diff --git a/src/main-process/file-recovery-service.js b/src/main-process/file-recovery-service.js
index d17d15c8b..c7e4d6c3b 100644
--- a/src/main-process/file-recovery-service.js
+++ b/src/main-process/file-recovery-service.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ export default class FileRecoveryService {
     this.recoveryDirectory = recoveryDirectory
     this.recoveryFilesByFilePath = new Map()
     this.recoveryFilesByWindow = new WeakMap()
-    this.observedWindows = new WeakSet()
   }
 
   willSavePath (window, path) {
@@ -31,10 +30,6 @@ export default class FileRecoveryService {
       console.log(`Couldn't retain ${recoveryFile.recoveryPath}. Code: ${err.code}. Message: ${err.message}`)
     }
 
-    if (!this.observedWindows.has(window)) {
-      this.observedWindows.add(window)
-    }
-
     if (!this.recoveryFilesByWindow.has(window)) {
       this.recoveryFilesByWindow.set(window, new Set())
     }
@@ -76,7 +71,6 @@ export default class FileRecoveryService {
   }
 
   didCloseWindow (window) {
-    this.observedWindows.delete(window)
     this.recoveryFilesByWindow.delete(window)
   }
 }