diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiWorkArea.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiWorkArea.cpp
index e5f7673949..0b6659a77c 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiWorkArea.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiWorkArea.cpp
@@ -310,7 +310,6 @@ GuiWorkArea::~GuiWorkArea()
 	buffer_view_->buffer().workAreaManager().remove(this);
 	delete buffer_view_;
 	delete cursor_;
-	delete completer_;
 }