diff --git a/src/plugins/pythoneditor/pythoneditorplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/pythoneditor/pythoneditorplugin.cpp
index aabe9e9bc3f..69f7d718231 100644
--- a/src/plugins/pythoneditor/pythoneditorplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/pythoneditor/pythoneditorplugin.cpp
@@ -654,12 +654,9 @@ public:
     PythonRunConfigurationFactory runConfigFactory;
 };
 
-static PythonEditorPluginPrivate *dd = nullptr;
-
 PythonEditorPlugin::~PythonEditorPlugin()
 {
-    delete dd;
-    dd = nullptr;
+    delete d;
 }
 
 bool PythonEditorPlugin::initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *errorMessage)
@@ -667,7 +664,7 @@ bool PythonEditorPlugin::initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *error
     Q_UNUSED(arguments)
     Q_UNUSED(errorMessage)
 
-    dd = new PythonEditorPluginPrivate;
+    d = new PythonEditorPluginPrivate;
 
     ProjectManager::registerProjectType<PythonProject>(PythonMimeType);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/pythoneditor/pythoneditorplugin.h b/src/plugins/pythoneditor/pythoneditorplugin.h
index 26c86fe86cf..d5b9f05acc0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/pythoneditor/pythoneditorplugin.h
+++ b/src/plugins/pythoneditor/pythoneditorplugin.h
@@ -37,10 +37,13 @@ class PythonEditorPlugin : public ExtensionSystem::IPlugin
 
 public:
     PythonEditorPlugin() = default;
-    ~PythonEditorPlugin() override;
+    ~PythonEditorPlugin() final;
 
-    bool initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *errorMessage) override;
-    void extensionsInitialized() override;
+private:
+    bool initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *errorMessage) final;
+    void extensionsInitialized() final;
+
+    class PythonEditorPluginPrivate *d = nullptr;
 };
 
 } // namespace Internal