diff --git a/Fltk/Makefile b/Fltk/Makefile
index ba48145345672acd6161289de19bd865a821e44f..e4d3f6eb1c5de18c6fe03fd8b1a887a328681b16 100644
--- a/Fltk/Makefile
+++ b/Fltk/Makefile
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ fileDialogs${OBJEXT}: fileDialogs.cpp ../Common/GmshConfig.h \
   ../Geo/GEdgeLoop.h ../Geo/GEdge.h ../Geo/SPoint2.h ../Geo/SVector3.h \
   ../Geo/Pair.h ../Geo/GRegion.h ../Geo/GEntity.h ../Geo/SPoint3.h \
   ../Geo/SBoundingBox3d.h ../Common/Context.h ../Geo/CGNSOptions.h \
-  ../Mesh/meshPartitionOptions.h fileChooser.h
+  ../Mesh/meshPartitionOptions.h
 extraDialogs${OBJEXT}: extraDialogs.cpp GUI.h paletteWindow.h \
   ../Common/GmshDefines.h ../Common/OpenFile.h ../Common/CreateFile.h \
   ../Common/Options.h ../Post/ColorTable.h Draw.h ../Geo/GModel.h \
diff --git a/Fltk/fileChooser.h b/Fltk/fileChooser.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 0209c18cf9ee95524986a4e12e90dd4f6bcf7ba3..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/Fltk/fileChooser.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-// Gmsh - Copyright (C) 1997-2009 C. Geuzaine, J.-F. Remacle
-//
-// See the LICENSE.txt file for license information. Please report all
-// bugs and problems to <gmsh@geuz.org>.
-
-#ifndef _FILE_PICKER_H_
-#define _FILE_PICKER_H_
-
-#include <FL/Fl_File_Chooser.H>
-#include <FL/Fl_Window.H>
-#include <FL/Fl_File_Input.H>
-
-// The FLTK team doesn't want to add a position() method to the file
-// chooser, so we have to derive our own. To make things worse, the 
-// original file chooser doesn't expose its window to the world, so
-// we need to use a cheap hack to get to it. Even worse is the hack
-// used to get the focus on the file input widget. Sigh...
-
-class fileChooser : public Fl_File_Chooser {
- private:
-  Fl_Window *_win;
-  Fl_File_Input *_in;
- public:
-  fileChooser(const char *d, const char *p, int t, const char *title)
-    : Fl_File_Chooser(d, p, t, title) 
-  { 
-    _win = dynamic_cast<Fl_Window*>(newButton->parent()->parent()); 
-    _in = dynamic_cast<Fl_File_Input *>(previewButton->parent()->parent()->resizable());
-  }
-  void show()
-  {
-    if(_win){
-      _win->show();
-      rescan(); // necessary since fltk 1.1.7
-      if(_in)
-        _in->take_focus();
-      else
-        _win->take_focus();
-    }
-    else
-      Fl_File_Chooser::show();
-  }
-  void position(int x, int y){ if(_win) _win->position(x,y); }
-  int x(){ if(_win) return _win->x(); else return 100; }
-  int y(){ if(_win) return _win->y(); else return 100; }
-};
-
-#endif
diff --git a/Fltk/fileDialogs.cpp b/Fltk/fileDialogs.cpp
index 5d4aaeff6784ea4663d6ff215223f11368d87cb8..9d0cdc22ca6345307404abd903d0f5b5b0e53115 100644
--- a/Fltk/fileDialogs.cpp
+++ b/Fltk/fileDialogs.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,39 @@
 #include <FL/Fl_Native_File_Chooser.H>
 static Fl_Native_File_Chooser *fc = 0;
 #else
-#include "fileChooser.h"
+#include <FL/Fl_File_Chooser.H>
+#include <FL/Fl_Window.H>
+#include <FL/Fl_File_Input.H>
+class fileChooser : public Fl_File_Chooser {
+  // we derive our own so we can set its position (The original file
+  // chooser doesn't expose its window to the world, so we need to use
+  // a cheap hack to get to it. Even worse is the hack used to get the
+  // focus on the file input widget.)
+ private:
+  Fl_Window *_win;
+  Fl_File_Input *_in;
+ public:
+  fileChooser(const char *d, const char *p, int t, const char *title)
+    : Fl_File_Chooser(d, p, t, title) 
+  { 
+    _win = dynamic_cast<Fl_Window*>(newButton->parent()->parent()); 
+    _in = dynamic_cast<Fl_File_Input *>(previewButton->parent()->parent()->resizable());
+  }
+  void show()
+  {
+    if(_win){
+      _win->show();
+      rescan(); // necessary since fltk 1.1.7
+      if(_in) _in->take_focus();
+      else _win->take_focus();
+    }
+    else
+      Fl_File_Chooser::show();
+  }
+  void position(int x, int y){ if(_win) _win->position(x,y); }
+  int x(){ if(_win) return _win->x(); else return 100; }
+  int y(){ if(_win) return _win->y(); else return 100; }
+};
 static fileChooser *fc = 0;
 #endif