diff --git a/src/panels/places/placesitemmodel.cpp b/src/panels/places/placesitemmodel.cpp
index 46f40b65c..637bfc107 100644
--- a/src/panels/places/placesitemmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/panels/places/placesitemmodel.cpp
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ PlacesItemModel::PlacesItemModel(QObject* parent) :
 
 PlacesItemModel::~PlacesItemModel()
 {
-    saveBookmarks();
     qDeleteAll(m_bookmarkedItems);
     m_bookmarkedItems.clear();
 }