diff --git a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/widgets/widget.js b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/widgets/widget.js
index 3501700..bf30c62 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/widgets/widget.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/widgets/widget.js
@@ -97,8 +97,7 @@ function(widget_manager, underscore, backbone){
                     }
                 }
             }
-            //TODO: are there callbacks that make sense in this case?  If so, attach them here as an option
-            this.save();
+            //TODO: are there callbacks that make sense in this case?  If so, attach them here as an option 
         },
 
         _handle_status: function (msg, callbacks) {