diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofileroptionspage.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofileroptionspage.cpp
index ec433997d93..dda136d68b2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofileroptionspage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofileroptionspage.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 namespace QmlProfiler {
 namespace Internal {
 
-QmlProfilerOptionsPage::QmlProfilerOptionsPage() : m_widget(0)
+QmlProfilerOptionsPage::QmlProfilerOptionsPage()
 {
     setId(Constants::SETTINGS);
     setDisplayName(tr("QML Profiler"));
@@ -45,11 +45,6 @@ QmlProfilerOptionsPage::QmlProfilerOptionsPage() : m_widget(0)
     setCategoryIcon(QLatin1String(":/images/analyzer_category.png"));
 }
 
-QmlProfilerOptionsPage::~QmlProfilerOptionsPage()
-{
-    delete m_widget;
-}
-
 QWidget *QmlProfilerOptionsPage::widget()
 {
     // We cannot parent the widget to the options page as it expects a QWidget as parent
@@ -66,7 +61,6 @@ void QmlProfilerOptionsPage::apply()
 void QmlProfilerOptionsPage::finish()
 {
     delete m_widget;
-    m_widget = 0;
 }
 
 } // Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofileroptionspage.h b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofileroptionspage.h
index 02b621d21cc..5698902cd5f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofileroptionspage.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofileroptionspage.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #define QMLPROFILEROPTIONSPAGE_H
 
 #include <coreplugin/dialogs/ioptionspage.h>
+#include <QPointer>
 
 namespace QmlProfiler {
 namespace Internal {
@@ -40,14 +41,13 @@ class QmlProfilerOptionsPage : public Core::IOptionsPage
 {
 public:
     QmlProfilerOptionsPage();
-    ~QmlProfilerOptionsPage();
 
     QWidget *widget();
     void apply();
     void finish();
 
 private:
-    QWidget *m_widget;
+    QPointer<QWidget> m_widget;
 };
 
 } // Internal