diff --git a/src/gui/FileBrowser.cpp b/src/gui/FileBrowser.cpp
index a104d3265..88932af19 100644
--- a/src/gui/FileBrowser.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/FileBrowser.cpp
@@ -235,10 +235,6 @@ void FileBrowser::expandItems( QTreeWidgetItem * item, QList<QString> expandedDi
 	for (int i = 0; i < numChildren; ++i)
 	{
 		QTreeWidgetItem * it = item ? item->child( i ) : m_fileBrowserTreeWidget->topLevelItem(i);
-		if ( m_recurse )
-		{
-			it->setExpanded( true );
-		}
 		auto d = dynamic_cast<Directory*>(it);
 		if (d)
 		{
@@ -1282,4 +1278,4 @@ QString FileItem::extension(const QString & file )
 }
 
 
-} // namespace lmms::gui
\ No newline at end of file
+} // namespace lmms::gui