diff --git a/kmfoldertree.cpp b/kmfoldertree.cpp
index cfdf0c996..790c3be1b 100644
--- a/kmfoldertree.cpp
+++ b/kmfoldertree.cpp
@@ -1240,8 +1240,6 @@ void KMFolderTree::writeIsListViewItemOpen(KMFolderTreeItem *fti)
   }
   KConfigGroupSaver saver(config, name);
   config->writeEntry("isOpen", fti->isOpen() );
-  if ( folder )
-    folder->storage()->writeConfig();
 }