diff --git a/include/MainWindow.h b/include/MainWindow.h
index 875d6791392..22a29d0e2e0 100644
--- a/include/MainWindow.h
+++ b/include/MainWindow.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 
 #include "ConfigManager.h"
 #include "SubWindow.h"
-#include "TemplatesMenu.h"
 
 class QAction;
 class QDomElement;
@@ -204,7 +203,6 @@ private slots:
 	QWidget * m_toolBar;
 	QGridLayout * m_toolBarLayout;
 
-	TemplatesMenu * m_templatesMenu;
 	QMenu * m_recentlyOpenedProjectsMenu;
 
 	struct keyModifiers
diff --git a/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp b/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
index 88eefda293b..7e05ae5121b 100644
--- a/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 #include "SetupDialog.h"
 #include "SideBar.h"
 #include "SongEditor.h"
+#include "TemplatesMenu.h"
 #include "TextFloat.h"
 #include "TimeLineWidget.h"
 #include "ToolButton.h"
@@ -88,7 +89,6 @@ void disableAutoKeyAccelerators(QWidget* mainWindow)
 
 MainWindow::MainWindow() :
 	m_workspace( NULL ),
-	m_templatesMenu( NULL ),
 	m_recentlyOpenedProjectsMenu( NULL ),
 	m_toolsMenu( NULL ),
 	m_autoSaveTimer( this ),
@@ -277,8 +277,8 @@ void MainWindow::finalize()
 					this, SLOT( createNewProject() ),
 					QKeySequence::New );
 
-	m_templatesMenu = new TemplatesMenu( this );
-	project_menu->addMenu(m_templatesMenu);
+	auto templates_menu = new TemplatesMenu( this );
+	project_menu->addMenu(templates_menu);
 
 	project_menu->addAction( embed::getIconPixmap( "project_open" ),
 					tr( "&Open..." ),
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ void MainWindow::finalize()
 				tr( "Create new project from template" ),
 					this, SLOT( emptySlot() ),
 							m_toolBar );
-	project_new_from_template->setMenu( m_templatesMenu );
+	project_new_from_template->setMenu( templates_menu );
 	project_new_from_template->setPopupMode( ToolButton::InstantPopup );
 
 	ToolButton * project_open = new ToolButton(