diff --git a/gtk/inspector/object-tree.c b/gtk/inspector/object-tree.c
index 8806e9a801..6737448f14 100644
--- a/gtk/inspector/object-tree.c
+++ b/gtk/inspector/object-tree.c
@@ -979,7 +979,6 @@ gtk_inspector_object_tree_append_object (GtkInspectorObjectTree *wt,
                                          const gchar            *name)
 {
   GtkTreeIter iter;
-  GtkTreePath *path;
   const gchar *class_name;
   gchar *classes;
   const gchar *label;
@@ -1069,9 +1068,6 @@ gtk_inspector_object_tree_append_object (GtkInspectorObjectTree *wt,
 
   g_free (classes);
 
-  path = gtk_tree_model_get_path (GTK_TREE_MODEL (wt->priv->model), &iter);
-  gtk_tree_path_free (path);
-
   g_object_weak_ref (object, gtk_object_tree_remove_dead_object, wt);
   
   data.wt = wt;