diff --git a/data/core/init.lua b/data/core/init.lua
index 282f30d8..418dfc35 100644
--- a/data/core/init.lua
+++ b/data/core/init.lua
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ local core = {}
 local function load_session()
   local ok, t = pcall(dofile, USERDIR .. "/session.lua")
   if ok then
-    return t.recents, t.window, t.window_mode
+    return t.recents, t.recents_open, t.window, t.window_mode
   end
   return {}, {dir={}, file={}}
 end
@@ -64,21 +64,6 @@ function core.set_recent_open(type, filename)
 end
 
 
--- FIXME: remove or adapt
---[[ local function cleanup_recent_projects()
-  local recents = core.recent_projects
-  local i = 1
-  while i <= #recents do
-    local info = system.get_file_info(recents[i])
-    if not info or info.type ~= "dir" then
-      table.remove(recents, i)
-    else
-      i = i + 1
-    end
-  end
-end ]]
-
-
 function core.reschedule_project_scan()
   if core.project_scan_thread_id then
     core.threads[core.project_scan_thread_id].wake = 0
@@ -491,7 +476,6 @@ function core.init()
       system.set_window_mode("maximized")
     end
   end
-  -- cleanup_recent_projects()
 
   core.log_items = {}
   core.docs = {}