diff --git a/libs/ardour/import.cc b/libs/ardour/import.cc
index e2c5b1352e..74f17c17e5 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/import.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/import.cc
@@ -641,10 +641,6 @@ Session::import_files (ImportStatus& status)
 			}
 		}
 
-		/* save state so that we don't lose these new Sources */
-
-		save_state (_name);
-
 		std::copy (all_new_sources.begin(), all_new_sources.end(), std::back_inserter(status.sources));
 	} else {
 		try {
@@ -657,4 +653,3 @@ Session::import_files (ImportStatus& status)
 
 	status.done = true;
 }
-
diff --git a/libs/ardour/import_pt.cc b/libs/ardour/import_pt.cc
index b881b90efe..8e9194d1a9 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/import_pt.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/import_pt.cc
@@ -269,8 +269,6 @@ Session::import_pt (PTFFormat& ptf, ImportStatus& status)
 		info << _("All audio files found for PT import!") << endmsg;
 	}
 
-	save_state("");
-
 	for (vector<PTFFormat::region_t>::const_iterator a = ptf.regions ().begin ();
 			a != ptf.regions ().end (); ++a) {
 		for (vector<ptflookup_t>::iterator p = ptfwavpair.begin ();
@@ -370,7 +368,6 @@ Session::import_pt (PTFFormat& ptf, ImportStatus& status)
 	}
 
 trymidi:
-	save_state("");
 	status.paths.clear();
 	status.paths.push_back(ptf.path ());
 	status.current = 1;
@@ -456,7 +453,6 @@ trymidi:
 
 	status.progress = 1.0;
 	status.done = true;
-	save_state("");
 	status.sources.clear ();
 	status.all_done = true;
 }