diff --git a/gtk/gtkplacesview.c b/gtk/gtkplacesview.c
index 75c4af2372..38ebe6591c 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkplacesview.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkplacesview.c
@@ -104,8 +104,6 @@ static void        mount_volume                                  (GtkPlacesView
 static void        on_eject_button_clicked                       (GtkWidget        *widget,
                                                                   GtkPlacesViewRow *row);
 
-static gboolean    on_row_popup_menu                             (GtkPlacesViewRow *row);
-
 static void        populate_servers                              (GtkPlacesView *view);
 
 static gboolean    gtk_places_view_get_fetching_networks         (GtkPlacesView *view);
@@ -666,8 +664,6 @@ insert_row (GtkPlacesView *view,
 
   g_object_set_data (G_OBJECT (row), "is-network", GINT_TO_POINTER (is_network));
 
-  g_signal_connect (row, "popup-menu", G_CALLBACK (on_row_popup_menu), row);
-
   g_signal_connect (gtk_places_view_row_get_eject_button (GTK_PLACES_VIEW_ROW (row)),
                     "clicked",
                     G_CALLBACK (on_eject_button_clicked),
@@ -1733,11 +1729,10 @@ popup_menu (GtkPlacesViewRow *row,
   gtk_menu_popup_at_pointer (GTK_MENU (priv->popup_menu), (GdkEvent *) event);
 }
 
-static gboolean
-on_row_popup_menu (GtkPlacesViewRow *row)
+void
+gtk_places_view_row_popup_menu (GtkPlacesViewRow *row)
 {
   popup_menu (row, NULL);
-  return TRUE;
 }
 
 static gboolean
diff --git a/gtk/gtkplacesviewprivate.h b/gtk/gtkplacesviewprivate.h
index 9400efa8b2..ad6ce78453 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkplacesviewprivate.h
+++ b/gtk/gtkplacesviewprivate.h
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ gboolean           gtk_places_view_get_loading                   (GtkPlacesView
 
 GtkWidget *        gtk_places_view_new                           (void);
 
+
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* GTK_PLACES_VIEW_H */
diff --git a/gtk/gtkplacesviewrow.c b/gtk/gtkplacesviewrow.c
index 79e30c9d7e..77e883109d 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkplacesviewrow.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkplacesviewrow.c
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ pressed_cb (GtkGesture       *gesture,
             double            y,
             GtkPlacesViewRow *row)
 {
-  g_signal_emit_by_name (row, "popup-menu", 0);
+  gtk_places_view_row_popup_menu (row);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/gtk/gtkplacesviewrowprivate.h b/gtk/gtkplacesviewrowprivate.h
index ad913275a1..b15c60942b 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkplacesviewrowprivate.h
+++ b/gtk/gtkplacesviewrowprivate.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ void               gtk_places_view_row_set_path_size_group       (GtkPlacesViewR
 
 void               gtk_places_view_row_set_space_size_group      (GtkPlacesViewRow   *row,
                                                                   GtkSizeGroup       *group);
+void               gtk_places_view_row_popup_menu                (GtkPlacesViewRow  *row);
 
 G_END_DECLS