diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/language/settings/providers/LanguageSettingsProvidersSerializer.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/language/settings/providers/LanguageSettingsProvidersSerializer.java
index c0a2788cc61..9b6224f89f1 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/language/settings/providers/LanguageSettingsProvidersSerializer.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core/model/org/eclipse/cdt/internal/core/language/settings/providers/LanguageSettingsProvidersSerializer.java
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
  *******************************************************************************/
 package org.eclipse.cdt.internal.core.language.settings.providers;
 
-import java.io.ByteArrayInputStream;
 import java.net.URI;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
@@ -917,19 +916,7 @@ public class LanguageSettingsProvidersSerializer {
 				}
 			}
 			if (folder.isAccessible()) {
-				// Create dummy file to reduce scheduling to the file itself
-				if (!fileStorePrj.exists()) {
-					try {
-						fileStorePrj.create(new ByteArrayInputStream("<project/>".getBytes()), true, null); //$NON-NLS-1$
-					} catch (CoreException e) {
-						CCorePlugin.log(e);
-					}
-				}
-				if (fileStorePrj.exists()) {
-					rule = fileStorePrj;
-				} else {
-					rule = folder;
-				}
+				rule = folder;
 			}
 		}
 		if (rule == null) {