diff --git a/sdrbase/plugin/pluginmanager.cpp b/sdrbase/plugin/pluginmanager.cpp
index cb4568a05..9fce02b65 100644
--- a/sdrbase/plugin/pluginmanager.cpp
+++ b/sdrbase/plugin/pluginmanager.cpp
@@ -163,9 +163,9 @@ void PluginManager::loadPluginsDir(const QDir& dir)
 				qWarning() << "PluginManager::loadPluginsDir: " << qPrintable(loader->errorString());
 			}
 
-			if (plugin != 0)
+			if (plugin)
 			{
-				m_plugins.append(Plugin(fileName, loader, plugin));
+				m_plugins.append(Plugin(fileName, plugin));
 			}
 			else
 			{
diff --git a/sdrbase/plugin/pluginmanager.h b/sdrbase/plugin/pluginmanager.h
index 8c41172e5..c2f71b797 100644
--- a/sdrbase/plugin/pluginmanager.h
+++ b/sdrbase/plugin/pluginmanager.h
@@ -42,12 +42,10 @@ public:
 	struct Plugin
 	{
 		QString filename;
-		QPluginLoader* loader;
 		PluginInterface* pluginInterface;
 
-		Plugin(const QString& _filename, QPluginLoader* pluginLoader, PluginInterface* _plugin) :
+		Plugin(const QString& _filename, PluginInterface* _plugin) :
 			filename(_filename),
-			loader(pluginLoader),
 			pluginInterface(_plugin)
 		{ }
 	};