diff --git a/app/dockview.cpp b/app/dockview.cpp
index e3026c2cf..084e99238 100644
--- a/app/dockview.cpp
+++ b/app/dockview.cpp
@@ -92,15 +92,11 @@ DockView::~DockView()
 {
     qDebug() << "dock view deleting...";
 
-    foreach (auto &var, connections) {
-        QObject::disconnect(var);
-    }
-
+    this->disconnect();
     qDebug() << "dock view connections deleted...";
 
     if (m_visibility) {
-        delete m_visibility.data();
-        m_visibility.clear();
+        delete m_visibility;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/app/dockview.h b/app/dockview.h
index c3c4dbbae..89ee1f0b9 100644
--- a/app/dockview.h
+++ b/app/dockview.h
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ private:
     QPointer<PlasmaQuick::ConfigView> m_configView;
     QPointer<VisibilityManager> m_visibility;
     QList<PlasmaQuick::AppletQuickItem *> m_appletItems;
-    QList<QMetaObject::Connection> connections;
 };
 
 }