diff --git a/gtk/gtkfilechooserentry.c b/gtk/gtkfilechooserentry.c
index 31fc26d409..286ebfa6a5 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkfilechooserentry.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkfilechooserentry.c
@@ -1344,9 +1344,6 @@ populate_completion_store (GtkFileChooserEntry *chooser_entry)
 
       file = tmp_list->data;
 
-      if (!is_file_in_roots (chooser_entry, file))
-        continue;
-
       info = _gtk_folder_get_info (chooser_entry->current_folder, file);
 
       if (info)