diff --git a/src/App.cpp b/src/App.cpp
index 01d1fed7..1f6fc2fb 100644
--- a/src/App.cpp
+++ b/src/App.cpp
@@ -141,8 +141,6 @@ int App::exec()
         );
         benchmark.start_perf_bench(xmrig::PerfAlgo::PA_CN); // start benchmarking from first PerfAlgo in the list
     } else {
-        // save config here to have option to store automatically generated "threads"
-        if (m_controller->config()->isShouldSave()) m_controller->config()->save();
         m_controller->network()->connect();
     }
 
diff --git a/src/core/Config.cpp b/src/core/Config.cpp
index aab48cf7..0fc1bc5e 100644
--- a/src/core/Config.cpp
+++ b/src/core/Config.cpp
@@ -198,13 +198,11 @@ bool xmrig::Config::finalize()
 
             if (!m_threads[pa].count) {
                 m_threads[pa].count = Cpu::optimalThreadsCount(size, m_maxCpuUsage);
-                m_shouldSave = true;
             }
             else if (m_safe) {
                 const size_t count = Cpu::optimalThreadsCount(size, m_maxCpuUsage);
                 if (m_threads[pa].count > count) {
                     m_threads[pa].count = count;
-                    m_shouldSave = true;
                 }
             }