diff --git a/pd/nw/pdgui.js b/pd/nw/pdgui.js
index 64e80ab85453a7bca051f3509c3a068ff54e36fd..44d1bbbd84ddaa0898d07a56ee90df4e1c014740 100644
--- a/pd/nw/pdgui.js
+++ b/pd/nw/pdgui.js
@@ -1160,52 +1160,12 @@ function menu_saveas(name) {
 exports.menu_saveas = menu_saveas;
 
 function gui_canvas_print(name, initfile, initdir) {
-    // AG: This works mostly like gui_canvas_saveas above, except that we
-    // create a pdf file and use a different input element and callback.
-    var input, chooser,
-        span = patchwin[name].window.document.querySelector("#printDialogSpan");
-    if (!fs.existsSync(initdir)) {
-        initdir = pwd;
-    }
-    // If we don't have a ".pd" file extension (e.g., "Untitled-1", add one)
-    if (initfile.slice(-3) !== ".pd") {
-        initfile += ".pd";
-    }
-    // Adding an "f" now gives .pdf which is what we want.
-    initfile += "f";
-    input = build_file_dialog_string({
-        style: "display: none;",
-        type: "file",
-        id: "printDialog",
-        nwsaveas: path.join(initdir, initfile),
-        nwworkingdir: initdir,
-        accept: ".pdf"
-    });
-    span.innerHTML = input;
-    chooser = patchwin[name].window.document.querySelector("#printDialog");
-    chooser.onchange = function() {
-        print_callback(name, this.value);
-        // reset value so that we can open the same file twice
-        this.value = null;
-        console.log("tried to print something");
-    }
-    chooser.click();
+    // AG: We simply ignore initfile and initdir, as the print dialog will
+    // present its own file picker anyway if PDF output is chosen.
+    patchwin[name].print({ autoprint: false, headerString: initfile, footerString: path.join(initdir, initfile) });
+    post("printed "+initfile);
 }
 
-function print_callback(cid, file) {
-    var filename = defunkify_windows_path(file);
-    // It probably isn't possible to arrive at the callback with an
-    // empty string.  But I've only tested on Debian so far...
-    if (filename === null) {
-        return;
-    }
-    // Let nw.js do the rest (requires nw.js 0.14.6+)
-    patchwin[cid].print({ pdf_path: filename, headerFooterEnabled: false });
-    post("printed to: " + filename);
-}
-
-exports.print_callback = print_callback;
-
 function menu_print(name) {
     pdsend(name + " menuprint");
 }