diff --git a/IPython/frontend/qt/console/history_console_widget.py b/IPython/frontend/qt/console/history_console_widget.py
index 6bd18d4..ce3692c 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/qt/console/history_console_widget.py
+++ b/IPython/frontend/qt/console/history_console_widget.py
@@ -31,20 +31,6 @@ class HistoryConsoleWidget(ConsoleWidget):
         self._history_index = 0
         self._history_prefix = ''
 
-        self.history_action = QtGui.QAction("History",
-                self,
-                statusTip="show command history",
-                triggered=self.history_magic)
-        self.history_action.setDisabled(True)
-        self.addAction(self.history_action)
-
-        self.save_action = QtGui.QAction("Export History ",
-                self,
-                statusTip="Export History as Python File",
-                triggered=self.save_magic)
-        self.save_action.setDisabled(True)
-        self.addAction(self.save_action)
-
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
     # 'ConsoleWidget' public interface
     #---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/qt/console/qtconsoleapp.py b/IPython/frontend/qt/console/qtconsoleapp.py
index df6045c..af60758 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/qt/console/qtconsoleapp.py
+++ b/IPython/frontend/qt/console/qtconsoleapp.py
@@ -184,17 +184,22 @@ class MainWindow(QtGui.QMainWindow):
             print "trying to add unexisting action (reset), skipping"
 
         try:
-            self.magicMenu.addAction(self._frontend.history_action)
-            self._frontend.history_action.setEnabled(True)
+            self.history_action = QtGui.QAction("History",
+                    self,
+                    statusTip="show command history",
+                    triggered=self._frontend.history_magic)
+            self.magicMenu.addAction(self.history_action)
         except AttributeError:
             print "trying to add unexisting action (history), skipping"
 
         try:
-            self.magicMenu.addAction(self._frontend.save_action)
-            self._frontend.save_action.setEnabled(True)
+            self.save_action = QtGui.QAction("Export History ",
+                    self,
+                    statusTip="Export History as Python File",
+                    triggered=self._frontend.save_magic)
+            self.magicMenu.addAction(self.save_action)
         except AttributeError:
             print "trying to add unexisting action (save), skipping"
-            self._frontend.reset_action.setEnabled(True)
 
         try:
             self.clear_action = QtGui.QAction("Clear",