diff --git a/src/plugins/nim/nimplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/nim/nimplugin.cpp
index 502e0889dbb..337499083de 100644
--- a/src/plugins/nim/nimplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/nim/nimplugin.cpp
@@ -41,14 +41,13 @@ class NimPluginPrivate
 public:
     NimPluginPrivate()
     {
-        Suggest::NimSuggestCache::instance().setExecutablePath(settings.nimSuggestPath());
-        QObject::connect(&settings.nimSuggestPath, &StringAspect::changed,
+        Suggest::NimSuggestCache::instance().setExecutablePath(settings().nimSuggestPath());
+        QObject::connect(&settings().nimSuggestPath, &StringAspect::changed,
                          &Suggest::NimSuggestCache::instance(), [this] {
-            Suggest::NimSuggestCache::instance().setExecutablePath(settings.nimSuggestPath());
+            Suggest::NimSuggestCache::instance().setExecutablePath(settings().nimSuggestPath());
         });
     }
 
-    NimSettings settings;
     NimEditorFactory editorFactory;
     NimBuildConfigurationFactory buildConfigFactory;
     NimbleBuildConfigurationFactory nimbleBuildConfigFactory;