diff --git a/src/panels/places/placesview.cpp b/src/panels/places/placesview.cpp
index 7c455b4bc..d755d46b5 100644
--- a/src/panels/places/placesview.cpp
+++ b/src/panels/places/placesview.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ void PlacesView::setIconSize(int size)
     if (size != iconSize()) {
         PlacesPanelSettings* settings = PlacesPanelSettings::self();
         settings->setIconSize(size);
-        settings->writeConfig();
+        settings->save();
 
         KItemListStyleOption option = styleOption();
         option.iconSize = size;
diff --git a/src/settings/dolphinsettingsdialog.cpp b/src/settings/dolphinsettingsdialog.cpp
index d9240d97c..0bbc3ed7f 100644
--- a/src/settings/dolphinsettingsdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/settings/dolphinsettingsdialog.cpp
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ void DolphinSettingsDialog::applySettings()
         // Reset the modified startup settings hint. The changed startup settings
         // have been applied already due to emitting settingsChanged().
         settings->setModifiedStartupSettings(false);
-        settings->writeConfig();
+        settings->save();
     }
     buttonBox()->button(QDialogButtonBox::Apply)->setEnabled(false);
 }
diff --git a/src/settings/general/behaviorsettingspage.cpp b/src/settings/general/behaviorsettingspage.cpp
index f311b1a3c..83515beb0 100644
--- a/src/settings/general/behaviorsettingspage.cpp
+++ b/src/settings/general/behaviorsettingspage.cpp
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ void BehaviorSettingsPage::applySettings()
     settings->setShowToolTips(m_showToolTips->isChecked());
     settings->setShowSelectionToggle(m_showSelectionToggle->isChecked());
     settings->setRenameInline(m_renameInline->isChecked());
-    settings->writeConfig();
+    settings->save();
 
     if (useGlobalViewProps) {
         // Remember the global view properties by applying the current view properties.
diff --git a/src/settings/general/confirmationssettingspage.cpp b/src/settings/general/confirmationssettingspage.cpp
index 54cc49043..617d31c7d 100644
--- a/src/settings/general/confirmationssettingspage.cpp
+++ b/src/settings/general/confirmationssettingspage.cpp
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ void ConfirmationsSettingsPage::applySettings()
 
     GeneralSettings* settings = GeneralSettings::self();
     settings->setConfirmClosingMultipleTabs(m_confirmClosingMultipleTabs->isChecked());
-    settings->writeConfig();
+    settings->save();
 }
 
 void ConfirmationsSettingsPage::restoreDefaults()
diff --git a/src/settings/general/statusbarsettingspage.cpp b/src/settings/general/statusbarsettingspage.cpp
index cb6ae6cd4..d12a0c1fc 100644
--- a/src/settings/general/statusbarsettingspage.cpp
+++ b/src/settings/general/statusbarsettingspage.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ void StatusBarSettingsPage::applySettings()
     GeneralSettings* settings = GeneralSettings::self();
     settings->setShowZoomSlider(m_showZoomSlider->isChecked());
     settings->setShowSpaceInfo(m_showSpaceInfo->isChecked());
-    settings->writeConfig();
+    settings->save();
 }
 
 void StatusBarSettingsPage::restoreDefaults()
diff --git a/src/settings/navigation/navigationsettingspage.cpp b/src/settings/navigation/navigationsettingspage.cpp
index 133e94350..69feed3ee 100644
--- a/src/settings/navigation/navigationsettingspage.cpp
+++ b/src/settings/navigation/navigationsettingspage.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ void NavigationSettingsPage::applySettings()
     settings->setBrowseThroughArchives(m_openArchivesAsFolder->isChecked());
     settings->setAutoExpandFolders(m_autoExpandFolders->isChecked());
 
-    settings->writeConfig();
+    settings->save();
 }
 
 void NavigationSettingsPage::restoreDefaults()
diff --git a/src/settings/startup/startupsettingspage.cpp b/src/settings/startup/startupsettingspage.cpp
index 3bf922dfe..11adb869b 100644
--- a/src/settings/startup/startupsettingspage.cpp
+++ b/src/settings/startup/startupsettingspage.cpp
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ void StartupSettingsPage::applySettings()
     settings->setShowFullPath(m_showFullPath->isChecked());
     settings->setFilterBar(m_filterBar->isChecked());
 
-    settings->writeConfig();
+    settings->save();
 }
 
 void StartupSettingsPage::restoreDefaults()
diff --git a/src/settings/viewmodes/viewmodesettings.cpp b/src/settings/viewmodes/viewmodesettings.cpp
index 01601f711..2191b76fe 100644
--- a/src/settings/viewmodes/viewmodesettings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings/viewmodes/viewmodesettings.cpp
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ void ViewModeSettings::readConfig()
     }
 }
 
-void ViewModeSettings::writeConfig()
+void ViewModeSettings::save()
 {
     switch (m_mode) {
     case ViewModeSettings::IconsMode:   IconsModeSettings::self()->save(); break;
diff --git a/src/settings/viewmodes/viewmodesettings.h b/src/settings/viewmodes/viewmodesettings.h
index be41ae284..9f0b44e9b 100644
--- a/src/settings/viewmodes/viewmodesettings.h
+++ b/src/settings/viewmodes/viewmodesettings.h
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public:
     int fontWeight() const;
 
     void readConfig();
-    void writeConfig();
+    void save();
 
 private:
     ViewMode m_mode;
diff --git a/src/settings/viewmodes/viewsettingstab.cpp b/src/settings/viewmodes/viewsettingstab.cpp
index 2169ca955..632ae99da 100644
--- a/src/settings/viewmodes/viewsettingstab.cpp
+++ b/src/settings/viewmodes/viewsettingstab.cpp
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ void ViewSettingsTab::applySettings()
     settings.setItalicFont(font.italic());
     settings.setFontWeight(font.weight());
 
-    settings.writeConfig();
+    settings.save();
 }
 
 void ViewSettingsTab::restoreDefaultSettings()
diff --git a/src/settings/viewpropertiesdialog.cpp b/src/settings/viewpropertiesdialog.cpp
index 338a14277..2e503bbe1 100644
--- a/src/settings/viewpropertiesdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/settings/viewpropertiesdialog.cpp
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ void ViewPropertiesDialog::applyViewProperties()
         // all existing viewproperties invalid, as they have a smaller time stamp.
         GeneralSettings* settings = GeneralSettings::self();
         settings->setViewPropsTimestamp(QDateTime::currentDateTime());
-        settings->writeConfig();
+        settings->save();
     }
 
     m_dolphinView->setMode(m_viewProps->viewMode());
diff --git a/src/views/viewproperties.cpp b/src/views/viewproperties.cpp
index 36c6338fe..f52be7478 100644
--- a/src/views/viewproperties.cpp
+++ b/src/views/viewproperties.cpp
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ void ViewProperties::save()
     QDir dir;
     dir.mkpath(m_filePath);
     m_node->setVersion(CurrentViewPropertiesVersion);
-    m_node->writeConfig();
+    m_node->save();
     m_changedProps = false;
 }