diff --git a/legacy/edje/src/lib/Edje.h b/legacy/edje/src/lib/Edje.h
index bcc2b947ef..36572dd780 100644
--- a/legacy/edje/src/lib/Edje.h
+++ b/legacy/edje/src/lib/Edje.h
@@ -2671,7 +2671,7 @@ enum
  *
  * @see edje_object_file_set
  */
-#define edje_obj_file_set(file, group, nested, ret) EDJE_OBJ_ID(EDJE_OBJ_SUB_ID_FILE_SET), EO_TYPECHECK(const char*, file), EO_TYPECHECK(const char *, group), EO_TYPECHECK(Eina_Array *, nested), EO_TYPECHECK(Eina_Bool *, ret)
+#define edje_obj_file_set(file, group, ret) EDJE_OBJ_ID(EDJE_OBJ_SUB_ID_FILE_SET), EO_TYPECHECK(const char*, file), EO_TYPECHECK(const char *, group), EO_TYPECHECK(Eina_Bool *, ret)
 
 /**
  * @def edje_obj_file_get
diff --git a/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_edit.c b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_edit.c
index 33694aed2e..d688821c45 100644
--- a/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_edit.c
+++ b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_edit.c
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ _edje_edit_smart_file_set(Eo *obj, void *_pd, va_list *list)
 {
    const char *file = va_arg(*list, const char *);
    const char *group= va_arg(*list, const char *);
-   Eina_Array *nested = va_arg(*list, Eina_Array *);
    Eina_Bool *ret = va_arg(*list, Eina_Bool *);
    Edje_Edit *eed = _pd;
    Eet_File *ef;
@@ -199,7 +198,7 @@ _edje_edit_smart_file_set(Eo *obj, void *_pd, va_list *list)
     *    groups).
     */
    Eina_Bool int_ret = EINA_FALSE;
-   eo_do_super(obj, edje_obj_file_set(file, group, nested, &int_ret));
+   eo_do_super(obj, edje_obj_file_set(file, group, &int_ret));
    if (!int_ret)
      return;
 
diff --git a/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_load.c b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_load.c
index 2e55cd395f..a2d4fb3498 100644
--- a/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_load.c
+++ b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_load.c
@@ -75,13 +75,8 @@ edje_object_file_set(Evas_Object *obj, const char *file, const char *group)
 {
    if (!obj) return EINA_FALSE;
    Eina_Bool ret = EINA_FALSE;
-   Eina_Array *nested;
-
-   nested = eina_array_new(8);
-   eo_do(obj, edje_obj_file_set(file, group, nested, &ret));
-   eina_array_free(nested);
-   nested = NULL;
 
+   eo_do(obj, edje_obj_file_set(file, group, &ret));
    _edje_object_orientation_inform(obj);
    return ret;
 }
diff --git a/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_smart.c b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_smart.c
index fae11e00c1..a180bf097a 100644
--- a/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_smart.c
+++ b/legacy/edje/src/lib/edje_smart.c
@@ -302,11 +302,14 @@ _edje_smart_file_set(Eo *obj, void *_pd EINA_UNUSED, va_list *list)
 {
    const char *file = va_arg(*list, const char *);
    const char *group = va_arg(*list, const char *);
-   Eina_Array *nested = va_arg(*list, Eina_Array *);
    Eina_Bool *ret = va_arg(*list, Eina_Bool *);
+   Eina_Array *nested;
    if (ret) *ret = EINA_FALSE;
+
+   nested = eina_array_new(8);
    if (_edje_object_file_set_internal(obj, file, group, NULL, NULL, nested))
-      if (ret) *ret = EINA_TRUE;
+     if (ret) *ret = EINA_TRUE;
+   eina_array_free(nested);
 }
 
 static void