diff --git a/src/common/helpers.py b/src/common/helpers.py
index c611c04a9..988df203d 100644
--- a/src/common/helpers.py
+++ b/src/common/helpers.py
@@ -497,19 +497,6 @@ r'Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\User Shell Folders')
         win32api.RegCloseKey(rkey)
     return val
 
-def get_my_pictures_path():
-    """
-    Windows-only atm
-    """
-    return get_windows_reg_env('My Pictures')
-
-def get_desktop_path():
-    if os.name == 'nt':
-        path = get_windows_reg_env('Desktop')
-    else:
-        path = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'), 'Desktop')
-    return path
-
 def get_documents_path():
     if os.name == 'nt':
         path = get_windows_reg_env('Personal')
diff --git a/src/dialogs.py b/src/dialogs.py
index e85749ca5..fcb3202d7 100644
--- a/src/dialogs.py
+++ b/src/dialogs.py
@@ -4960,13 +4960,7 @@ class ImageChooserDialog(FileChooserDialog):
                 else:
                     callback(widget, path_to_file)
 
-        try:
-            if os.name == 'nt':
-                path = helpers.get_my_pictures_path()
-            else:
-                path = os.environ['HOME']
-        except Exception:
-            path = ''
+        path = GLib.get_user_special_dir(GLib.UserDirectory.DIRECTORY_PICTURES)
         FileChooserDialog.__init__(self,
            title_text = _('Choose Image'),
            action = Gtk.FileChooserAction.OPEN,