diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/session.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/session.cpp
index a95889eacda..d6411744ff9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/session.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/session.cpp
@@ -138,12 +138,10 @@ bool SessionFile::load(const QString &fileName)
 
     // NPE: Load the session in the background?
     // NPE: Let FileManager monitor filename
-    QApplication::setOverrideCursor(QCursor(Qt::WaitCursor));
 
     PersistentSettingsReader reader;
     if (!reader.load(m_fileName)) {
         qWarning() << "SessionManager::load failed!" << fileName;
-        QApplication::restoreOverrideCursor();
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -216,7 +214,6 @@ bool SessionFile::load(const QString &fileName)
 
 
     future.reportFinished();
-    QApplication::restoreOverrideCursor();
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/projectloadwizard.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/projectloadwizard.cpp
index 9086ba1d3fd..98c839e481d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/projectloadwizard.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/projectloadwizard.cpp
@@ -61,13 +61,10 @@ ProjectLoadWizard::ProjectLoadWizard(Qt4Project *project, QWidget *parent, Qt::W
 // We used to simply call ::exec() on the dialog
 void ProjectLoadWizard::execDialog()
 {
-    if (!pageIds().isEmpty()) {
-        QApplication::setOverrideCursor(QCursor(Qt::ArrowCursor));
+    if (!pageIds().isEmpty())
         exec();
-        QApplication::restoreOverrideCursor();
-    } else {
+    else
         done(QDialog::Accepted);
-    }
 }
 
 ProjectLoadWizard::~ProjectLoadWizard()