diff --git a/common/lc_application.cpp b/common/lc_application.cpp
index bbcff188..dd676412 100644
--- a/common/lc_application.cpp
+++ b/common/lc_application.cpp
@@ -455,7 +455,6 @@ void lcApplication::ShowPreferencesDialog()
 	Options.Preferences = mPreferences;
 
 	Options.DefaultAuthor = lcGetProfileString(LC_PROFILE_DEFAULT_AUTHOR_NAME);
-	Options.ProjectsPath = lcGetProfileString(LC_PROFILE_PROJECTS_PATH);
 	Options.LibraryPath = lcGetProfileString(LC_PROFILE_PARTS_LIBRARY);
 	Options.POVRayPath = lcGetProfileString(LC_PROFILE_POVRAY_PATH);
 	Options.LGEOPath = lcGetProfileString(LC_PROFILE_POVRAY_LGEO_PATH);
@@ -485,7 +484,6 @@ void lcApplication::ShowPreferencesDialog()
 	mPreferences.SaveDefaults();
 
 	lcSetProfileString(LC_PROFILE_DEFAULT_AUTHOR_NAME, Options.DefaultAuthor);
-	lcSetProfileString(LC_PROFILE_PROJECTS_PATH, Options.ProjectsPath);
 	lcSetProfileString(LC_PROFILE_PARTS_LIBRARY, Options.LibraryPath);
 	lcSetProfileString(LC_PROFILE_POVRAY_PATH, Options.POVRayPath);
 	lcSetProfileString(LC_PROFILE_POVRAY_LGEO_PATH, Options.LGEOPath);
diff --git a/common/lc_basewindow.h b/common/lc_basewindow.h
index d2611024..76d7a4c3 100644
--- a/common/lc_basewindow.h
+++ b/common/lc_basewindow.h
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ struct lcPreferencesDialogOptions
 	lcPreferences Preferences;
 
 	QString DefaultAuthor;
-	QString ProjectsPath;
 	QString LibraryPath;
 	QString POVRayPath;
 	QString LGEOPath;
diff --git a/common/lc_mainwindow.cpp b/common/lc_mainwindow.cpp
index 7679b1cc..414f8d8e 100644
--- a/common/lc_mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/common/lc_mainwindow.cpp
@@ -1847,6 +1847,8 @@ bool lcMainWindow::OpenProject(const QString& FileName)
 
 		if (LoadFileName.isEmpty())
 			return false;
+
+		lcSetProfileString(LC_PROFILE_PROJECTS_PATH, QFileInfo(LoadFileName).absolutePath());
 	}
 
 	Project* NewProject = new Project();
@@ -1878,6 +1880,8 @@ void lcMainWindow::MergeProject()
 	if (LoadFileName.isEmpty())
 		return;
 
+	lcSetProfileString(LC_PROFILE_PROJECTS_PATH, QFileInfo(LoadFileName).absolutePath());
+
 	Project* NewProject = new Project();
 
 	if (NewProject->Load(LoadFileName))
@@ -1920,6 +1924,8 @@ bool lcMainWindow::SaveProject(const QString& FileName)
 
 		if (SaveFileName.isEmpty())
 			return false;
+
+		lcSetProfileString(LC_PROFILE_PROJECTS_PATH, QFileInfo(SaveFileName).absolutePath());
 	}
 
 	if (QFileInfo(SaveFileName).suffix().toLower() == QLatin1String("lcd"))
diff --git a/qt/lc_qpreferencesdialog.cpp b/qt/lc_qpreferencesdialog.cpp
index 2c87730c..dfcae579 100644
--- a/qt/lc_qpreferencesdialog.cpp
+++ b/qt/lc_qpreferencesdialog.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ lcQPreferencesDialog::lcQPreferencesDialog(QWidget *parent, void *data) :
 	options = (lcPreferencesDialogOptions*)data;
 
 	ui->authorName->setText(options->DefaultAuthor);
-	ui->projectsFolder->setText(options->ProjectsPath);
 	ui->partsLibrary->setText(options->LibraryPath);
 	ui->povrayExecutable->setText(options->POVRayPath);
 	ui->lgeoPath->setText(options->LGEOPath);
@@ -89,7 +88,6 @@ void lcQPreferencesDialog::accept()
 	}
 
 	options->DefaultAuthor = ui->authorName->text();
-	options->ProjectsPath = ui->projectsFolder->text();
 	options->LibraryPath = ui->partsLibrary->text();
 	options->POVRayPath = ui->povrayExecutable->text();
 	options->LGEOPath = ui->lgeoPath->text();
@@ -119,14 +117,6 @@ void lcQPreferencesDialog::accept()
 	QDialog::accept();
 }
 
-void lcQPreferencesDialog::on_projectsFolderBrowse_clicked()
-{
-	QString result = QFileDialog::getExistingDirectory(this, tr("Open Projects Folder"), ui->projectsFolder->text());
-
-	if (!result.isEmpty())
-		ui->projectsFolder->setText(QDir::toNativeSeparators(result));
-}
-
 void lcQPreferencesDialog::on_partsLibraryBrowse_clicked()
 {
 	QString result = QFileDialog::getExistingDirectory(this, tr("Open Parts Library Folder"), ui->partsLibrary->text());
diff --git a/qt/lc_qpreferencesdialog.h b/qt/lc_qpreferencesdialog.h
index 4a1114bb..1d001958 100644
--- a/qt/lc_qpreferencesdialog.h
+++ b/qt/lc_qpreferencesdialog.h
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ public:
 
 public slots:
 	void accept();
-	void on_projectsFolderBrowse_clicked();
 	void on_partsLibraryBrowse_clicked();
 	void on_povrayExecutableBrowse_clicked();
 	void on_lgeoPathBrowse_clicked();
diff --git a/qt/lc_qpreferencesdialog.ui b/qt/lc_qpreferencesdialog.ui
index 9a5f89d0..6c63a93c 100644
--- a/qt/lc_qpreferencesdialog.ui
+++ b/qt/lc_qpreferencesdialog.ui
@@ -40,31 +40,7 @@
        <item row="0" column="1">
         <widget class="QLineEdit" name="authorName"/>
        </item>
-       <item row="1" column="0">
-        <widget class="QLabel" name="label_3">
-         <property name="text">
-          <string>Default projects folder:</string>
-         </property>
-         <property name="buddy">
-          <cstring>projectsFolder</cstring>
-         </property>
-        </widget>
-       </item>
-       <item row="1" column="1">
-        <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_2">
-         <item>
-          <widget class="QLineEdit" name="projectsFolder"/>
-         </item>
-         <item>
-          <widget class="QToolButton" name="projectsFolderBrowse">
-           <property name="text">
-            <string>...</string>
-           </property>
-          </widget>
-         </item>
-        </layout>
-       </item>
-       <item row="4" column="0">
+       <item row="3" column="0">
         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_5">
          <property name="text">
           <string>Custom parts library:</string>
@@ -74,7 +50,7 @@
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="4" column="1">
+       <item row="3" column="1">
         <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_3">
          <item>
           <widget class="QLineEdit" name="partsLibrary"/>
@@ -88,7 +64,7 @@
          </item>
         </layout>
        </item>
-       <item row="5" column="0">
+       <item row="4" column="0">
         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_8">
          <property name="text">
           <string>POV-Ray Executable:</string>
@@ -98,7 +74,7 @@
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="5" column="1">
+       <item row="4" column="1">
         <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_8">
          <item>
           <widget class="QLineEdit" name="povrayExecutable"/>
@@ -112,7 +88,7 @@
          </item>
         </layout>
        </item>
-       <item row="6" column="0">
+       <item row="5" column="0">
         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_9">
          <property name="text">
           <string>LGEO Path:</string>
@@ -122,7 +98,7 @@
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="6" column="1">
+       <item row="5" column="1">
         <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout_10">
          <item>
           <widget class="QLineEdit" name="lgeoPath"/>
@@ -136,7 +112,7 @@
          </item>
         </layout>
        </item>
-       <item row="7" column="0">
+       <item row="6" column="0">
         <widget class="QLabel" name="label_10">
          <property name="text">
           <string>Check for updates:</string>
@@ -146,7 +122,7 @@
          </property>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="7" column="1">
+       <item row="6" column="1">
         <widget class="QComboBox" name="checkForUpdates">
          <item>
           <property name="text">
@@ -165,7 +141,7 @@
          </item>
         </widget>
        </item>
-       <item row="8" column="0" colspan="2">
+       <item row="7" column="0" colspan="2">
         <widget class="QCheckBox" name="fixedDirectionKeys">
          <property name="text">
           <string>Fixed direction keys</string>
@@ -855,8 +831,6 @@
   <tabstop>tabWidget</tabstop>
   <tabstop>buttonBox</tabstop>
   <tabstop>authorName</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>projectsFolder</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>projectsFolderBrowse</tabstop>
   <tabstop>partsLibrary</tabstop>
   <tabstop>partsLibraryBrowse</tabstop>
   <tabstop>povrayExecutable</tabstop>