diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index cf2d703d0..930c39257 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 === Deluge 1.2.0_rc6 (In Development) ===
+==== Core ====
+	* Fix file renaming
+
 ==== GtkUI ====
 	* Fix #1104, #735 use path.utf-8 if available
 
diff --git a/deluge/core/torrentmanager.py b/deluge/core/torrentmanager.py
index e65e26e7f..29cf775c4 100644
--- a/deluge/core/torrentmanager.py
+++ b/deluge/core/torrentmanager.py
@@ -960,7 +960,6 @@ class TorrentManager(component.Component):
         except:
             return
         torrent_id = str(alert.handle.info_hash())
-        torrent.files[alert.index]["path"] = alert.name
 
         # We need to see if this file index is in a waiting_on_folder list
         folder_rename = False