diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/startup/impl/StartupManagerImpl.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/startup/impl/StartupManagerImpl.java
index 0faf3d97446d..40a0baab32eb 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/startup/impl/StartupManagerImpl.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/startup/impl/StartupManagerImpl.java
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ import com.intellij.openapi.roots.ProjectRootManager;
 import com.intellij.openapi.startup.StartupActivity;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.SystemInfo;
 import com.intellij.openapi.util.io.FileUtil;
-import com.intellij.openapi.util.registry.Registry;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.LocalFileSystem;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFile;
 import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VirtualFileManager;
@@ -208,11 +207,6 @@ public class StartupManagerImpl extends StartupManagerEx {
         }
       }
     });
-
-    // otherwise will be stored - we must not create config files in tests
-    if (!app.isUnitTestMode()) {
-      Registry.get("ide.firstStartup").setValue(false);
-    }
   }
 
   public void scheduleInitialVfsRefresh() {
diff --git a/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties b/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties
index 270ed16fcd3b..47ced80e09f2 100644
--- a/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties
+++ b/platform/util/resources/misc/registry.properties
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ actionSystem.extendedKeyCode.disabled=false
 
 color.blindness.icon.filter=false
 
-ide.firstStartup=true
 ide.debugMode=false
 ide.debugger.inline=true
 ide.debugger.inline.description=Enables variables view in editor