diff --git a/cmd-choose-buffer.c b/cmd-choose-buffer.c
index 21f74f1c..c002196c 100644
--- a/cmd-choose-buffer.c
+++ b/cmd-choose-buffer.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ cmd_choose_buffer_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmd_ctx *ctx)
 	}
 	free(action);
 
-	window_choose_ready(wl->window->active, 0, NULL, NULL);
+	window_choose_ready(wl->window->active, 0, NULL);
 
 	return (CMD_RETURN_NORMAL);
 }
diff --git a/cmd-choose-client.c b/cmd-choose-client.c
index 0748072d..0c1eb070 100644
--- a/cmd-choose-client.c
+++ b/cmd-choose-client.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ cmd_choose_client_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmd_ctx *ctx)
 	free(action);
 
 	window_choose_ready(wl->window->active, cur,
-	    cmd_choose_client_callback, NULL);
+	    cmd_choose_client_callback);
 
 	return (CMD_RETURN_NORMAL);
 }
diff --git a/cmd-choose-list.c b/cmd-choose-list.c
index 5f83447c..136cd4c4 100644
--- a/cmd-choose-list.c
+++ b/cmd-choose-list.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ cmd_choose_list_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmd_ctx *ctx)
 		return (CMD_RETURN_ERROR);
 	}
 
-	window_choose_ready(wl->window->active, 0, NULL, NULL);
+	window_choose_ready(wl->window->active, 0, NULL);
 
 	free(template);
 
diff --git a/cmd-choose-tree.c b/cmd-choose-tree.c
index d3dfc7ff..77eda5d7 100644
--- a/cmd-choose-tree.c
+++ b/cmd-choose-tree.c
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ windows_only:
 	free(final_win_template_middle);
 	free(final_win_template_last);
 
-	window_choose_ready(wl->window->active, cur_win, NULL, NULL);
+	window_choose_ready(wl->window->active, cur_win, NULL);
 
 	if (args_has(args, 'u'))
 		window_choose_expand_all(wl->window->active);
diff --git a/cmd-find-window.c b/cmd-find-window.c
index 5c1b2133..29ac2845 100644
--- a/cmd-find-window.c
+++ b/cmd-find-window.c
@@ -198,8 +198,7 @@ cmd_find_window_exec(struct cmd *self, struct cmd_ctx *ctx)
 		window_choose_add(wl->window->active, cdata);
 	}
 
-	window_choose_ready(wl->window->active, 0, cmd_find_window_callback,
-	    NULL);
+	window_choose_ready(wl->window->active, 0, cmd_find_window_callback);
 
 out:
 	ARRAY_FREE(&find_list);
diff --git a/tmux.h b/tmux.h
index 96199d59..e401cd76 100644
--- a/tmux.h
+++ b/tmux.h
@@ -2198,8 +2198,7 @@ extern const struct window_mode window_choose_mode;
 void		 window_choose_add(struct window_pane *,
 			 struct window_choose_data *);
 void		 window_choose_ready(struct window_pane *,
-		     u_int, void (*)(struct window_choose_data *),
-		     void (*)(struct window_choose_data *));
+		     u_int, void (*)(struct window_choose_data *));
 struct window_choose_data	*window_choose_data_create (int,
 		     struct client *, struct session *);
 void	window_choose_data_free(struct window_choose_data *);
diff --git a/window-choose.c b/window-choose.c
index 28a8e052..21d6aec7 100644
--- a/window-choose.c
+++ b/window-choose.c
@@ -103,8 +103,7 @@ window_choose_add(struct window_pane *wp, struct window_choose_data *wcd)
 
 void
 window_choose_ready(struct window_pane *wp, u_int cur,
-    void (*callbackfn)(struct window_choose_data *),
-    void (*freefn)(struct window_choose_data *))
+    void (*callbackfn)(struct window_choose_data *))
 {
 	struct window_choose_mode_data	*data = wp->modedata;
 	struct screen			*s = &data->screen;
@@ -116,7 +115,6 @@ window_choose_ready(struct window_pane *wp, u_int cur,
 	data->callbackfn = callbackfn;
 	if (data->callbackfn == NULL)
 		data->callbackfn = window_choose_default_callback;
-	data->freefn = freefn;
 
 	ARRAY_CONCAT(&data->old_list, &data->list);
 
@@ -256,8 +254,6 @@ window_choose_free(struct window_pane *wp)
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_LENGTH(&data->old_list); i++) {
 		item = &ARRAY_ITEM(&data->old_list, i);
-		if (data->freefn != NULL && item->wcd != NULL)
-			data->freefn(item->wcd);
 		window_choose_data_free(item->wcd);
 		free(item->name);
 	}