Index: gtk/gtkrecentmanager.c
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--- gtk/gtkrecentmanager.c	(revision 18709)
+++ gtk/gtkrecentmanager.c	(working copy)
@@ -508,11 +508,6 @@ gtk_recent_manager_poll_timeout (gpointe
   if (priv->write_in_progress || priv->read_in_progress)
     return TRUE;
 
-  /* do not stat the file if we're within 5 seconds from the last stat() */
-  now = time (NULL);
-  if (now < priv->last_mtime + 5);
-    return TRUE;
-
   stat_res = g_stat (priv->filename, &stat_buf);
   if (stat_res < 0)
     {
