diff --git a/lib/stsci/tools/filedlg.py b/lib/stsci/tools/filedlg.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/stsci/tools/filedlg.py
+++ b/lib/stsci/tools/filedlg.py
@@ -372,7 +372,6 @@ class PersistFileDialog(FileDialog):
         # the file browser in the last accessed directory.
         if self.__class__.lastAccessedDir:
             self.cwd      = self.__class__.lastAccessedDir
-            self.orig_dir = self.__class__.lastAccessedDir
 
     # Override the OkPressed method from the parent in order to
     # update the class variable.
fix bug in PersistFileDialog where, on second use, it would erroneously change dir to the found dir, and stay there; not good;  this goes back to before when this module was put into pytools in <I>

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