diff --git a/include/wx/dirdlg.h b/include/wx/dirdlg.h
index 8e1a589ee9..edad929cfe 100644
--- a/include/wx/dirdlg.h
+++ b/include/wx/dirdlg.h
@@ -94,7 +94,11 @@ public:
         return m_path;
     }
 
-    virtual void GetPaths(wxArrayString& paths) const { paths.Empty(); paths.Add(m_path); }
+    virtual void GetPaths(wxArrayString& paths) const
+    {
+        paths.clear();
+        paths.push_back(m_path);
+    }
 
 protected:
     wxString m_message;
diff --git a/src/gtk/dirdlg.cpp b/src/gtk/dirdlg.cpp
index 5aeb52924e..b7246b262e 100644
--- a/src/gtk/dirdlg.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/dirdlg.cpp
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ wxString wxDirDialog::GetPath() const
 
 void wxDirDialog::GetPaths(wxArrayString& paths) const
 {
-    paths.Empty();
     paths = m_paths;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/osx/cocoa/dirdlg.mm b/src/osx/cocoa/dirdlg.mm
index d526b57774..8e446a8d10 100644
--- a/src/osx/cocoa/dirdlg.mm
+++ b/src/osx/cocoa/dirdlg.mm
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@ wxString wxDirDialog::GetPath() const
 
 void wxDirDialog::GetPaths(wxArrayString& paths) const
 {
-    paths.Empty();
     paths = m_paths;
 }