diff --git a/es-app/src/guis/GuiMenu.cpp b/es-app/src/guis/GuiMenu.cpp
index e181a4ae8..62a11ab1c 100644
--- a/es-app/src/guis/GuiMenu.cpp
+++ b/es-app/src/guis/GuiMenu.cpp
@@ -357,7 +357,6 @@ void GuiMenu::openUISettings()
         std::string selectedSortOrder = defaultSortOrder.get()->getSelected()->description;
         if (selectedSortOrder != sortOrder) {
             Settings::getInstance()->setString("DefaultSortOrder", selectedSortOrder);
-            Settings::getInstance()->saveFile();
 
             // Activate the new sort order by setting up the sort type per system
             // and then resorting all gamelists.