diff --git a/lib/RELEASE-NOTES b/lib/RELEASE-NOTES
index 9216dec4bf..d2fca2d121 100644
--- a/lib/RELEASE-NOTES
+++ b/lib/RELEASE-NOTES
@@ -60,12 +60,6 @@
 
 !!!The following pref variables were changed in 2.3:
 
-* \document_path
-  Default is changed to ".". The best guess for where the user wants to save
-  or find files is the directory the user started LyX from. Before, the
-  default was always the home directory. If desired, the old behavior can be
-  restored by changing the default path in Preferences > "Working directory".
-
 
 !!!The following pref variables are obsoleted in 2.3:
 
diff --git a/src/LyX.cpp b/src/LyX.cpp
index 12bdbe6666..f9c3c2ddad 100644
--- a/src/LyX.cpp
+++ b/src/LyX.cpp
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ bool LyX::init()
 #endif
 
 	lyxrc.tempdir_path = package().temp_dir().absFileName();
-	lyxrc.document_path = ".";
+	lyxrc.document_path = package().document_dir().absFileName();
 
 	if (lyxrc.example_path.empty()) {
 		lyxrc.example_path = addPath(package().system_support().absFileName(),