diff --git a/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaPreferences.cpp b/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaPreferences.cpp
index cc325d58f9..7c6ae06a52 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaPreferences.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/Application/RiaPreferences.cpp
@@ -353,14 +353,6 @@ void RiaPreferences::defineEditorAttribute( const caf::PdmFieldHandle* field,
                 myAttr->m_selectDirectory              = true;
                 myAttr->m_appendUiSelectedFolderToText = true;
             }
-            else if ( field == &m_defaultPlotTemplate )
-            {
-                auto folders = plotTemplateFolders();
-                if ( !folders.empty() )
-                {
-                    myAttr->m_defaultPath = folders.back();
-                }
-            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -463,7 +455,6 @@ void RiaPreferences::defineUiOrdering( QString uiConfigName, caf::PdmUiOrdering&
         caf::PdmUiGroup* group = uiOrdering.addNewGroup( "Plot Templates" );
         group->add( &m_plotTemplateFolders );
         group->add( &m_searchPlotTemplateFoldersRecursively );
-        group->add( &m_defaultPlotTemplate );
     }
     else if ( uiConfigName == RiaPreferences::tabNameScripting() )
     {
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/Commands/PlotTemplateCommands/RicCreatePlotFromTemplateByShortcutFeature.cpp b/ApplicationCode/Commands/PlotTemplateCommands/RicCreatePlotFromTemplateByShortcutFeature.cpp
index 28be5ac6e2..d1467416d5 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/Commands/PlotTemplateCommands/RicCreatePlotFromTemplateByShortcutFeature.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/Commands/PlotTemplateCommands/RicCreatePlotFromTemplateByShortcutFeature.cpp
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ void RicCreatePlotFromTemplateByShortcutFeature::onActionTriggered( bool isCheck
         auto mainPlotWindow = RiaGuiApplication::instance()->mainPlotWindow();
 
         auto reply = QMessageBox::question( mainPlotWindow,
-                                            QString( "No default plot template found." ),
-                                            QString( "Do you want to define default plot template? " ),
+                                            QString( "No last used plot template found." ),
+                                            QString( "Do you want to select plot template? " ),
                                             QMessageBox::Yes | QMessageBox::No );
 
         if ( reply == QMessageBox::No ) return;
@@ -68,8 +68,6 @@ void RicCreatePlotFromTemplateByShortcutFeature::onActionTriggered( bool isCheck
         if ( fileNameSelectedInUi.isEmpty() ) return;
 
         fileName = fileNameSelectedInUi;
-        RiaApplication::instance()->preferences()->setDefaultPlotTemplatePath( fileName );
-        RiaApplication::instance()->preferences()->writePreferencesToApplicationStore();
     }
 
     auto sumCases           = RicSummaryPlotTemplateTools::selectedSummaryCases();
diff --git a/ApplicationCode/Commands/PlotTemplateCommands/RicSummaryPlotTemplateTools.cpp b/ApplicationCode/Commands/PlotTemplateCommands/RicSummaryPlotTemplateTools.cpp
index d01b60bf79..9d0e709503 100644
--- a/ApplicationCode/Commands/PlotTemplateCommands/RicSummaryPlotTemplateTools.cpp
+++ b/ApplicationCode/Commands/PlotTemplateCommands/RicSummaryPlotTemplateTools.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "RiaApplication.h"
 #include "RiaGuiApplication.h"
 #include "RiaLogging.h"
+#include "RiaPreferences.h"
 #include "RiaSummaryCurveAnalyzer.h"
 
 #include "RicSelectPlotTemplateUi.h"
@@ -335,6 +336,9 @@ QString RicSummaryPlotTemplateTools::selectPlotTemplatePath()
     {
         QString fileName = ui->selectedPlotTemplates().front()->absoluteFilePath();
 
+        RiaApplication::instance()->preferences()->setDefaultPlotTemplatePath( fileName );
+        RiaApplication::instance()->preferences()->writePreferencesToApplicationStore();
+
         return fileName;
     }