diff --git a/plugins/controlled-documents-resources/src/components/hierarchy/DocumentSpacePresenter.svelte b/plugins/controlled-documents-resources/src/components/hierarchy/DocumentSpacePresenter.svelte
index 585623a41d..e7c0809b37 100644
--- a/plugins/controlled-documents-resources/src/components/hierarchy/DocumentSpacePresenter.svelte
+++ b/plugins/controlled-documents-resources/src/components/hierarchy/DocumentSpacePresenter.svelte
@@ -45,13 +45,11 @@
     createDocument,
     createDocumentHierarchyQuery,
     createFolder,
-    getCurrentProject,
     getLatestProjectId,
     isEditableProject,
     moveDocument,
     moveDocumentAfter,
-    moveDocumentBefore,
-    setCurrentProject
+    moveDocumentBefore
   } from '../../utils'
   import ProjectSelector from '../project/ProjectSelector.svelte'
   import DocHierarchyLevel from './DocHierarchyLevel.svelte'
@@ -122,7 +120,7 @@
   }
 
   async function selectProject (space: DocumentSpace): Promise<void> {
-    project = getCurrentProject(space._id) ?? (await getLatestProjectId(space._id, true)) ?? documents.ids.NoProject
+    project = (await getLatestProjectId(space._id, true)) ?? documents.ids.NoProject
   }
 
   function handleDocumentSelected (doc: WithLookup<ProjectDocument>): void {
@@ -349,7 +347,6 @@
           bind:pressed
           on:change={(evt) => {
             project = evt.detail
-            setCurrentProject(space._id, project)
           }}
         />
       {/if}
diff --git a/plugins/controlled-documents-resources/src/utils.ts b/plugins/controlled-documents-resources/src/utils.ts
index 0542abb834..23dddbb592 100644
--- a/plugins/controlled-documents-resources/src/utils.ts
+++ b/plugins/controlled-documents-resources/src/utils.ts
@@ -723,22 +723,6 @@ export async function canDeleteDocumentCategory (doc?: Doc | Doc[]): Promise<boo
   return await checkPermission(client, documents.permission.DeleteDocumentCategory, (doc as DocumentCategory).space)
 }
 
-function getCurrentProjectId (space: Ref<DocumentSpace>): string {
-  return `${space}_###_project`
-}
-
-export function getCurrentProject (space: Ref<DocumentSpace>): Ref<Project> | undefined {
-  return localStorage.getItem(getCurrentProjectId(space)) as Ref<Project>
-}
-
-export function setCurrentProject (space: Ref<DocumentSpace>, project: Ref<Project> | undefined): void {
-  if (project !== undefined) {
-    localStorage.setItem(getCurrentProjectId(space), project)
-  } else {
-    localStorage.removeItem(getCurrentProjectId(space))
-  }
-}
-
 async function getLatestProject (space: Ref<DocumentSpace>, includeReadonly = false): Promise<Project | undefined> {
   const client = getClient()