diff --git a/Plugin-SelectionMeshObject/MeshObjectSelectionPlugin.cc b/Plugin-SelectionMeshObject/MeshObjectSelectionPlugin.cc
index fdeec33c492b2945b63cd36b6b4b160ba10cfcb0..b0ada43b5f715434124bbf812fa2495a486801fa 100644
--- a/Plugin-SelectionMeshObject/MeshObjectSelectionPlugin.cc
+++ b/Plugin-SelectionMeshObject/MeshObjectSelectionPlugin.cc
@@ -1452,7 +1452,7 @@ void MeshObjectSelectionPlugin::saveIniFile(INIFile& _ini, int _id) {
     }
 }
 
-void MeshObjectSelectionPlugin::slotLoadSelection(const INIFile& _file) {
+void MeshObjectSelectionPlugin::slotLoadSelection(INIFile& _file) {
     
     // Iterate over all mesh objects in the scene and save
     // the selections for all supported entity types
@@ -1507,11 +1507,7 @@ void MeshObjectSelectionPlugin::slotSaveSelection(INIFile& _file) {
         // Create section for each object
         // Append object name to section identifier
         QString section = QString("MeshObjectSelection") + "//" + o_it->name();
-        if(!_file.section_exists(section)) {
-            _file.add_section(section);
-        } else {
-            continue;
-        }
+
         // Store vertex selection:
         _file.add_entry(section, "VertexSelection", getVertexSelection(o_it->id()));
         // Store edge selection:
diff --git a/Plugin-SelectionMeshObject/MeshObjectSelectionPlugin.hh b/Plugin-SelectionMeshObject/MeshObjectSelectionPlugin.hh
index 9ad68b99e192e3ed6b2604c6f4527d0dbf5e43d3..bc590a174dee9ff4629d2e5e6d023d2ec58930b8 100644
--- a/Plugin-SelectionMeshObject/MeshObjectSelectionPlugin.hh
+++ b/Plugin-SelectionMeshObject/MeshObjectSelectionPlugin.hh
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ private slots:
     void slotFloodFillSelection(QMouseEvent* _event, double _maxAngle, SelectionInterface::PrimitiveType _currentType, bool _deselect);
     void slotComponentsSelection(QMouseEvent* _event, SelectionInterface::PrimitiveType _currentType, bool _deselect);
 
-    void slotLoadSelection(const INIFile& _file);
+    void slotLoadSelection(INIFile& _file);
     void slotSaveSelection(INIFile& _file);
     
     void slotKeyShortcutEvent(int _key, Qt::KeyboardModifiers _modifiers);
diff --git a/Plugin-SelectionObject/ObjectSelectionPlugin.cc b/Plugin-SelectionObject/ObjectSelectionPlugin.cc
index 79a54d26675383d200d8ecbb34fda08e7d00497b..b13cfae28dc817a80880d585cf7988837225d0d4 100644
--- a/Plugin-SelectionObject/ObjectSelectionPlugin.cc
+++ b/Plugin-SelectionObject/ObjectSelectionPlugin.cc
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ void ObjectSelectionPlugin::saveIniFile(INIFile& _ini, int _id) {
 
 //==============================================================================================
 
-void ObjectSelectionPlugin::slotLoadSelection(const INIFile& _file) {
+void ObjectSelectionPlugin::slotLoadSelection(INIFile& _file) {
     
     // Iterate over all polyline objects in the scene and save
     // the selections for all supported entity types
@@ -309,11 +309,6 @@ void ObjectSelectionPlugin::slotSaveSelection(INIFile& _file) {
         // Create section for each object
         // Append object name to section identifier
         QString section = QString("ObjectSelection") + "//" + o_it->name();
-        if(!_file.section_exists(section)) {
-            _file.add_section(section);
-        } else {
-            continue;
-        }
         
         // Store vertex selection:
         _file.add_entry(section, "Target", getObjectSelection());
diff --git a/Plugin-SelectionObject/ObjectSelectionPlugin.hh b/Plugin-SelectionObject/ObjectSelectionPlugin.hh
index cd5c145e9adaf0f8eb6ae57b85e668140642d949..06ccb1b30011fa36518de59a44e4f41a41acd95d 100644
--- a/Plugin-SelectionObject/ObjectSelectionPlugin.hh
+++ b/Plugin-SelectionObject/ObjectSelectionPlugin.hh
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ private slots:
     void slotToggleSelection(QMouseEvent* _event, SelectionInterface::PrimitiveType _currentType, bool _deselect);
     void slotVolumeLassoSelection(QMouseEvent* _event, SelectionInterface::PrimitiveType _currentType, bool _deselect);
 
-    void slotLoadSelection(const INIFile& _file);
+    void slotLoadSelection(INIFile& _file);
     void slotSaveSelection(INIFile& _file);
     
     void slotKeyShortcutEvent(int _key, Qt::KeyboardModifiers _modifiers);