diff --git a/src/channel.c b/src/channel.c
index cd0c584739..967e2da0b9 100644
--- a/src/channel.c
+++ b/src/channel.c
@@ -748,16 +748,6 @@ channel_set_job(channel_T *channel, job_T *job)
     channel->ch_job = job;
 }
 
-/*
- * Set the callback for channel "channel".
- */
-    void
-channel_set_callback(channel_T *channel, char_u *callback)
-{
-    vim_free(channel->ch_callback);
-    channel->ch_callback = vim_strsave(callback);
-}
-
 /*
  * Set various properties from an "options" argument.
  */
@@ -769,9 +759,14 @@ channel_set_options(channel_T *channel, jobopt_T *options)
     if (options->jo_set & JO_TIMEOUT)
 	channel->ch_timeout = options->jo_timeout;
 
-    if ((options->jo_set & JO_CALLBACK)
-	    && options->jo_callback != NULL && *options->jo_callback != NUL)
-	channel_set_callback(channel, options->jo_callback);
+    if (options->jo_set & JO_CALLBACK)
+    {
+	vim_free(channel->ch_callback);
+	if (options->jo_callback != NULL && *options->jo_callback != NUL)
+	    channel->ch_callback = vim_strsave(options->jo_callback);
+	else
+	    channel->ch_callback = NULL;
+    }
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/proto/channel.pro b/src/proto/channel.pro
index 89504b594e..553fb54280 100644
--- a/src/proto/channel.pro
+++ b/src/proto/channel.pro
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ void channel_gui_register_all(void);
 channel_T *channel_open(char *hostname, int port_in, int waittime, void (*close_cb)(void));
 void channel_set_pipes(channel_T *channel, sock_T in, sock_T out, sock_T err);
 void channel_set_job(channel_T *channel, job_T *job);
-void channel_set_callback(channel_T *channel, char_u *callback);
 void channel_set_options(channel_T *channel, jobopt_T *options);
 void channel_set_req_callback(channel_T *channel, char_u *callback, int id);
 char_u *channel_get(channel_T *channel);
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_channel.vim b/src/testdir/test_channel.vim
index 431e40727c..2ed3abffac 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_channel.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_channel.vim
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ func s:communicate(port)
   call ch_setoptions(handle, {'timeout': 1111})
   call assert_fails("call ch_setoptions(handle, {'waittime': 111})", "E475")
   call assert_fails("call ch_setoptions(handle, {'mode': 'json'})", "E475")
+  call ch_setoptions(handle, {'callback': ''})
 
   " Send an eval request that works.
   call assert_equal('ok', ch_sendexpr(handle, 'eval-works'))
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 4af3f65a70..916c52c2f9 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -747,6 +747,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    1360,
 /**/
     1359,
 /**/