diff --git a/desktop-widgets/btdeviceselectiondialog.h b/desktop-widgets/btdeviceselectiondialog.h
index ebdc53b7d..62cd0eb56 100644
--- a/desktop-widgets/btdeviceselectiondialog.h
+++ b/desktop-widgets/btdeviceselectiondialog.h
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 #include <QDialog>
 #include <QListWidgetItem>
-#include <QPointer>
 #include <QtBluetooth/QBluetoothLocalDevice>
 #include <QtBluetooth/QBluetoothDeviceDiscoveryAgent>
 
diff --git a/desktop-widgets/printer.cpp b/desktop-widgets/printer.cpp
index 93155daa3..f38b661c5 100644
--- a/desktop-widgets/printer.cpp
+++ b/desktop-widgets/printer.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Printer::~Printer()
 }
 
 void Printer::putProfileImage(const QRect &profilePlaceholder, const QRect &viewPort, QPainter *painter,
-			      struct dive *dive, QPointer<ProfileWidget2> profile)
+			      struct dive *dive, ProfileWidget2 *profile)
 {
 	int x = profilePlaceholder.x() - viewPort.x();
 	int y = profilePlaceholder.y() - viewPort.y();
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ void Printer::flowRender()
 void Printer::render(int Pages = 0)
 {
 	// keep original preferences
-	QPointer<ProfileWidget2> profile = MainWindow::instance()->graphics;
+	ProfileWidget2 *profile = MainWindow::instance()->graphics;
 	int profileFrameStyle = profile->frameStyle();
 	int animationOriginal = qPrefDisplay::animation_speed();
 	double fontScale = profile->getFontPrintScale();
diff --git a/desktop-widgets/printer.h b/desktop-widgets/printer.h
index 5c9fc661b..8030e9f75 100644
--- a/desktop-widgets/printer.h
+++ b/desktop-widgets/printer.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ private:
 	void render(int Pages);
 	void flowRender();
 	void putProfileImage(const QRect &box, const QRect &viewPort, QPainter *painter,
-			     struct dive *dive, QPointer<ProfileWidget2> profile);
+			     struct dive *dive, ProfileWidget2 *profile);
 
 private slots:
 	void templateProgessUpdated(int value);