diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/fileInterface.js b/chrome/content/zotero/fileInterface.js
index a588ccacb8..58134fc04a 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/fileInterface.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/fileInterface.js
@@ -218,10 +218,11 @@ var Zotero_File_Interface = new function() {
 			file = fp.file;
 		}
 		
-		var createNewCollection = createNewCollectionOverride;
+		var createNewCollection;
 		if(createNewCollectionOverride === undefined) {
-			createNewCollection = Zotero.Prefs.get("import.createNewCollection.fromFile");
+			createNewCollection = true;
 		} else if(!createNewCollectionOverride) {
+			createNewCollection = createNewCollectionOverride;
 			try {
 				if (!ZoteroPane.collectionsView.editable) {
 					ZoteroPane.collectionsView.selectLibrary(null);
@@ -271,7 +272,7 @@ var Zotero_File_Interface = new function() {
 		var translate = new Zotero.Translate.Import();
 		translate.setString(str);
 		translate.setHandler("translators", function(obj, item) {
-			_importTranslatorsAvailable(obj, item, Zotero.Prefs.get("import.createNewCollection.fromClipboard")); 
+			_importTranslatorsAvailable(obj, item, false); 
 		});
 		translators = translate.getTranslators();
 	}
diff --git a/defaults/preferences/zotero.js b/defaults/preferences/zotero.js
index ce3603d252..fcbbc9d8ef 100644
--- a/defaults/preferences/zotero.js
+++ b/defaults/preferences/zotero.js
@@ -94,8 +94,6 @@ pref("extensions.zotero.export.bibliographyLocale", '');
 pref("extensions.zotero.export.citePaperJournalArticleURL", false);
 pref("extensions.zotero.export.displayCharsetOption", false);
 pref("extensions.zotero.import.charset", "auto");
-pref("extensions.zotero.import.createNewCollection.fromFile", true);
-pref("extensions.zotero.import.createNewCollection.fromClipboard", true);
 pref("extensions.zotero.import.createNewCollection.fromFileOpenHandler", true);
 pref("extensions.zotero.rtfScan.lastInputFile", "");
 pref("extensions.zotero.rtfScan.lastOutputFile", "");