diff --git a/ui/cocoa.m b/ui/cocoa.m
index ac18e14ce0..7a1ddd4075 100644
--- a/ui/cocoa.m
+++ b/ui/cocoa.m
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ static void cocoa_switch(DisplayChangeListener *dcl,
 static char **gArgv;
 static bool stretch_video;
 static NSTextField *pauseLabel;
-static NSArray * supportedImageFileTypes;
 
 static QemuSemaphore display_init_sem;
 static QemuSemaphore app_started_sem;
@@ -1168,10 +1167,6 @@ - (id) init
         [pauseLabel setTextColor: [NSColor blackColor]];
         [pauseLabel sizeToFit];
 
-        // set the supported image file types that can be opened
-        supportedImageFileTypes = [NSArray arrayWithObjects: @"img", @"iso", @"dmg",
-                                 @"qcow", @"qcow2", @"cloop", @"vmdk", @"cdr",
-                                  @"toast", nil];
         [self make_about_window];
     }
     return self;
@@ -1414,7 +1409,6 @@ - (void)changeDeviceMedia:(id)sender
     openPanel = [NSOpenPanel openPanel];
     [openPanel setCanChooseFiles: YES];
     [openPanel setAllowsMultipleSelection: NO];
-    [openPanel setAllowedFileTypes: supportedImageFileTypes];
     if([openPanel runModal] == NSModalResponseOK) {
         NSString * file = [[[openPanel URLs] objectAtIndex: 0] path];
         if(file == nil) {