diff --git a/src/Fl_File_Chooser2.cxx b/src/Fl_File_Chooser2.cxx
index c55012734..6c7ebc084 100644
--- a/src/Fl_File_Chooser2.cxx
+++ b/src/Fl_File_Chooser2.cxx
@@ -1066,7 +1066,6 @@ Fl_File_Chooser::value(int f)	// I - File number
 	}
 
 	// Strip trailing slash, if any...
-	strlcpy(pathname, name, sizeof(pathname));
 	slash = pathname + strlen(pathname) - 1;
 	if (*slash == '/') *slash = '\0';
 	return pathname;