,7 @@ fluid_file_renderer_settings (fluid_settings_t* settings)
   int i, i2;
   unsigned int n;
 
-  fluid_settings_register_str(settings, "audio.file.name", "fluidsynth.wav",
-                              FLUID_HINT_FILENAME);
+  fluid_settings_register_str(settings, "audio.file.name", "fluidsynth.wav", 0);
   fluid_settings_register_str(settings, "audio.file.type", "auto", 0);
   fluid_settings_register_str(settings, "audio.file.format", "s16", 0);
   fluid_settings_register_str(settings, "audio.file.endian", "auto", 0);