diff --git a/thunar/thunar-window.c b/thunar/thunar-window.c
index 42be0a853171bb6c980abbcc286eceb05a46d2ed..ccb398ff770ec64d8d1069aceb36170e3c345a03 100644
--- a/thunar/thunar-window.c
+++ b/thunar/thunar-window.c
@@ -2759,7 +2759,6 @@ thunar_window_action_view_changed (GtkRadioAction *action,
 {
   ThunarFile     *file = NULL;
   ThunarFile     *current_directory = NULL;
-  ThunarHistory  *history = NULL;
   GtkWidget      *old_view;
   GList          *selected_files = NULL;
 
@@ -2779,9 +2778,6 @@ thunar_window_action_view_changed (GtkRadioAction *action,
       /* remember the file selection */
       selected_files = thunar_g_file_list_copy (thunar_component_get_selected_files (THUNAR_COMPONENT (old_view)));
 
-      /* get a copy of the history */
-      history = thunar_standard_view_copy_history (THUNAR_STANDARD_VIEW (old_view));
-
       /* update the UI (else GtkUIManager will crash on merging) */
       gtk_ui_manager_ensure_update (window->ui_manager);
     }
@@ -2822,10 +2818,6 @@ thunar_window_action_view_changed (GtkRadioAction *action,
   if (gtk_widget_get_visible (GTK_WIDGET (window)))
     g_object_set (G_OBJECT (window->preferences), "last-view", g_type_name (window->view_type), NULL);
 
-  /* use the copy of the old history if available */
-  if (history != NULL)
-    thunar_standard_view_set_history (THUNAR_STANDARD_VIEW (window->view), history);
-
   /* release the file references */
   if (G_UNLIKELY (file != NULL))
     g_object_unref (G_OBJECT (file));