diff --git a/src/shell-screenshot.c b/src/shell-screenshot.c
index 6295427eb..b0dcfa38c 100644
--- a/src/shell-screenshot.c
+++ b/src/shell-screenshot.c
@@ -41,18 +41,10 @@ typedef struct _screenshot_data {
 
 G_DEFINE_TYPE(ShellScreenshot, shell_screenshot, G_TYPE_OBJECT);
 
-static void
-shell_screenshot_finalize (GObject *gobject)
-{
-
-}
-
 static void
 shell_screenshot_class_init (ShellScreenshotClass *screenshot_class)
 {
-  GObjectClass *gobject_class = G_OBJECT_CLASS (screenshot_class);
-
-  gobject_class->finalize = shell_screenshot_finalize;
+  (void) screenshot_class;
 }
 
 static void