diff --git a/libs/ardour/export_profile_manager.cc b/libs/ardour/export_profile_manager.cc
index 4eb2e62b0b..94099faa26 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/export_profile_manager.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/export_profile_manager.cc
@@ -633,7 +633,6 @@ ExportProfileManager::save_format_to_disk (ExportFormatSpecPtr format)
 		tree.write();
 	}
 
-	FormatListChanged ();
 	return new_path;
 }