diff --git a/modules/backend/behaviors/UserPreferencesModel.php b/modules/backend/behaviors/UserPreferencesModel.php
index ffc9944af..de4b6e69b 100644
--- a/modules/backend/behaviors/UserPreferencesModel.php
+++ b/modules/backend/behaviors/UserPreferencesModel.php
@@ -40,13 +40,6 @@ class UserPreferencesModel extends SettingsModel
 
         if (!$item = $this->getSettingsRecord()) {
             $this->model->initSettingsData();
-
-            if (method_exists($this->model, 'forceSave'))
-                $this->model->forceSave();
-            else
-                $this->model->save();
-
-            $this->model->reload();
             $item = $this->model;
         }
 
diff --git a/modules/system/behaviors/SettingsModel.php b/modules/system/behaviors/SettingsModel.php
index 9db0900ee..c3228c1f1 100644
--- a/modules/system/behaviors/SettingsModel.php
+++ b/modules/system/behaviors/SettingsModel.php
@@ -76,13 +76,6 @@ class SettingsModel extends ModelBehavior
 
         if (!$item = $this->getSettingsRecord()) {
             $this->model->initSettingsData();
-
-            if (method_exists($this->model, 'forceSave'))
-                $this->model->forceSave();
-            else
-                $this->model->save();
-
-            $this->model->reload();
             $item = $this->model;
         }