diff --git a/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/StartPage.py b/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/StartPage.py
index b8b01292fa..0f30a2705c 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/StartPage.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Start/StartPage/StartPage.py
@@ -301,9 +301,6 @@ def handle():
     html = replace_html_text(html)
     # fetches system colors
     html = setColors(html)
-    f = open(os.path.expanduser("~")+os.sep+"freecad-startpage.html","wb")
-    f.write(html)
-    f.close()
     return html
 
 def exportTestFile():