diff --git a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourceeditorw.cpp b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourceeditorw.cpp
index b5941722971..cb4bd0c867c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourceeditorw.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourceeditorw.cpp
@@ -315,8 +315,7 @@ void ResourceEditorW::openFile(const QString &fileName)
 
 void ResourceEditorW::onRefresh()
 {
-    if (!m_resourceEditor.isNull())
-        m_resourceEditor.data()->refresh();
+    m_resourceEditor->refresh();
 }
 
 void ResourceEditorW::renameCurrentFile()
@@ -326,14 +325,12 @@ void ResourceEditorW::renameCurrentFile()
 
 void ResourceEditorW::onUndo()
 {
-    if (!m_resourceEditor.isNull())
-        m_resourceEditor.data()->onUndo();
+    m_resourceEditor->onUndo();
 }
 
 void ResourceEditorW::onRedo()
 {
-    if (!m_resourceEditor.isNull())
-        m_resourceEditor.data()->onRedo();
+    m_resourceEditor->onRedo();
 }
 
 } // namespace Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourceeditorw.h b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourceeditorw.h
index 38b47b76dd8..1342d09fc30 100644
--- a/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourceeditorw.h
+++ b/src/plugins/resourceeditor/resourceeditorw.h
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@
 #include <coreplugin/idocument.h>
 #include <coreplugin/editormanager/ieditor.h>
 
-#include <QPointer>
-
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 class QMenu;
 class QToolBar;
@@ -113,7 +111,7 @@ private:
     const QString m_fileFilter;
     QString m_displayName;
     QString m_suggestedName;
-    QPointer<QrcEditor> m_resourceEditor;
+    QrcEditor *m_resourceEditor;
     ResourceEditorDocument *m_resourceDocument;
     ResourceEditorPlugin *m_plugin;
     bool m_shouldAutoSave;