diff --git a/cli-lanterna/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/clilanterna/FilesView.groovy b/cli-lanterna/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/clilanterna/FilesView.groovy
index f7cf6e78..2d7aba3a 100644
--- a/cli-lanterna/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/clilanterna/FilesView.groovy
+++ b/cli-lanterna/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/clilanterna/FilesView.groovy
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import com.muwire.core.filecert.UICreateCertificateEvent
 import com.muwire.core.files.DirectoryUnsharedEvent
 import com.muwire.core.files.FileSharedEvent
 import com.muwire.core.files.FileUnsharedEvent
-import com.muwire.core.files.UIPersistFilesEvent
 
 class FilesView extends BasicWindow {
     private final FilesModel model
@@ -84,7 +83,6 @@ class FilesView extends BasicWindow {
         
         Button unshareButton = new Button("Unshare", {
             core.eventBus.publish(new FileUnsharedEvent(unsharedFile : sf))
-            core.eventBus.publish(new UIPersistFilesEvent())
             MessageDialog.showMessageDialog(textGUI, "File Unshared", "Unshared "+sf.getFile().getName(), MessageDialogButton.OK)
         } )
         Button addCommentButton = new Button("Add Comment", {
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/Core.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/Core.groovy
index 97dbada5..cd1148bd 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/Core.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/Core.groovy
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ import com.muwire.core.files.HasherService
 import com.muwire.core.files.PersisterService
 import com.muwire.core.files.SideCarFileEvent
 import com.muwire.core.files.UICommentEvent
-import com.muwire.core.files.UIPersistFilesEvent
+
 import com.muwire.core.files.AllFilesLoadedEvent
 import com.muwire.core.files.DirectoryUnsharedEvent
 import com.muwire.core.files.DirectoryWatchedEvent
@@ -264,7 +264,6 @@ public class Core {
         log.info "initializing folder persistence service"
         persisterFolderService = new PersisterFolderService(new File(home, "files"), eventBus)
         eventBus.register(PersisterDoneEvent.class, persisterFolderService)
-        eventBus.register(UIPersistFilesEvent.class, persisterFolderService)
         eventBus.register(FileHashedEvent.class, persisterFolderService)
         eventBus.register(FileUnsharedEvent.class, persisterFolderService)
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/files/PersisterFolderService.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/files/PersisterFolderService.groovy
index 642f8166..9658b10e 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/files/PersisterFolderService.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/files/PersisterFolderService.groovy
@@ -52,10 +52,6 @@ class PersisterFolderService extends BasePersisterService {
         load()
     }
 
-    void onUIPersistFilesEvent(UIPersistFilesEvent e) {
-        persistFiles()
-    }
-
     void onFileHashedEvent(FileHashedEvent hashedEvent) {
         persistFile(hashedEvent.sharedFile)
     }
diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/files/UIPersistFilesEvent.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/files/UIPersistFilesEvent.groovy
deleted file mode 100644
index 6cfbc76c..00000000
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/files/UIPersistFilesEvent.groovy
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-package com.muwire.core.files
-
-import com.muwire.core.Event
-
-class UIPersistFilesEvent extends Event {
-}