diff --git a/src/BookmarkHandler.cpp b/src/BookmarkHandler.cpp
index aad487bd1..11e2fb737 100644
--- a/src/BookmarkHandler.cpp
+++ b/src/BookmarkHandler.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ BookmarkHandler::BookmarkHandler(KActionCollection *collection, QMenu *menu, boo
     }
 
     KBookmarkManager *manager = new KBookmarkManager(_file, this);
-    manager->setUpdate(true);
 
     // This constructor is only called with toplevel as true; regardless the
     // fourth argument can not be nullptr as it will crash in BookmarkMenu