diff --git a/src/libs/utils/persistentsettings.cpp b/src/libs/utils/persistentsettings.cpp
index eda01977de0..4cebb43c7ca 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/persistentsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/persistentsettings.cpp
@@ -427,11 +427,6 @@ PersistentSettingsWriter::PersistentSettingsWriter(const FilePath &fileName, con
     m_fileName(fileName), m_docType(docType)
 { }
 
-PersistentSettingsWriter::~PersistentSettingsWriter()
-{
-    write(m_savedData, nullptr);
-}
-
 bool PersistentSettingsWriter::save(const QVariantMap &data, QString *errorString) const
 {
     if (data == m_savedData)
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/persistentsettings.h b/src/libs/utils/persistentsettings.h
index 92dbf0d8c98..20802ea2630 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/persistentsettings.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/persistentsettings.h
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ class QTCREATOR_UTILS_EXPORT PersistentSettingsWriter
 {
 public:
     PersistentSettingsWriter(const FilePath &fileName, const QString &docType);
-    ~PersistentSettingsWriter();
 
     bool save(const QVariantMap &data, QString *errorString) const;
 #ifdef QT_GUI_LIB