diff --git a/src/plugins/nim/settings/nimtoolssettingspage.cpp b/src/plugins/nim/settings/nimtoolssettingspage.cpp
index a30b44ce06d..a77aaf1c704 100644
--- a/src/plugins/nim/settings/nimtoolssettingspage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/nim/settings/nimtoolssettingspage.cpp
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@
 
 namespace Nim {
 
-NimToolsSettingsWidget::NimToolsSettingsWidget(NimSettings *settings)
-    : ui(new Ui::NimToolsSettingsWidget)
-    , m_settings(settings)
+NimToolsSettingsWidget::NimToolsSettingsWidget() : ui(new Ui::NimToolsSettingsWidget)
 {
     ui->setupUi(this);
     ui->pathWidget->setExpectedKind(Utils::PathChooser::ExistingCommand);
@@ -70,7 +68,7 @@ NimToolsSettingsPage::~NimToolsSettingsPage() = default;
 QWidget *NimToolsSettingsPage::widget()
 {
     if (!m_widget)
-        m_widget.reset(new NimToolsSettingsWidget(m_settings));
+        m_widget.reset(new NimToolsSettingsWidget);
     m_widget->setCommand(m_settings->nimSuggestPath());
     return m_widget.get();
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/nim/settings/nimtoolssettingspage.h b/src/plugins/nim/settings/nimtoolssettingspage.h
index 3dbe3ea5669..9a8e0df19cb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/nim/settings/nimtoolssettingspage.h
+++ b/src/plugins/nim/settings/nimtoolssettingspage.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class NimToolsSettingsWidget : public QWidget
     Q_DECLARE_TR_FUNCTIONS(Nim::ToolSettingsPage)
 
 public:
-    explicit NimToolsSettingsWidget(NimSettings *settings);
+    NimToolsSettingsWidget();
 
     ~NimToolsSettingsWidget();
 
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ public:
 
 private:
     Ui::NimToolsSettingsWidget *ui;
-    NimSettings *m_settings = nullptr;
 };
 
 class NimToolsSettingsPage final : public Core::IOptionsPage