diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/new_session_dialog.cc b/gtk2_ardour/new_session_dialog.cc
index 43f98a5271..6c6e56acc1 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/new_session_dialog.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/new_session_dialog.cc
@@ -389,8 +389,6 @@ NewSessionDialog::NewSessionDialog()
 	m_open_filechooser->set_title(_("select session file"));
 
 	Gtk::FileFilter* template_filter = manage (new (Gtk::FileFilter));
-	template_filter->add_pattern(X_("*.ardour"));
-	template_filter->add_pattern(X_("*.ardour.bak"));
 	template_filter->add_pattern(X_("*.template"));
 	m_template->set_filter (*template_filter);