diff --git a/src/core/plugins/plugins.cpp b/src/core/plugins/plugins.cpp
index 42f15c5..5953ae2 100644
--- a/src/core/plugins/plugins.cpp
+++ b/src/core/plugins/plugins.cpp
@@ -59,16 +59,6 @@ bool SnorePlugin::isInitialized() const
     return m_initialized;
 }
 
-SnoreCore *SnorePlugin::snore()
-{
-    return &SnoreCore::instance();
-}
-
-const SnoreCore *SnorePlugin::snore() const
-{
-    return &SnoreCore::instance();
-}
-
 QVariant SnorePlugin::value(const QString &key) const
 {
     return SnoreCore::instance().settings()->value(normaliseKey(key));
diff --git a/src/core/plugins/plugins.h b/src/core/plugins/plugins.h
index 66547ea..eed8d8c 100644
--- a/src/core/plugins/plugins.h
+++ b/src/core/plugins/plugins.h
@@ -48,8 +48,6 @@ public:
     virtual bool initialize();
     virtual bool deinitialize();
     bool isInitialized() const;
-    LIBSNORE_DEPRECATED SnoreCore *snore();
-    LIBSNORE_DEPRECATED const SnoreCore *snore() const;
 
     const QString &name() const;
     PluginTypes type() const;
diff --git a/src/core/plugins/snorebackend.cpp b/src/core/plugins/snorebackend.cpp
index be742fb..dff0865 100644
--- a/src/core/plugins/snorebackend.cpp
+++ b/src/core/plugins/snorebackend.cpp
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ bool SnoreBackend::deinitialize()
             requestCloseNotification(n, Notification::DISMISSED);
         }
 
-        foreach(const Application & a, snore()->aplications()) {
+        for(const Application & a : SnoreCore::instance().aplications()) {
             slotDeregisterApplication(a);
         }
         disconnect(SnoreCorePrivate::instance(), SIGNAL(applicationRegistered(Snore::Application)), this, SLOT(slotRegisterApplication(Snore::Application)));
diff --git a/src/plugins/backends/snarl/snarl.cpp b/src/plugins/backends/snarl/snarl.cpp
index b751ba4..32aeb91 100644
--- a/src/plugins/backends/snarl/snarl.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/backends/snarl/snarl.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public:
         if (msg->message == SNARL_GLOBAL_MESSAGE) {
             int action = msg->wParam;
             if (action == SnarlEnums::SnarlLaunched) {
-                foreach(const Application & a, m_snarl->snore()->aplications()) {
+                for(const Application & a : SnoreCore::instance().aplications()) {
                     m_snarl->slotRegisterApplication(a);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/src/plugins/frontends/freedesktop/freedesktopnotificationfrontend.cpp b/src/plugins/frontends/freedesktop/freedesktopnotificationfrontend.cpp
index b7f7808..96ca85b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/frontends/freedesktop/freedesktopnotificationfrontend.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/frontends/freedesktop/freedesktopnotificationfrontend.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ uint FreedesktopFrontend::Notify(const QString &app_name, uint replaces_id,
         icon = Icon(":/root/snore.png");
     }
 
-    if (!snore()->aplications().contains(app_name)) {
+    if (!SnoreCore::instance().aplications().contains(app_name)) {
         qDebug() << QIcon::themeSearchPaths();
         QIcon qicon = QIcon::fromTheme(app_icon, QIcon(":/root/snore.png"));
         QSize max;
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@ uint FreedesktopFrontend::Notify(const QString &app_name, uint replaces_id,
         Alert alert("DBus Alert", appIcon);
         app = Application(app_name, appIcon);
         app.addAlert(alert);
-        snore()->registerApplication(app);
+        SnoreCore::instance().registerApplication(app);
     } else {
-        app = snore()->aplications()[app_name];
+        app = SnoreCore::instance().aplications()[app_name];
     }
 
     if (hints.contains("urgency")) {
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ uint FreedesktopFrontend::Notify(const QString &app_name, uint replaces_id,
     }
 
     Notification noti;
-    if (replaces_id != 0 && snore()->getActiveNotificationByID(replaces_id).isValid()) {
-        noti = Notification(snore()->getActiveNotificationByID(replaces_id), summary, body, icon, timeout == -1 ? Notification::defaultTimeout() : timeout / 1000, priotity);
+    if (replaces_id != 0 && SnoreCore::instance().getActiveNotificationByID(replaces_id).isValid()) {
+        noti = Notification(SnoreCore::instance().getActiveNotificationByID(replaces_id), summary, body, icon, timeout == -1 ? Notification::defaultTimeout() : timeout / 1000, priotity);
     } else {
         noti = Notification(app, *app.alerts().begin(), summary, body, icon, timeout == -1 ? Notification::defaultTimeout() : timeout / 1000, priotity);
     }
@@ -129,15 +129,15 @@ uint FreedesktopFrontend::Notify(const QString &app_name, uint replaces_id,
         noti.addAction(Action(actions.at(i).toInt(), actions.at(i + 1)));
     }
 
-    snore()->broadcastNotification(noti);
+    SnoreCore::instance().broadcastNotification(noti);
     return noti.id();
 }
 
 void FreedesktopFrontend::CloseNotification(uint id)
 {
-    Notification noti = snore()->getActiveNotificationByID(id);
+    Notification noti = SnoreCore::instance().getActiveNotificationByID(id);
     if (noti.isValid()) {
-        snore()->requestCloseNotification(noti, Notification::TIMED_OUT);
+        SnoreCore::instance().requestCloseNotification(noti, Notification::TIMED_OUT);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/frontends/snarlnetwork/parser.cpp b/src/plugins/frontends/snarlnetwork/parser.cpp
index 74500c6..e0fd4a9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/frontends/snarlnetwork/parser.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/frontends/snarlnetwork/parser.cpp
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ void Parser::parse(Notification &sNotification, const QString &msg, QTcpSocket *
 
     switch (action) {
     case NOTIFICATION: {
-        if (!snarl->snore()->aplications().contains(app.name())) {
-            snarl->snore()->registerApplication(app);
+        if (!SnoreCore::instance().aplications().contains(app.name())) {
+            SnoreCore::instance().registerApplication(app);
         }
 
         if (!alert.isActive()) {
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ void Parser::parse(Notification &sNotification, const QString &msg, QTcpSocket *
         }
         break;
     case UNREGISTER:
-        snarl->snore()->deregisterApplication(app);
+        SnoreCore::instance().deregisterApplication(app);
         snarl->m_applications.take(client);
         break;
     case ERROR:
diff --git a/src/plugins/frontends/snarlnetwork/snarlnetwork.cpp b/src/plugins/frontends/snarlnetwork/snarlnetwork.cpp
index 687c852..45ce16f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/frontends/snarlnetwork/snarlnetwork.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/frontends/snarlnetwork/snarlnetwork.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ void SnarlNetworkFrontend::handleMessages()
         Notification noti;
         parser->parse(noti, s, client);
         if (noti.isValid()) {
-            snore()->broadcastNotification(noti);
+            SnoreCore::instance().broadcastNotification(noti);
             write(client, QString("%1/%2\r\n").arg(out, QString::number(noti.id())));
         } else {
             write(client, QString("%1\r\n").arg(out));