diff --git a/src/core/notification/notification_p.cpp b/src/core/notification/notification_p.cpp
index c1d10c4..81a8eab 100644
--- a/src/core/notification/notification_p.cpp
+++ b/src/core/notification/notification_p.cpp
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ Snore::NotificationData::NotificationData(const Notification &old, const QString
 
 NotificationData::~NotificationData()
 {
+    if(!m_timeoutTimer.isNull())
+    {
+        m_timeoutTimer->deleteLater();
+    }
     notificationCount--;
     snoreDebug( SNORE_DEBUG ) << "Deleting Notification: ActiveNotifications" << notificationCount << "id" << m_id << "Close Reason:" << m_closeReason;
 }
@@ -102,7 +106,7 @@ QTimer *NotificationData::timeoutTimer()
 {
     if(m_timeoutTimer.isNull())
     {
-        m_timeoutTimer.reset(new QTimer());
+        m_timeoutTimer = new QTimer();
         m_timeoutTimer->setSingleShot(true);
         m_timeoutTimer->setProperty("notificationID", m_id);
     }
diff --git a/src/core/notification/notification_p.h b/src/core/notification/notification_p.h
index 0269599..653a368 100644
--- a/src/core/notification/notification_p.h
+++ b/src/core/notification/notification_p.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 #include <QSharedData>
 #include <QTimer>
-#include <QScopedPointer>
+#include <QPointer>
 
 
 namespace Snore{
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ private:
     QHash<int,Action> m_actions;
     Hint m_hints;
     Notification m_toReplace;
-    QScopedPointer<QTimer> m_timeoutTimer;
+    QPointer<QTimer> m_timeoutTimer;