diff --git a/src/gui/MixerChannelView.cpp b/src/gui/MixerChannelView.cpp
index 1432a42cf..315dd8bf0 100644
--- a/src/gui/MixerChannelView.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/MixerChannelView.cpp
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ bool MixerChannelView::confirmRemoval(int index)
 		ConfigManager::inst()->setValue("ui", "mixerchanneldeletionwarning", state ? "0" : "1");
 	});
 
-	QMessageBox mb(this);
+	QMessageBox mb;
 	mb.setText(messageRemoveTrack);
 	mb.setWindowTitle(messageTitleRemoveTrack);
 	mb.setIcon(QMessageBox::Warning);
diff --git a/src/gui/tracks/TrackOperationsWidget.cpp b/src/gui/tracks/TrackOperationsWidget.cpp
index 6aca66282..def0a82cc 100644
--- a/src/gui/tracks/TrackOperationsWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/tracks/TrackOperationsWidget.cpp
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ bool TrackOperationsWidget::confirmRemoval()
 		ConfigManager::inst()->setValue("ui", "trackdeletionwarning", state ? "0" : "1");
 	});
 
-	QMessageBox mb(this);
+	QMessageBox mb;
 	mb.setText(messageRemoveTrack);
 	mb.setWindowTitle(messageTitleRemoveTrack);
 	mb.setIcon(QMessageBox::Warning);