diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/helpmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/helpmanager.cpp
index f5d457fbf5a..376323b6019 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/helpmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/helpmanager.cpp
@@ -380,8 +380,6 @@ void HelpManager::setupHelpManager()
 
     // create the help engine
     d->m_helpEngine = new QHelpEngineCore(collectionFilePath(), m_instance);
-    d->m_helpEngine->setAutoSaveFilter(false);
-    d->m_helpEngine->setCurrentFilter(tr("Unfiltered"));
     d->m_helpEngine->setupData();
 
     foreach (const QString &filePath, d->documentationFromInstaller())
diff --git a/src/plugins/help/localhelpmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/help/localhelpmanager.cpp
index 28ebd548e24..52892094928 100644
--- a/src/plugins/help/localhelpmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/help/localhelpmanager.cpp
@@ -304,10 +304,8 @@ QHelpEngine &LocalHelpManager::helpEngine()
 {
     if (!m_guiEngine) {
         QMutexLocker _(&m_guiMutex);
-        if (!m_guiEngine) {
+        if (!m_guiEngine)
             m_guiEngine = new QHelpEngine(QString());
-            m_guiEngine->setAutoSaveFilter(false);
-        }
     }
     return *m_guiEngine;
 }