diff --git a/libs/pbd/pathscanner.cc b/libs/pbd/pathscanner.cc
index fee1ffc84c..a320ec8d54 100644
--- a/libs/pbd/pathscanner.cc
+++ b/libs/pbd/pathscanner.cc
@@ -85,24 +85,6 @@ PathScanner::find_files_matching_regex (vector<string>& result,
 
 	regfree (&compiled_pattern);
 }
-
-vector<string>
-PathScanner::operator() (const string &dirpath, const string &regexp,
-			 bool match_fullpath, bool return_fullpath,
-			 long limit, bool recurse)
-
-{
-	vector<string> result;
-
-	find_files_matching_regex (result,
-			dirpath,
-			regexp,
-			match_fullpath,
-			return_fullpath,
-			limit, recurse);
-
-	return result;
-}	
 	
 void
 PathScanner::find_files_matching_filter (vector<string>& result,
diff --git a/libs/pbd/pbd/pathscanner.h b/libs/pbd/pbd/pathscanner.h
index a3a2b76237..d9522affe3 100644
--- a/libs/pbd/pbd/pathscanner.h
+++ b/libs/pbd/pbd/pathscanner.h
@@ -54,7 +54,19 @@ class LIBPBD_API PathScanner
 	                                     bool match_fullpath = true,
 	                                     bool return_fullpath = true,
 	                                     long limit = -1,
-	                                     bool recurse = false);
+	                                     bool recurse = false)
+	{
+		std::vector<std::string> result;
+
+		find_files_matching_regex (result,
+		                           dirpath,
+		                           regexp,
+		                           match_fullpath,
+		                           return_fullpath,
+		                           limit, recurse);
+
+		return result;
+	}
 
   private: