diff --git a/gtk/a11y/gtktreeviewaccessible.c b/gtk/a11y/gtktreeviewaccessible.c
index b48129512e..6fba88fbb5 100644
--- a/gtk/a11y/gtktreeviewaccessible.c
+++ b/gtk/a11y/gtktreeviewaccessible.c
@@ -2709,20 +2709,3 @@ _gtk_tree_view_accessible_remove_state (GtkTreeView          *treeview,
       _gtk_cell_accessible_state_changed (cell, 0, state);
     }
 }
-
-void
-_gtk_tree_view_accessible_expanded (GtkTreeView *treeview, 
-                                    GtkRBTree   *tree,
-                                    GtkRBNode   *node)
-{
-  AtkObject *obj;
-
-  obj = _gtk_widget_peek_accessible (GTK_WIDGET (treeview));
-  if (obj == NULL)
-    return;
-
-  _gtk_tree_view_accessible_add_state (treeview,
-                                       tree, node,
-                                       GTK_CELL_RENDERER_EXPANDED);
-}
-
diff --git a/gtk/a11y/gtktreeviewaccessible.h b/gtk/a11y/gtktreeviewaccessible.h
index aa23536d7f..5a23f8321c 100644
--- a/gtk/a11y/gtktreeviewaccessible.h
+++ b/gtk/a11y/gtktreeviewaccessible.h
@@ -81,9 +81,6 @@ void            _gtk_tree_view_accessible_remove_state  (GtkTreeView       *tree
                                                          GtkRBNode         *node,
                                                          GtkCellRendererState state);
 
-void            _gtk_tree_view_accessible_expanded      (GtkTreeView       *treeview, 
-                                                         GtkRBTree         *tree,
-                                                         GtkRBNode         *node);
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __GTK_TREE_VIEW_ACCESSIBLE_H__ */
diff --git a/gtk/gtktreeview.c b/gtk/gtktreeview.c
index 22cc8b8d2e..665335a931 100644
--- a/gtk/gtktreeview.c
+++ b/gtk/gtktreeview.c
@@ -12762,7 +12762,9 @@ gtk_tree_view_real_expand_row (GtkTreeView *tree_view,
 			    open_all);
 
   _gtk_tree_view_accessible_add (tree_view, node->children, NULL);
-  _gtk_tree_view_accessible_expanded (tree_view, tree, node);
+  _gtk_tree_view_accessible_add_state (tree_view,
+                                       tree, node,
+                                       GTK_CELL_RENDERER_EXPANDED);
 
   if (animate)
     {