diff --git a/sources/configpages.cpp b/sources/configpages.cpp
index b138613b9..d108e800e 100644
--- a/sources/configpages.cpp
+++ b/sources/configpages.cpp
@@ -238,7 +238,6 @@ GeneralConfigurationPage::GeneralConfigurationPage(QWidget *parent) : ConfigPage
 	bool highlight_integrated_elements = settings.value("diagrameditor/highlight-integrated-elements", true).toBool();
 	bool terminal_exportlist = settings.value("nomenclature-exportlist", true).toBool();
 	QString default_element_informations = settings.value("elementeditor/default-informations", "").toString();
-	bool readonly = settings.value("qetproject/readonly", false).toBool();
 	
 	appearance_ = new QGroupBox(tr("Apparence"), this);
 	use_system_colors_ = new QCheckBox(tr("Utiliser les couleurs du système"), appearance_);
@@ -250,7 +249,6 @@ GeneralConfigurationPage::GeneralConfigurationPage(QWidget *parent) : ConfigPage
 	folio_panel_ = new QCheckBox(tr("Utiliser les labels de folio à la place de leurs ID"), projects_view_mode_);
 	terminal_exportlist_ = new QCheckBox(tr("Exporter les bornes dans la nomenclature"), projects_view_mode_);
 	m_zoom_out_beyond_folio = new QCheckBox(tr("Autoriser le dézoom au delà du folio"), this);
-	readonly_ = new QCheckBox(tr("Keep projects in read-only, their files will cannot be over written"), this);
 	
 	elements_management_ = new QGroupBox(tr("Gestion des éléments"), this);
 	highlight_integrated_elements_ = new QCheckBox(tr("Mettre en valeur dans le panel les éléments fraîchement intégrés", "configuration option"));
@@ -270,7 +268,6 @@ GeneralConfigurationPage::GeneralConfigurationPage(QWidget *parent) : ConfigPage
 	save_label_paste_ -> setChecked(save_label_paste);
 	folio_panel_     ->setChecked(panel_folio);
 	terminal_exportlist_ ->setChecked(terminal_exportlist);
-	readonly_ ->setChecked(readonly);
 
 	if (tabbed) {
 		tabbed_mode_ -> setChecked(true);
@@ -295,7 +292,6 @@ GeneralConfigurationPage::GeneralConfigurationPage(QWidget *parent) : ConfigPage
 	projects_view_mode_layout -> addWidget(save_label_paste_);
 	projects_view_mode_layout -> addWidget(folio_panel_);
 	projects_view_mode_layout -> addWidget(terminal_exportlist_);
-	projects_view_mode_layout -> addWidget(readonly_);
 	
 	projects_view_mode_ -> setLayout(projects_view_mode_layout);
 	
@@ -363,7 +359,6 @@ void GeneralConfigurationPage::applyConf()
 	settings.setValue("diagrameditor/zoom-out-beyond-of-folio", m_zoom_out_beyond_folio->isChecked());
 	settings.setValue("genericpanel/folio",folio_panel_->isChecked());
 	settings.setValue("nomenclature/terminal-exportlist",terminal_exportlist_->isChecked());
-	settings.setValue("qetproject/readonly",readonly_->isChecked());
 }
 
 /// @return l'icone de cette page
diff --git a/sources/configpages.h b/sources/configpages.h
index 9e713d313..4bf2f8771 100644
--- a/sources/configpages.h
+++ b/sources/configpages.h
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ class GeneralConfigurationPage : public ConfigPage {
 	QCheckBox *save_label_paste_;
 	QCheckBox *folio_panel_;
 	QCheckBox *terminal_exportlist_;
-	QCheckBox *readonly_;
 	QGroupBox *projects_view_mode_;
 	QRadioButton *windowed_mode_;
 	QRadioButton *tabbed_mode_;
diff --git a/sources/qetproject.cpp b/sources/qetproject.cpp
index 8ff6deb85..beb3c2613 100644
--- a/sources/qetproject.cpp
+++ b/sources/qetproject.cpp
@@ -791,7 +791,6 @@ bool QETProject::close() {
  */
 QETResult QETProject::write()
 {
-	QSettings settings;
 		// this operation requires a filepath
 	if (file_path_.isEmpty())
 		return(QString("unable to save project to file: no filepath was specified"));
@@ -799,10 +798,7 @@ QETResult QETProject::write()
 		// if the project was opened read-only and the file is still non-writable, do not save the project
 	if (isReadOnly() && !QFileInfo(file_path_).isWritable())
 		return(QString("the file %1 was opened read-only and thus will not be written").arg(file_path_));
-	
-	if (settings.value("qetproject/readonly", true).toBool()){
-	return(QString("the file %1 was opened read-only and thus will not be written, see QET settings for disable files protection").arg(file_path_));
-	}
+
 
 		//Get the project in xml
 	QDomDocument xml_project;
@@ -832,7 +828,7 @@ void QETProject::setReadOnly(bool read_only)
 	if (read_only_ != read_only)
 	{
 			//keep the file to which this project is read-only
-		read_only_file_path_ = file_path_;		
+		read_only_file_path_ = file_path_;
 		read_only_ = read_only;
 		emit(readOnlyChanged(this, read_only));
 	}