diff --git a/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageView.cpp b/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageView.cpp
index e5444e2d2c..a60c2252e2 100644
--- a/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageView.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageView.cpp
@@ -378,13 +378,6 @@ ShowImageView::_UpdateStatusText()
 }
 
 
-void
-ShowImageView::_AddToRecentDocuments()
-{
-	be_roster->AddToRecentDocuments(&fCurrentRef, kApplicationSignature);
-}
-
-
 void
 ShowImageView::_DeleteScaler()
 {
@@ -549,7 +542,7 @@ ShowImageView::SetImage(const entry_ref *ref)
 	fCaption << ", " << fImageType;
 	fZoom = 1.0;
 
-	_AddToRecentDocuments();
+	be_roster->AddToRecentDocuments(&fCurrentRef, kApplicationSignature);
 
 	_Notify();
 	return B_OK;
diff --git a/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageView.h b/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageView.h
index 02fab205a0..da80187ceb 100644
--- a/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageView.h
+++ b/src/apps/showimage/ShowImageView.h
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ private:
 			void				_SendMessageToWindow(uint32 code);
 			void				_Notify();
 			void				_UpdateStatusText();
-			void				_AddToRecentDocuments();
 			void				_AddWhiteRect(BRect& rect);
 			void				_GetMergeRects(BBitmap* merge,
 									BRect selection, BRect& srcRect,