diff --git a/cura/QualityManager.py b/cura/QualityManager.py
index d984bd17a1..76a0c86a5f 100644
--- a/cura/QualityManager.py
+++ b/cura/QualityManager.py
@@ -136,9 +136,6 @@ class QualityManager:
             if basic_materials:
                 result = self._getFilteredContainersForStack(machine_definition, basic_materials, **criteria)
 
-        empty_quality = ContainerRegistry.getInstance().findInstanceContainers(id = "empty_quality")[0]
-        result.append(empty_quality)
-
         return result
 
     ##  Find all quality changes for a machine.
diff --git a/cura/Settings/ProfilesModel.py b/cura/Settings/ProfilesModel.py
index 15b123d12f..77cd407457 100644
--- a/cura/Settings/ProfilesModel.py
+++ b/cura/Settings/ProfilesModel.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class ProfilesModel(InstanceContainersModel):
             if quality.getMetaDataEntry("quality_type") not in quality_type_set:
                 result.append(quality)
 
-        if len(result) > 1:
+        if len(result) > 1 and self._empty_quality in result:
             result.remove(self._empty_quality)
 
         return {item.getId(): item for item in result}, {} #Only return true profiles for now, no metadata. The quality manager is not able to get only metadata yet.