diff --git a/src/dolphinview.cpp b/src/dolphinview.cpp
index e450da3395..38a7f54dcb 100644
--- a/src/dolphinview.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphinview.cpp
@@ -223,12 +223,10 @@ void DolphinView::setShowPreview(bool show)
 {
     ViewProperties props(m_urlNavigator->url());
     props.setShowPreview(show);
-    props.save();
 
     m_controller->setShowPreview(show);
 
     emit showPreviewChanged();
-    reload();
 }
 
 bool DolphinView::showPreview() const