diff --git a/gtk/gtktreemodelfilter.c b/gtk/gtktreemodelfilter.c
index a72c6ea476..4d686c744f 100644
--- a/gtk/gtktreemodelfilter.c
+++ b/gtk/gtktreemodelfilter.c
@@ -3285,9 +3285,6 @@ gtk_tree_model_filter_iter_children (GtkTreeModel *model,
 
       return TRUE;
     }
-
-  iter->stamp = 0;
-  return FALSE;
 }
 
 static gboolean