diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/GIFPlot/Include/gifplot.h b/SWIG/Examples/GIFPlot/Include/gifplot.h
index 921a5b63b..85e4c10b3 100644
--- a/SWIG/Examples/GIFPlot/Include/gifplot.h
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/GIFPlot/Include/gifplot.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #ifndef GIFPLOT_H
 
 #ifdef SWIG
-%pragma no_default
+%nodefault;
 #endif
 
 /* Pixel is 8-bits */
diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/csharp/enum/example.i b/SWIG/Examples/csharp/enum/example.i
index 4c873824c..23ee8a822 100644
--- a/SWIG/Examples/csharp/enum/example.i
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/csharp/enum/example.i
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 #include "example.h"
 %}
 
-%pragma make_default
-
 /* Let's just grab the original header file here */
 
 %include "example.h"
diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/arrays.i b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/arrays.i
index 57912905d..8dc608b0f 100644
--- a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/arrays.i
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/arrays.i
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ This test case tests that various types of arrays are working.
 */
 
 %module arrays
-%pragma make_default
 
 %inline %{
 #define ARRAY_LEN 2
diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/arrays_global.i b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/arrays_global.i
index c5140acc8..625602eea 100644
--- a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/arrays_global.i
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/arrays_global.i
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ This test case tests that various types of arrays are working.
 */
 
 %module arrays_global
-%pragma make_default
 
 %inline %{
 #define ARRAY_LEN 2
diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/cplusplus_throw.i b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/cplusplus_throw.i
index 268ddc6d0..bb03732df 100644
--- a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/cplusplus_throw.i
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/cplusplus_throw.i
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 %module cplusplus_throw
 
-%pragma no_default
+%nodefault;
 
 %inline %{
 
diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/defines.i b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/defines.i
index 70a1db6df..0b8cb1545 100644
--- a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/defines.i
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/defines.i
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ This testcase tests for embedded defines and embedded %constants
 */
 
 %module defines
-%pragma make_default
 
 %inline %{
 
diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/nested.i b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/nested.i
index 7771fe7be..0b93be46a 100644
--- a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/nested.i
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/nested.i
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ Also tests reported error when a #define placed in a deeply embedded struct/unio
 */
 
 %module nested
-%pragma make_default
 
 %inline %{
 
diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/static_array_member.i b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/static_array_member.i
index 8a7cfefae..0553d3d93 100644
--- a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/static_array_member.i
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/static_array_member.i
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 %module static_array_member
 
-%pragma no_default
+%nodefault;
 class RB {
   static char *rberror[];
 };
diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/unions.i b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/unions.i
index b5f162b89..90da33363 100644
--- a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/unions.i
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/unions.i
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ This testcase checks that unions can be set and read.
 */
 
 %module unions
-%pragma make_default
 
 %inline %{