diff -Naur FreeCAD-0.16.orig/src/Gui/DownloadManager.cpp FreeCAD-0.16/src/Gui/DownloadManager.cpp
--- FreeCAD-0.16.orig/src/Gui/DownloadManager.cpp	2016-04-07 03:39:34.000000000 +0200
+++ FreeCAD-0.16/src/Gui/DownloadManager.cpp	2017-02-07 17:05:51.753657498 +0100
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 #include <QMetaEnum>
 #include <QSettings>
 #include <QFileIconProvider>
-#include <QWebSettings>
 
 #include "DownloadItem.h"
 #include "DownloadManager.h"
@@ -224,11 +223,6 @@
     ui->downloadsView->setRowHeight(row, item->minimumSizeHint().height());
 
     bool remove = false;
-    QWebSettings *globalSettings = QWebSettings::globalSettings();
-    if (!item->downloading()
-        && globalSettings->testAttribute(QWebSettings::PrivateBrowsingEnabled))
-        remove = true;
-
     if (item->downloadedSuccessfully()
         && removePolicy() == DownloadManager::SuccessFullDownload) {
         remove = true;