diff --git a/gtk/gtkmenushell.c b/gtk/gtkmenushell.c
index 3c669a6cf7..ca0f1bb63d 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkmenushell.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkmenushell.c
@@ -2107,7 +2107,6 @@ gtk_menu_shell_tracker_insert_func (GtkMenuTrackerItem *item,
       g_object_bind_property (item, "label", widget, "text", G_BINDING_SYNC_CREATE);
       g_object_bind_property (item, "icon", widget, "icon", G_BINDING_SYNC_CREATE);
       g_object_bind_property (item, "sensitive", widget, "sensitive", G_BINDING_SYNC_CREATE);
-      g_object_bind_property (item, "visible", widget, "visible", G_BINDING_SYNC_CREATE);
       g_object_bind_property (item, "role", widget, "action-role", G_BINDING_SYNC_CREATE);
       g_object_bind_property (item, "toggled", widget, "toggled", G_BINDING_SYNC_CREATE);
       g_object_bind_property (item, "accel", widget, "accel", G_BINDING_SYNC_CREATE);