diff --git a/src/document/katedocument.h b/src/document/katedocument.h
--- a/src/document/katedocument.h
+++ b/src/document/katedocument.h
@@ -1131,8 +1131,6 @@
 public:
     bool queryClose() override;
 
-    static bool checkOverwrite(QUrl u, QWidget *parent);
-
     /**
      * Configuration
      */
diff --git a/src/document/katedocument.cpp b/src/document/katedocument.cpp
--- a/src/document/katedocument.cpp
+++ b/src/document/katedocument.cpp
@@ -4293,9 +4293,8 @@
 {
     m_modOnHd = false;
     QWidget *parentWidget(dialogParent());
-    const QUrl res = QFileDialog::getSaveFileUrl(parentWidget, i18n("Save File"), url(), {}, nullptr,
-                                                 QFileDialog::DontConfirmOverwrite);
-    if (!res.isEmpty() && checkOverwrite(res, parentWidget)) {
+    const QUrl res = QFileDialog::getSaveFileUrl(parentWidget, i18n("Save File"), url());
+    if (!res.isEmpty()) {
         if (! saveAs(res)) {
             KMessageBox::error(parentWidget, i18n("Save failed"));
             m_modOnHd = true;
@@ -4478,20 +4477,18 @@
 
 bool KTextEditor::DocumentPrivate::documentSaveAs()
 {
-    const QUrl saveUrl = QFileDialog::getSaveFileUrl(dialogParent(), i18n("Save File"), url(), {}, nullptr,
-                                                     QFileDialog::DontConfirmOverwrite);
-    if (saveUrl.isEmpty() || !checkOverwrite(saveUrl, dialogParent())) {
+    const QUrl saveUrl = QFileDialog::getSaveFileUrl(dialogParent(), i18n("Save File"), url());
+    if (saveUrl.isEmpty()) {
         return false;
     }
 
     return saveAs(saveUrl);
 }
 
 bool KTextEditor::DocumentPrivate::documentSaveAsWithEncoding(const QString &encoding)
 {
-    const QUrl saveUrl = QFileDialog::getSaveFileUrl(dialogParent(), i18n("Save File"), url(), {}, nullptr,
-                                                     QFileDialog::DontConfirmOverwrite);
-    if (saveUrl.isEmpty() || !checkOverwrite(saveUrl, dialogParent())) {
+    const QUrl saveUrl = QFileDialog::getSaveFileUrl(dialogParent(), i18n("Save File"), url());
+    if (saveUrl.isEmpty()) {
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -4501,9 +4498,8 @@
 
 bool KTextEditor::DocumentPrivate::documentSaveCopyAs()
 {
-    const QUrl saveUrl = QFileDialog::getSaveFileUrl(dialogParent(), i18n("Save Copy of File"), url(),  {}, nullptr,
-                                                     QFileDialog::DontConfirmOverwrite);
-    if (saveUrl.isEmpty() || !checkOverwrite(saveUrl, dialogParent())) {
+    const QUrl saveUrl = QFileDialog::getSaveFileUrl(dialogParent(), i18n("Save Copy of File"), url());
+    if (saveUrl.isEmpty()) {
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -5199,9 +5195,8 @@
     *abortClosing = true;
     if (this->url().isEmpty()) {
         QWidget *parentWidget(dialogParent());
-        const QUrl res = QFileDialog::getSaveFileUrl(parentWidget, i18n("Save File"), QUrl(), {}, nullptr,
-                                                     QFileDialog::DontConfirmOverwrite);
-        if (res.isEmpty() || !checkOverwrite(res, parentWidget)) {
+        const QUrl res = QFileDialog::getSaveFileUrl(parentWidget, i18n("Save File"));
+        if (res.isEmpty()) {
             *abortClosing = true;
             return;
         }
@@ -5214,24 +5209,6 @@
 
 }
 
-bool KTextEditor::DocumentPrivate::checkOverwrite(QUrl u, QWidget *parent)
-{
-    if (!u.isLocalFile()) {
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    QFileInfo info(u.path());
-    if (!info.exists()) {
-        return true;
-    }
-
-    return KMessageBox::Cancel != KMessageBox::warningContinueCancel(parent,
-            i18n("A file named \"%1\" already exists. "
-                 "Are you sure you want to overwrite it?",  info.fileName()),
-            i18n("Overwrite File?"), KStandardGuiItem::overwrite(),
-            KStandardGuiItem::cancel(), QString(), KMessageBox::Options(KMessageBox::Notify | KMessageBox::Dangerous));
-}
-
 //BEGIN KTextEditor::ConfigInterface
 
 // BEGIN ConfigInterface stff