diff --git a/sfx2/source/dialog/filedlghelper.cxx b/sfx2/source/dialog/filedlghelper.cxx
index b5dfe5c2a0eb..f8b905878a45 100644
--- a/sfx2/source/dialog/filedlghelper.cxx
+++ b/sfx2/source/dialog/filedlghelper.cxx
@@ -1343,14 +1343,6 @@ void FileDialogHelper_Impl::implStartExecute()
     }
 }
 
-// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-String FileDialogHelper_Impl::implEnsureURLExtension(const String& sURL,
-                                                     const String& /*sExtension*/)
-{
-    return sURL;
-
-}
-
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void lcl_saveLastURLs(SvStringsDtor*&                                    rpURLList ,
                       ::comphelper::SequenceAsVector< ::rtl::OUString >& lLastURLs )
@@ -1386,7 +1378,7 @@ void FileDialogHelper_Impl::implGetAndCacheFiles(const uno::Reference< XInterfac
         ::sal_Int32          nFiles    = lFiles.getLength();
         for (::sal_Int32 i = 0; i < nFiles; i++)
         {
-            String* pURL = new String(implEnsureURLExtension(lFiles[i], sExtension));
+            String* pURL = new String(lFiles[i]);
             rpURLList->Insert( pURL, rpURLList->Count() );
         }
     }
@@ -1400,7 +1392,7 @@ void FileDialogHelper_Impl::implGetAndCacheFiles(const uno::Reference< XInterfac
         if ( nFiles == 1 )
         {
                     rpURLList = new SvStringsDtor;
-            String* pURL      = new String(implEnsureURLExtension(lFiles[0], sExtension));
+            String* pURL      = new String(lFiles[0]);
             rpURLList->Insert( pURL, 0 );
         }
         else
@@ -1418,7 +1410,7 @@ void FileDialogHelper_Impl::implGetAndCacheFiles(const uno::Reference< XInterfac
                 else
                     aPath.setName( lFiles[i] );
 
-                String* pURL = new String(implEnsureURLExtension(aPath.GetMainURL( INetURLObject::NO_DECODE ), sExtension) );
+                String* pURL = new String(aPath.GetMainURL( INetURLObject::NO_DECODE ) );
                 rpURLList->Insert( pURL, rpURLList->Count() );
             }
         }
diff --git a/sfx2/source/dialog/filedlgimpl.hxx b/sfx2/source/dialog/filedlgimpl.hxx
index 0a76cb1eca67..6b6b66d64c46 100644
--- a/sfx2/source/dialog/filedlgimpl.hxx
+++ b/sfx2/source/dialog/filedlgimpl.hxx
@@ -159,8 +159,6 @@ namespace sfx2
         void                    implGetAndCacheFiles( const ::com::sun::star::uno::Reference< XInterface >& xPicker  ,
                                                             SvStringsDtor*&               rpURLList,
                                                       const SfxFilter*                    pFilter  );
-        String                  implEnsureURLExtension(const String& sURL      ,
-                                                       const String& sExtension);
 
         DECL_LINK( TimeOutHdl_Impl, Timer* );
         DECL_LINK( HandleEvent, FileDialogHelper* );