diff --git a/gtk/gtkfilechooserwidget.c b/gtk/gtkfilechooserwidget.c
index 2bdd78dcc8..bd39b8d8ef 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkfilechooserwidget.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkfilechooserwidget.c
@@ -425,8 +425,6 @@ static void     gtk_file_chooser_widget_hierarchy_changed (GtkWidget          *w
 static void     gtk_file_chooser_widget_style_updated  (GtkWidget             *widget);
 static void     gtk_file_chooser_widget_screen_changed (GtkWidget             *widget,
                                                         GdkScreen             *previous_screen);
-static gboolean gtk_file_chooser_widget_key_press_event (GtkWidget            *widget,
-                                                         GdkEventKey          *event);
 
 static gboolean       gtk_file_chooser_widget_set_current_folder 	   (GtkFileChooser    *chooser,
 									    GFile             *folder,
@@ -1246,26 +1244,6 @@ browse_files_key_press_event_cb (GtkWidget   *widget,
   return FALSE;
 }
 
-static gboolean
-gtk_file_chooser_widget_key_press_event (GtkWidget   *widget,
-                                         GdkEventKey *event)
-{
-  GtkFileChooserWidget *impl = (GtkFileChooserWidget *) widget;
-  GtkFileChooserWidgetPrivate *priv = impl->priv;
-
-  if (gtk_search_entry_handle_event (GTK_SEARCH_ENTRY (priv->search_entry), (GdkEvent *)event))
-    {
-      if (priv->operation_mode != OPERATION_MODE_SEARCH)
-        operation_mode_set (impl, OPERATION_MODE_SEARCH);
-      return TRUE;
-    }
-
-  if (GTK_WIDGET_CLASS (gtk_file_chooser_widget_parent_class)->key_press_event (widget, event))
-    return TRUE;
-
-  return FALSE;
-}
-
 /* Callback used when the file list's popup menu is detached */
 static void
 popup_menu_detach_cb (GtkWidget *attach_widget,
@@ -7121,7 +7099,6 @@ gtk_file_chooser_widget_class_init (GtkFileChooserWidgetClass *class)
   widget_class->hierarchy_changed = gtk_file_chooser_widget_hierarchy_changed;
   widget_class->style_updated = gtk_file_chooser_widget_style_updated;
   widget_class->screen_changed = gtk_file_chooser_widget_screen_changed;
-  widget_class->key_press_event = gtk_file_chooser_widget_key_press_event;
 
   /*
    * Signals