diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorplugin.cpp
index 8c729f9bdc0..f6406e1afc2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorplugin.cpp
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ static const char kCurrentDocumentFontSize[] = "CurrentDocument:FontSize";
 static TextEditorPlugin *m_instance = 0;
 
 TextEditorPlugin::TextEditorPlugin()
-  : m_settings(0),
-    m_lineNumberFilter(0)
 {
     QTC_ASSERT(!m_instance, return);
     m_instance = this;
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorplugin.h b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorplugin.h
index 5cabb2fc95e..4dc3f3b724e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorplugin.h
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditorplugin.h
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ private:
     void updateSearchResultsTabWidth(const TextEditor::TabSettings &tabSettings);
     void updateCurrentSelection(const QString &text);
 
-    TextEditorSettings *m_settings;
-    LineNumberFilter *m_lineNumberFilter;
-    OutlineFactory *m_outlineFactory;
-    TextMarkRegistry *m_baseTextMarkRegistry;
+    TextEditorSettings *m_settings = nullptr;
+    LineNumberFilter *m_lineNumberFilter = nullptr;
+    OutlineFactory *m_outlineFactory = nullptr;
+    TextMarkRegistry *m_baseTextMarkRegistry = nullptr;
 
 #ifdef WITH_TESTS
 private slots: