diff --git a/src/plugins/languageclient/lualanguageclient/lualanguageclient.cpp b/src/plugins/languageclient/lualanguageclient/lualanguageclient.cpp
index 27e684b6fc9..83e9ff4abe2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/languageclient/lualanguageclient/lualanguageclient.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/languageclient/lualanguageclient/lualanguageclient.cpp
@@ -490,7 +490,6 @@ public:
                 m_initializationOptions = options.as<QString>();
 
             emit optionsChanged();
-            LanguageClientManager::applySettings();
             m_isUpdatingAsyncOptions = false;
         });