diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_restore.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_restore.go
index a711da4dd..7c056fdab 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_restore.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_restore.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/filter"
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/restic"
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/restorer"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
@@ -62,6 +63,14 @@ func runRestore(opts RestoreOptions, gopts GlobalOptions, args []string) error {
 	hasExcludes := len(opts.Exclude) > 0 || len(opts.InsensitiveExclude) > 0
 	hasIncludes := len(opts.Include) > 0 || len(opts.InsensitiveInclude) > 0
 
+	for i, str := range opts.InsensitiveExclude {
+		opts.InsensitiveExclude[i] = strings.ToLower(str)
+	}
+
+	for i, str := range opts.InsensitiveInclude {
+		opts.InsensitiveInclude[i] = strings.ToLower(str)
+	}
+
 	switch {
 	case len(args) == 0:
 		return errors.Fatal("no snapshot ID specified")
@@ -131,7 +140,7 @@ func runRestore(opts RestoreOptions, gopts GlobalOptions, args []string) error {
 			Warnf("error for exclude pattern: %v", err)
 		}
 
-		matchedInsensitive, _, err := filter.InsensitiveList(opts.InsensitiveExclude, item)
+		matchedInsensitive, _, err := filter.List(opts.InsensitiveExclude, strings.ToLower(item))
 		if err != nil {
 			Warnf("error for iexclude pattern: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -152,7 +161,7 @@ func runRestore(opts RestoreOptions, gopts GlobalOptions, args []string) error {
 			Warnf("error for include pattern: %v", err)
 		}
 
-		matchedInsensitive, childMayMatchInsensitive, err := filter.InsensitiveList(opts.InsensitiveInclude, item)
+		matchedInsensitive, childMayMatchInsensitive, err := filter.List(opts.InsensitiveInclude, strings.ToLower(item))
 		if err != nil {
 			Warnf("error for iexclude pattern: %v", err)
 		}
diff --git a/internal/filter/filter.go b/internal/filter/filter.go
index 71ae4817c..74deddb03 100644
--- a/internal/filter/filter.go
+++ b/internal/filter/filter.go
@@ -187,12 +187,3 @@ func List(patterns []string, str string) (matched bool, childMayMatch bool, err
 
 	return matched, childMayMatch, nil
 }
-
-// InsensitiveList is the same as List but case insensitive.
-func InsensitiveList(patterns []string, str string) (matched bool, childMayMatch bool, err error) {
-	str = strings.ToLower(str)
-	for index, path := range patterns {
-		patterns[index] = strings.ToLower(path)
-	}
-	return List(patterns, str)
-}
diff --git a/internal/filter/filter_test.go b/internal/filter/filter_test.go
index 7be5dcb30..97df452fb 100644
--- a/internal/filter/filter_test.go
+++ b/internal/filter/filter_test.go
@@ -279,33 +279,6 @@ func ExampleList() {
 	// match: true
 }
 
-var filterInsensitiveListTests = []struct {
-	patterns []string
-	path     string
-	match    bool
-}{
-	{[]string{"*.go"}, "/foo/bar/test.go", true},
-	{[]string{"test.go"}, "/foo/bar/test.go", true},
-	{[]string{"test.go"}, "/foo/bar/TEST.go", true},
-	{[]string{"BAR"}, "/foo/BAR/TEST.go", true},
-}
-
-func TestInsensitiveList(t *testing.T) {
-	for i, test := range filterInsensitiveListTests {
-		match, _, err := filter.InsensitiveList(test.patterns, test.path)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Errorf("test %d failed: expected no error for patterns %q, but error returned: %v",
-				i, test.patterns, err)
-			continue
-		}
-
-		if match != test.match {
-			t.Errorf("test %d: filter.InsensitiveList(%q, %q): expected %v, got %v",
-				i, test.patterns, test.path, test.match, match)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 func extractTestLines(t testing.TB) (lines []string) {
 	f, err := os.Open("testdata/libreoffice.txt.bz2")
 	if err != nil {