diff --git a/src/mkvtoolnix-gui/merge_widget/merge_widget.cpp b/src/mkvtoolnix-gui/merge_widget/merge_widget.cpp
index a97292302..932f86ced 100644
--- a/src/mkvtoolnix-gui/merge_widget/merge_widget.cpp
+++ b/src/mkvtoolnix-gui/merge_widget/merge_widget.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ MergeWidget::onOpenConfig() {
 
   try {
     m_config.load(fileName);
-    m_config.save(fileName + "-resaved");
     MainWindow::get()->setStatusBarMessage(QY("The configuration has been loaded."));
 
   } catch (mtx::InvalidSettingsX &) {