diff --git a/src/plugins/scxmleditor/scxmleditordata.cpp b/src/plugins/scxmleditor/scxmleditordata.cpp
index 394b00533c3..14d9c26e18b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/scxmleditor/scxmleditordata.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/scxmleditor/scxmleditordata.cpp
@@ -87,8 +87,7 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
-ScxmlEditorData::ScxmlEditorData(QObject *parent)
-    : QObject(parent)
+ScxmlEditorData::ScxmlEditorData()
 {
     m_contexts.add(ScxmlEditor::Constants::C_SCXMLEDITOR);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/scxmleditor/scxmleditordata.h b/src/plugins/scxmleditor/scxmleditordata.h
index 25054ecb3ab..0cd4bf71192 100644
--- a/src/plugins/scxmleditor/scxmleditordata.h
+++ b/src/plugins/scxmleditor/scxmleditordata.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class ScxmlEditorData : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    ScxmlEditorData(QObject *parent = nullptr);
+    ScxmlEditorData();
     ~ScxmlEditorData() override;
 
     void fullInit();
diff --git a/src/plugins/scxmleditor/scxmleditorfactory.cpp b/src/plugins/scxmleditor/scxmleditorfactory.cpp
index a18132f9846..56d707173e8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/scxmleditor/scxmleditorfactory.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/scxmleditor/scxmleditorfactory.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ ScxmlEditorFactory::ScxmlEditorFactory()
 
     setEditorCreator([this] {
         if (!m_editorData) {
-            m_editorData = new ScxmlEditorData(this);
+            m_editorData = new ScxmlEditorData;
             QGuiApplication::setOverrideCursor(Qt::WaitCursor);
             m_editorData->fullInit();
             QGuiApplication::restoreOverrideCursor();
@@ -56,3 +56,8 @@ ScxmlEditorFactory::ScxmlEditorFactory()
         return m_editorData->createEditor();
     });
 }
+
+ScxmlEditorFactory::~ScxmlEditorFactory()
+{
+    delete m_editorData;
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/scxmleditor/scxmleditorfactory.h b/src/plugins/scxmleditor/scxmleditorfactory.h
index f4424f613c7..7dd3393da5f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/scxmleditor/scxmleditorfactory.h
+++ b/src/plugins/scxmleditor/scxmleditorfactory.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class ScxmlEditorFactory final : public Core::IEditorFactory
 {
 public:
     ScxmlEditorFactory();
+    ~ScxmlEditorFactory();
 
 private:
     ScxmlEditorData* m_editorData = nullptr;