diff --git a/app/view/settings/viewsettingsfactory.cpp b/app/view/settings/viewsettingsfactory.cpp
index 94353bc42..4395c553d 100644
--- a/app/view/settings/viewsettingsfactory.cpp
+++ b/app/view/settings/viewsettingsfactory.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #include "viewsettingsfactory.h"
 
+// local
 #include "primaryconfigview.h"
 #include "widgetexplorerview.h"
 #include "../view.h"
@@ -38,10 +39,6 @@ ViewSettingsFactory::~ViewSettingsFactory()
     if (m_primaryConfigView) {
         delete m_primaryConfigView;
     }
-
-    if (m_widgetExplorerView) {
-        delete m_widgetExplorerView;
-    }
 }
 
 bool ViewSettingsFactory::hasOrphanSettings() const
@@ -88,13 +85,9 @@ ViewPart::PrimaryConfigView *ViewSettingsFactory::primaryConfigView(Latte::View
 
 ViewPart::WidgetExplorerView *ViewSettingsFactory::widgetExplorerView(Latte::View *view)
 {
-    if (!m_widgetExplorerView) {
-        m_widgetExplorerView = new ViewPart::WidgetExplorerView(view);
-    } else {
-        m_widgetExplorerView->setParentView(view);
-    }
-
-    return m_widgetExplorerView;
+    //! it is deleted on hiding
+    auto widgetExplorerView = new ViewPart::WidgetExplorerView(view);
+    return widgetExplorerView;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/app/view/settings/viewsettingsfactory.h b/app/view/settings/viewsettingsfactory.h
index 799ca4f95..f4ae6f8c5 100644
--- a/app/view/settings/viewsettingsfactory.h
+++ b/app/view/settings/viewsettingsfactory.h
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ public:
 
 private:
     QPointer<ViewPart::PrimaryConfigView> m_primaryConfigView;
-    QPointer<ViewPart::WidgetExplorerView> m_widgetExplorerView;
     QPointer<Plasma::Containment> m_lastContainment;
 
 };
diff --git a/app/view/settings/widgetexplorerview.cpp b/app/view/settings/widgetexplorerview.cpp
index ed9c4000d..b65acf58c 100644
--- a/app/view/settings/widgetexplorerview.cpp
+++ b/app/view/settings/widgetexplorerview.cpp
@@ -230,7 +230,9 @@ void WidgetExplorerView::hideConfigWindow()
         return;
     }
 
-    QTimer::singleShot(100, [this]() {
+    deleteLater();
+
+    /*QTimer::singleShot(100, [this]() {
         //! avoid crashes under wayland because some mouse events are sended after the surface is destroyed
 
         if (m_shellSurface) {
@@ -239,7 +241,7 @@ void WidgetExplorerView::hideConfigWindow()
         } else {
             hide();
         }
-    });
+    });*/
 }
 
 void WidgetExplorerView::syncSlideEffect()