diff --git a/libnm-util/nm-value-transforms.c b/libnm-util/nm-value-transforms.c
index 5a489e40da..388d3d186f 100644
--- a/libnm-util/nm-value-transforms.c
+++ b/libnm-util/nm-value-transforms.c
@@ -54,6 +54,24 @@ _nm_utils_convert_strv_to_slist (const GValue *src_value, GValue *dest_value)
 	g_value_take_boxed (dest_value, g_slist_reverse (list));
 }
 
+static void
+_nm_utils_convert_slist_to_strv (const GValue *src_value, GValue *dest_value)
+{
+	GSList *slist;
+	char **strv;
+	int len, i = 0;
+
+	slist = g_value_get_boxed (src_value);
+	len = g_slist_length (slist);
+
+	strv = g_new (char *, len + 1);
+	for (i = 0; slist; slist = slist->next, i++)
+		strv[i] = g_strdup (slist->data);
+	strv[i] = NULL;
+
+	g_value_take_boxed (dest_value, strv);
+}
+
 static void
 _nm_utils_convert_strv_to_ptrarray (const GValue *src_value, GValue *dest_value)
 {
@@ -529,6 +547,9 @@ _nm_value_transforms_register (void)
 		g_value_register_transform_func (G_TYPE_STRV, 
 		                                 DBUS_TYPE_G_LIST_OF_STRING,
 		                                 _nm_utils_convert_strv_to_slist);
+		g_value_register_transform_func (DBUS_TYPE_G_LIST_OF_STRING,
+		                                 G_TYPE_STRV,
+		                                 _nm_utils_convert_slist_to_strv);
 		g_value_register_transform_func (G_TYPE_STRV,
 		                                 DBUS_TYPE_G_ARRAY_OF_STRING,
 		                                 _nm_utils_convert_strv_to_ptrarray);
diff --git a/tui/nm-editor-bindings.c b/tui/nm-editor-bindings.c
index 949dcd7d2a..8dbe578402 100644
--- a/tui/nm-editor-bindings.c
+++ b/tui/nm-editor-bindings.c
@@ -1634,33 +1634,3 @@ nm_editor_bind_vlan_name (NMSettingVlan *s_vlan)
 		binding->last_ifname_id = 0;
 	}
 }
-
-
-#define DBUS_TYPE_G_LIST_OF_STRING (dbus_g_type_get_collection ("GSList", G_TYPE_STRING))
-
-static void
-convert_slist_to_strv (const GValue *src_value, GValue *dest_value)
-{
-	GSList *slist;
-	char **strv;
-	int len, i = 0;
-
-	slist = g_value_get_boxed (src_value);
-	len = g_slist_length (slist);
-
-	strv = g_new (char *, len + 1);
-	for (i = 0; slist; slist = slist->next, i++)
-		strv[i] = g_strdup (slist->data);
-	strv[i] = NULL;
-
-	g_value_take_boxed (dest_value, strv);
-}
-
-void
-nm_editor_bindings_init (void)
-{
-	/* FIXME: libnm registers strv->list, but not list->strv */
-	g_value_register_transform_func (DBUS_TYPE_G_LIST_OF_STRING,
-	                                 G_TYPE_STRV,
-	                                 convert_slist_to_strv);
-}
diff --git a/tui/nm-editor-bindings.h b/tui/nm-editor-bindings.h
index a7a32dd142..56f1ec23d9 100644
--- a/tui/nm-editor-bindings.h
+++ b/tui/nm-editor-bindings.h
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
-void nm_editor_bindings_init (void);
-
 void nm_editor_bind_ip4_addresses_with_prefix_to_strv (gpointer       source,
                                                        const gchar   *source_property,
                                                        gpointer       target,
diff --git a/tui/nmtui.c b/tui/nmtui.c
index d0b9440c5b..b1c9c87a18 100644
--- a/tui/nmtui.c
+++ b/tui/nmtui.c
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
 #include "nmtui-edit.h"
 #include "nmtui-connect.h"
 #include "nmtui-hostname.h"
-#include "nm-editor-bindings.h"
 
 NMClient *nm_client;
 NMRemoteSettings *nm_settings;
@@ -240,8 +239,6 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 	if (sleep_on_startup)
 		sleep (5);
 
-	nm_editor_bindings_init ();
-
 	startup_data.subprogram = NULL;
 	prgname = g_get_prgname ();
 	if (g_str_has_prefix (prgname, "lt-"))