diff --git a/gtk/gtkfilechooserdefault.c b/gtk/gtkfilechooserdefault.c
index 778a15d337..1c7d93c218 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkfilechooserdefault.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkfilechooserdefault.c
@@ -6478,8 +6478,7 @@ out:
 static gboolean
 show_and_select_files (GtkFileChooserDefault *impl,
 		       GFile                 *parent_file,
-		       GSList                *files,
-		       GError                **error)
+		       GSList                *files)
 {
   struct ShowAndSelectPathsData *info;
 
@@ -6517,8 +6516,7 @@ pending_select_files_process (GtkFileChooserDefault *impl)
 
   if (impl->pending_select_files)
     {
-      /* NULL GError */
-      show_and_select_files (impl, impl->current_folder, impl->pending_select_files, NULL);
+      show_and_select_files (impl, impl->current_folder, impl->pending_select_files);
       pending_select_files_free (impl);
       browse_files_center_selected_row (impl);
     }
@@ -7431,7 +7429,7 @@ gtk_file_chooser_default_select_file (GtkFileChooser  *chooser,
       files.data = (gpointer) file;
       files.next = NULL;
 
-      result = show_and_select_files (impl, parent_file, &files, error);
+      result = show_and_select_files (impl, parent_file, &files);
       g_object_unref (parent_file);
       return result;
     }