diff --git a/gtk/gtkfilechooserdefault.c b/gtk/gtkfilechooserdefault.c
index 24f42f7f97..f31c46f06c 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkfilechooserdefault.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkfilechooserdefault.c
@@ -6951,13 +6951,6 @@ set_list_model (GtkFileChooserDefault *impl,
         G_TYPE_FILE_INFO,
         G_TYPE_STRING);
 
-  if (!impl->browse_files_model)
-    {
-      set_busy_cursor (impl, FALSE);
-      profile_end ("end", NULL);
-      return FALSE;
-    }
-
   load_setup_timer (impl); /* This changes the state to LOAD_PRELOAD */
 
   g_signal_connect (impl->browse_files_model, "finished-loading",