diff --git a/gtk/gtkfilesystem.c b/gtk/gtkfilesystem.c
index f7660842b5..40a2aae6d0 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkfilesystem.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkfilesystem.c
@@ -113,7 +113,6 @@ struct AsyncFuncData
 {
   GtkFileSystem *file_system;
   GFile *file;
-  GtkFolder *folder;
   GCancellable *cancellable;
   gchar *attributes;
 
@@ -828,9 +827,6 @@ free_async_data (AsyncFuncData *async_data)
   g_object_unref (async_data->file);
   g_object_unref (async_data->cancellable);
 
-  if (async_data->folder)
-    g_object_unref (async_data->folder);
-
   g_free (async_data->attributes);
   g_free (async_data);
 }