diff --git a/gtk/gtkfilechooser.c b/gtk/gtkfilechooser.c
index c64678aa20..6bb4c2a92b 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkfilechooser.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkfilechooser.c
@@ -765,12 +765,6 @@ gtk_file_chooser_class_init (gpointer g_iface)
 							  GTK_TYPE_FILE_CHOOSER_ACTION,
 							  GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_ACTION_OPEN,
 							  GTK_PARAM_READWRITE));
-  g_object_interface_install_property (g_iface,
-				       g_param_spec_string ("file-system-backend",
-							    P_("File System Backend"),
-							    P_("Name of file system backend to use"),
-							    NULL, 
-							    GTK_PARAM_WRITABLE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY));
   g_object_interface_install_property (g_iface,
 				       g_param_spec_object ("filter",
 							    P_("Filter"),
diff --git a/gtk/gtkfilechooserdialog.c b/gtk/gtkfilechooserdialog.c
index 327b865d6e..0660f27d66 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkfilechooserdialog.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkfilechooserdialog.c
@@ -272,7 +272,6 @@ gtk_file_chooser_dialog_constructor (GType                  type,
 
   if (priv->file_system)
     priv->widget = g_object_new (GTK_TYPE_FILE_CHOOSER_WIDGET,
-				 "file-system-backend", priv->file_system,
 				 NULL);
   else
     priv->widget = g_object_new (GTK_TYPE_FILE_CHOOSER_WIDGET, NULL);
@@ -404,7 +403,6 @@ static GtkWidget *
 gtk_file_chooser_dialog_new_valist (const gchar          *title,
 				    GtkWindow            *parent,
 				    GtkFileChooserAction  action,
-				    const gchar          *backend,
 				    const gchar          *first_button_text,
 				    va_list               varargs)
 {
@@ -457,7 +455,7 @@ gtk_file_chooser_dialog_new (const gchar         *title,
   
   va_start (varargs, first_button_text);
   result = gtk_file_chooser_dialog_new_valist (title, parent, action,
-					       NULL, first_button_text,
+					       first_button_text,
 					       varargs);
   va_end (varargs);
 
diff --git a/gtk/gtkfilechooserutils.h b/gtk/gtkfilechooserutils.h
index 2aff40639a..8b80ab66f9 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkfilechooserutils.h
+++ b/gtk/gtkfilechooserutils.h
@@ -31,10 +31,9 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 typedef enum {
   GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_PROP_FIRST                  = 0x1000,
   GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_PROP_ACTION                 = GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_PROP_FIRST,
-  /* GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_PROP_FILE_SYSTEM_BACKEND, */
   GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_PROP_FILTER,
   GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_PROP_LOCAL_ONLY,
-  GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_PROP_PREVIEW_WIDGET, 
+  GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_PROP_PREVIEW_WIDGET,
   GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_PROP_PREVIEW_WIDGET_ACTIVE,
   GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_PROP_USE_PREVIEW_LABEL,
   GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_PROP_EXTRA_WIDGET,