diff --git a/src/Dialogs/AliasDialog/Alias.vala b/src/Dialogs/AliasDialog/Alias.vala
index 2d3231703..97d296676 100644
--- a/src/Dialogs/AliasDialog/Alias.vala
+++ b/src/Dialogs/AliasDialog/Alias.vala
@@ -37,13 +37,6 @@ public class Mail.Alias : Gtk.ListBoxRow {
         );
     }
 
-    public Alias.create_new (string alias_name) {
-        Object (
-            address: "",
-            alias_name: alias_name
-        );
-    }
-
     construct {
         old_address = address;
 
diff --git a/src/Dialogs/AliasDialog/AliasDialog.vala b/src/Dialogs/AliasDialog/AliasDialog.vala
index a8a869b95..4ce55b78c 100644
--- a/src/Dialogs/AliasDialog/AliasDialog.vala
+++ b/src/Dialogs/AliasDialog/AliasDialog.vala
@@ -162,16 +162,11 @@ public class Mail.AliasDialog : Hdy.ApplicationWindow {
     }
 
     private void create_new_alias () {
-        add_alias (null, primary_name);
+        add_alias ("", primary_name);
     }
 
-    private void add_alias (string? address, string? name) {
-        Alias alias;
-        if (address == null) {
-            alias = new Alias.create_new (name);
-        } else {
-            alias = new Alias (address, name ?? "");
-        }
+    private void add_alias (string address, string? name) {
+        var alias = new Alias (address, name ?? "");
 
         alias.save.connect ((old_address) => {
             if (old_address != alias.address) {