diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI_App.cpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI_App.cpp
index f1bbd0a0b..ff821d3c9 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI_App.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI_App.cpp
@@ -183,9 +183,8 @@ bool GUI_App::on_init_inner()
     // supplied as argument to --datadir; in that case we should still run the wizard
     preset_bundle->setup_directories();
 
-    app_conf_exists = app_config->exists();
     // load settings
-    if (app_conf_exists)
+    if (app_config->exists())
         app_config->load();
     app_config->set("version", SLIC3R_VERSION);
     app_config->save();
@@ -258,7 +257,7 @@ bool GUI_App::on_init_inner()
             }
 
             CallAfter([this] {
-                if (!config_wizard_startup(app_conf_exists)) {
+                if (!config_wizard_startup(app_config->exists())) {
                     // Only notify if there was no wizard so as not to bother too much ...
                     preset_updater->slic3r_update_notify();
                 }
diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI_App.hpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI_App.hpp
index 1c9a462c6..68f8d86df 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI_App.hpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI_App.hpp
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ static wxString dots("…", wxConvUTF8);
 class GUI_App : public wxApp
 {
     bool            m_initialized { false };
-    bool            app_conf_exists{ false };
 
     wxColour        m_color_label_modified;
     wxColour        m_color_label_sys;