diff --git a/gitplusplus.cpp b/gitplusplus.cpp
index 324cca9..95f7d26 100644
--- a/gitplusplus.cpp
+++ b/gitplusplus.cpp
@@ -2333,16 +2333,6 @@ void GitPlusPlusView::detectWorkspace()
         m_workspaceRepos = workspaceRepoPaths();
     }
 
-    // Auto-generate .kateworkspace if missing
-    wsFile = m_workspaceDir + QStringLiteral("/.kateworkspace");
-    if (!QFileInfo::exists(wsFile)) {
-        QSettings ws(wsFile, QSettings::IniFormat);
-        ws.beginGroup(QStringLiteral("workspace"));
-        ws.setValue(QStringLiteral("source"), QStringLiteral("."));
-        ws.endGroup();
-        ws.sync();
-    }
-
     // Auto-generate .kateproject in each repo subdir that lacks one
     for (const auto &repoPath : qAsConst(m_workspaceRepos)) {
         QString kateProjectFile = repoPath + QStringLiteral("/.kateproject");