--- tex.el.new	2008-05-04 17:58:24.000000000 +0200
+++ tex.el	2008-03-03 19:03:36.000000000 +0100
@@ -2716,24 +2716,12 @@
   (if TeX-auto-untabify
       (untabify (point-min) (point-max)))
   (if (and TeX-auto-save TeX-auto-local)
-      (let* ((local-el
-	      (expand-file-name  (concat
-				  (file-name-as-directory TeX-auto-local)
-				  (TeX-strip-extension nil TeX-all-extensions t)
-				  ".el")
-				 (file-name-directory
-				  (buffer-file-name))))
-	     (file
-	      (if (or (file-exists-p local-el)
-		      (y-or-n-p (format "save in %s "
-					local-el)))
-		  local-el
-		(expand-file-name
-		 (concat
-		  (file-name-as-directory TeX-auto-local)
-		  (TeX-strip-extension nil TeX-all-extensions t)
-		  ".el")
-		 (TeX-master-directory))))
+      (let* ((file (expand-file-name
+		    (concat
+		     (file-name-as-directory TeX-auto-local)
+		     (TeX-strip-extension nil TeX-all-extensions t)
+		     ".el")
+		    (TeX-master-directory)))
 	     (dir (file-name-directory file)))
 	;; Create auto directory if possible.
 	(if (not (file-exists-p dir))