diff --git a/addons/symbolviewer/bash_parser.cpp b/addons/symbolviewer/bash_parser.cpp
--- a/addons/symbolviewer/bash_parser.cpp
+++ b/addons/symbolviewer/bash_parser.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
        //It is necessary to change names
        m_func->setText(i18n("Show Functions"));
 
-       if(m_plugin->treeOn)
+       if(m_treeOn->isChecked())
        {
                funcNode = new QTreeWidgetItem(m_symbols, QStringList(i18n("Functions") ) );
                funcNode->setIcon(0, QIcon(func));
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
                                continue;
                        funcName.append(QLatin1String("()"));
 
-                       if (m_plugin->treeOn)
+                       if (m_treeOn->isChecked())
                        {
                                node = new QTreeWidgetItem(funcNode, lastFuncNode);
                                lastFuncNode = node;
diff --git a/addons/symbolviewer/cpp_parser.cpp b/addons/symbolviewer/cpp_parser.cpp
--- a/addons/symbolviewer/cpp_parser.cpp
+++ b/addons/symbolviewer/cpp_parser.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
  KTextEditor::Document *kv = m_mainWindow->activeView()->document();
 
  //qDebug(13000)<<"Lines counted :"<<kv->lines();
- if(m_plugin->treeOn)
+ if(m_treeOn->isChecked())
    {
     mcrNode = new QTreeWidgetItem(m_symbols, QStringList( i18n("Macros") ) );
     sctNode = new QTreeWidgetItem(m_symbols, QStringList( i18n("Structures") ) );
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
               stripped = stripped.trimmed();
               if (m_macro->isChecked())
                  {
-                  if (m_plugin->treeOn)
+                  if (m_treeOn->isChecked())
                     {
                      node = new QTreeWidgetItem(mcrNode, lastMcrNode);
                      lastMcrNode = node;
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
              }
           if(m_func->isChecked())
             {
-             if (m_plugin->treeOn)
+             if (m_treeOn->isChecked())
                {
                 node = new QTreeWidgetItem(clsNode, lastClsNode);
                 if (m_plugin->expandedOn) m_symbols->expandItem(node);
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@
                                   )
                               ) stripped=stripped.right(stripped.length()-1);
                            }
-                         if (m_plugin->treeOn)
+                         if (m_treeOn->isChecked())
                            {
                             if (mclass == 4)
                               {
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@
                       stripped.replace(QLatin1Char('}'), QLatin1String(" "));
                       if(m_struct->isChecked())
                         {
-                         if (m_plugin->treeOn)
+                         if (m_treeOn->isChecked())
                            {
                             node = new QTreeWidgetItem(sctNode, lastSctNode);
                             lastSctNode = node;
diff --git a/addons/symbolviewer/ecma_parser.cpp b/addons/symbolviewer/ecma_parser.cpp
--- a/addons/symbolviewer/ecma_parser.cpp
+++ b/addons/symbolviewer/ecma_parser.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
   QPixmap mtd( ( const char** ) method_xpm );
   QTreeWidgetItem *node = nullptr;
 
-  if (m_plugin->treeOn) {
+  if (m_treeOn->isChecked()) {
     m_symbols->setRootIsDecorated(1);
   }
   else {
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
         // trim whitespace
         identifier = identifier.trimmed();
         // get the node to add the class entry to
-        if ((m_plugin->treeOn) && (! nodes.isEmpty())) {
+        if ((m_treeOn->isChecked()) && (! nodes.isEmpty())) {
           node = new QTreeWidgetItem(nodes.last());
           if (m_plugin->expandedOn) m_symbols->expandItem(node);
         }
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
           if (! nodes.isEmpty()) {
             parent = nodes.last();
           }
-          if ((m_plugin->treeOn) && (parent != nullptr))
+          if ((m_treeOn->isChecked()) && (parent != nullptr))
             node = new QTreeWidgetItem(parent);
           else
             node = new QTreeWidgetItem(m_symbols);
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@
           if (! nodes.isEmpty()) {
             parent = nodes.last();
           }
-          if ((m_plugin->treeOn) && (parent != nullptr))
+          if ((m_treeOn->isChecked()) && (parent != nullptr))
             node = new QTreeWidgetItem(parent);
           else
             node = new QTreeWidgetItem(m_symbols);
diff --git a/addons/symbolviewer/fortran_parser.cpp b/addons/symbolviewer/fortran_parser.cpp
--- a/addons/symbolviewer/fortran_parser.cpp
+++ b/addons/symbolviewer/fortran_parser.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
  m_struct->setText(i18n("Show Modules"));
  m_func->setText(i18n("Show Functions"));
 
- if(m_plugin->treeOn)
+ if(m_treeOn->isChecked())
   {
    funcNode = new QTreeWidgetItem(m_symbols, QStringList(i18n("Functions") ) );
    subrNode = new QTreeWidgetItem(m_symbols, QStringList( i18n("Subroutines") ) );
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
                     stripped.prepend(QLatin1String("Main: "));
                 if(stripped.indexOf(QLatin1Char('='))==-1)
                   {
-                   if (m_plugin->treeOn)
+                   if (m_treeOn->isChecked())
                      {
                       node = new QTreeWidgetItem(subrNode, lastSubrNode);
                       lastSubrNode = node;
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@
               }
             if(stripped.indexOf(QLatin1Char('='))==-1)
               {
-               if (m_plugin->treeOn)
+               if (m_treeOn->isChecked())
                  {
                   node = new QTreeWidgetItem(modNode, lastModNode);
                   lastModNode = node;
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
             if(paro==parc && stripped.endsWith(QLatin1Char('&'))==false)
               {
                stripped.remove(QLatin1Char('&'));
-              if (m_plugin->treeOn)
+              if (m_treeOn->isChecked())
                 {
                  node = new QTreeWidgetItem(funcNode, lastFuncNode);
                  lastFuncNode = node;
diff --git a/addons/symbolviewer/perl_parser.cpp b/addons/symbolviewer/perl_parser.cpp
--- a/addons/symbolviewer/perl_parser.cpp
+++ b/addons/symbolviewer/perl_parser.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
  KTextEditor::Document *kv = m_mainWindow->activeView()->document();
 
      //kdDebug(13000)<<"Lines counted :"<<kv->numLines()<<endl;
- if(m_plugin->treeOn)
+ if(m_treeOn->isChecked())
    {
     mcrNode = new QTreeWidgetItem(m_symbols, QStringList( i18n("Uses") ) );
     sctNode = new QTreeWidgetItem(m_symbols, QStringList( i18n("Pragmas") ) );
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
        QString stripped=cl.remove( QRegExp(QLatin1String("^use +")) );
        //stripped=stripped.replace( QRegExp(QLatin1String(";$")), "" ); // Doesn't work ??
        stripped = stripped.left(stripped.indexOf(QLatin1Char(';')));
-       if (m_plugin->treeOn)
+       if (m_treeOn->isChecked())
          {
           node = new QTreeWidgetItem(mcrNode, lastMcrNode);
           lastMcrNode = node;
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
       {
        QString stripped=cl.remove( QRegExp(QLatin1String("^use +")) );
        stripped=stripped.remove( QRegExp(QLatin1String(";$")) );
-       if (m_plugin->treeOn)
+       if (m_treeOn->isChecked())
          {
           node = new QTreeWidgetItem(sctNode, lastSctNode);
           lastMcrNode = node;
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
       {
        QString stripped=cl.remove( QRegExp(QLatin1String("^sub +")) );
        stripped=stripped.remove( QRegExp(QLatin1String("[{;] *$")) );
-       if (m_plugin->treeOn)
+       if (m_treeOn->isChecked())
          {
           node = new QTreeWidgetItem(clsNode, lastClsNode);
           lastClsNode = node;
diff --git a/addons/symbolviewer/php_parser.cpp b/addons/symbolviewer/php_parser.cpp
--- a/addons/symbolviewer/php_parser.cpp
+++ b/addons/symbolviewer/php_parser.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
     KTextEditor::Document *kv = m_mainWindow->activeView()->document();
 
-    if (m_plugin->treeOn)
+    if (m_treeOn->isChecked())
     {
       namespaceNode = new QTreeWidgetItem(m_symbols, QStringList( i18n("Namespaces") ) );
       defineNode = new QTreeWidgetItem(m_symbols, QStringList( i18n("Defines") ) );
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
       // detect NameSpaces
       if (namespaceRegExp.indexIn(line) != -1)
       {
-        if (m_plugin->treeOn)
+        if (m_treeOn->isChecked())
         {
           node = new QTreeWidgetItem(namespaceNode, lastNamespaceNode);
           if (m_plugin->expandedOn)
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
       // detect defines
       if (defineRegExp.indexIn(lineWithliterals) != -1)
       {
-          if (m_plugin->treeOn)
+          if (m_treeOn->isChecked())
           {
             node = new QTreeWidgetItem(defineNode, lastDefineNode);
             lastDefineNode = node;
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
       isInterface = interfaceRegExp.indexIn(line) != -1;
       if (isClass || isInterface)
       {
-        if (m_plugin->treeOn)
+        if (m_treeOn->isChecked())
         {
           node = new QTreeWidgetItem(classNode, lastClassNode);
           if (m_plugin->expandedOn)
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@
       // detect class constants
       if (constantRegExp.indexIn(line) != -1)
       {
-        if (m_plugin->treeOn)
+        if (m_treeOn->isChecked())
         {
           node = new QTreeWidgetItem(lastClassNode);
         }
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@
       {
         if (varRegExp.indexIn(line) != -1)
         {
-          if (m_plugin->treeOn && inClass)
+          if (m_treeOn->isChecked() && inClass)
           {
             node = new QTreeWidgetItem(lastClassNode);
           }
@@ -288,11 +288,11 @@
       // detect functions
       if (functionRegExp.indexIn(line) != -1)
       {
-        if (m_plugin->treeOn && inClass)
+        if (m_treeOn->isChecked() && inClass)
         {
           node = new QTreeWidgetItem(lastClassNode);
         }
-        else if (m_plugin->treeOn)
+        else if (m_treeOn->isChecked())
         {
           node = new QTreeWidgetItem(lastFunctionNode);
         }
diff --git a/addons/symbolviewer/plugin_katesymbolviewer.h b/addons/symbolviewer/plugin_katesymbolviewer.h
--- a/addons/symbolviewer/plugin_katesymbolviewer.h
+++ b/addons/symbolviewer/plugin_katesymbolviewer.h
@@ -161,8 +161,6 @@
   public:
     bool typesOn;
     bool expandedOn;
-    bool treeOn;
-    bool sortOn;
 
   private:
     KatePluginSymbolViewerView* m_view = nullptr;
diff --git a/addons/symbolviewer/plugin_katesymbolviewer.cpp b/addons/symbolviewer/plugin_katesymbolviewer.cpp
--- a/addons/symbolviewer/plugin_katesymbolviewer.cpp
+++ b/addons/symbolviewer/plugin_katesymbolviewer.cpp
@@ -97,14 +97,12 @@
   KConfigGroup config(KSharedConfig::openConfig(), "PluginSymbolViewer");
   m_plugin->typesOn = config.readEntry(QLatin1String("ViewTypes"), false);
   m_plugin->expandedOn = config.readEntry(QLatin1String("ExpandTree"), false);
-  m_plugin->treeOn = config.readEntry(QLatin1String("TreeView"), false);
-  m_plugin->sortOn = config.readEntry(QLatin1String("SortSymbols"), false);
+  m_treeOn->setChecked(config.readEntry(QLatin1String("TreeView"), false));
+  m_sort->setChecked(config.readEntry(QLatin1String("SortSymbols"), false));
 
   m_macro->setChecked(true);
   m_struct->setChecked(true);
   m_func->setChecked(true);
-  m_treeOn->setChecked(m_plugin->treeOn);
-  m_sort->setChecked(m_plugin->sortOn);
 
   m_updateTimer.setSingleShot(true);
   connect(&m_updateTimer, &QTimer::timeout, this, &KatePluginSymbolViewerView::slotRefreshSymbol);
@@ -139,7 +137,7 @@
   m_symbols->setHeaderLabels(titles);
 
   m_symbols->setColumnHidden(1, true);
-  m_symbols->setSortingEnabled(m_plugin->sortOn);
+  m_symbols->setSortingEnabled(m_sort->isChecked());
   m_symbols->setRootIsDecorated(0);
   m_symbols->setContextMenuPolicy(Qt::CustomContextMenu);
   m_symbols->setIndentation(10);
@@ -176,15 +174,11 @@
 
 void KatePluginSymbolViewerView::slotChangeMode()
 {
-  m_plugin->treeOn = m_treeOn->isChecked();
   parseSymbols();
 }
 
 void KatePluginSymbolViewerView::slotEnableSorting()
 {
-  m_plugin->sortOn = m_sort->isChecked();
-  m_symbols->setSortingEnabled(m_sort->isChecked());
-
   parseSymbols();
 }
 
@@ -398,11 +392,9 @@
 
   typesOn = p->viewReturns->isChecked();
   expandedOn = p->expandTree->isChecked();
-  treeOn = p->treeView->isChecked();
-  sortOn = p->sortSymbols->isChecked();
   if (m_view) {
-    m_view->m_treeOn->setChecked(treeOn);
-    m_view->m_sort->setChecked(sortOn);
+    m_view->m_treeOn->setChecked(p->treeView->isChecked());
+    m_view->m_sort->setChecked(p->sortSymbols->isChecked());
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/addons/symbolviewer/python_parser.cpp b/addons/symbolviewer/python_parser.cpp
--- a/addons/symbolviewer/python_parser.cpp
+++ b/addons/symbolviewer/python_parser.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
   KTextEditor::Document *kv = m_mainWindow->activeView()->document();
 
  //kdDebug(13000)<<"Lines counted :"<<kv->numLines()<<endl;
-  if(m_plugin->treeOn)
+  if(m_treeOn->isChecked())
     {
       clsNode = new QTreeWidgetItem(m_symbols, QStringList( i18n("Classes") ) );
       mcrNode = new QTreeWidgetItem(m_symbols, QStringList( i18n("Globals") ) );
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@
 
           if (m_func->isChecked() && in_class == 1)
             {
-             if (m_plugin->treeOn)
+             if (m_treeOn->isChecked())
                {
                 node = new QTreeWidgetItem(clsNode, lastClsNode);
                 if (m_plugin->expandedOn) m_symbols->expandItem(node);
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@
 
          if (m_struct->isChecked() && in_class == 2)
            {
-            if (m_plugin->treeOn)
+            if (m_treeOn->isChecked())
               {
                node = new QTreeWidgetItem(mtdNode, lastMtdNode);
                lastMtdNode = node;
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
 
           if (m_macro->isChecked() && in_class == 0)
             {
-             if (m_plugin->treeOn)
+             if (m_treeOn->isChecked())
                {
                 node = new QTreeWidgetItem(mcrNode, lastMcrNode);
                 lastMcrNode = node;
diff --git a/addons/symbolviewer/ruby_parser.cpp b/addons/symbolviewer/ruby_parser.cpp
--- a/addons/symbolviewer/ruby_parser.cpp
+++ b/addons/symbolviewer/ruby_parser.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
  KTextEditor::Document *kv = m_mainWindow->activeView()->document();
  //kdDebug(13000)<<"Lines counted :"<<kv->numLines()<<endl;
 
- if(m_plugin->treeOn)
+ if(m_treeOn->isChecked())
    {
     clsNode = new QTreeWidgetItem(m_symbols);
     clsNode->setText(0, i18n("Classes"));
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
        {
           if (m_func->isChecked())
             {
-             if (m_plugin->treeOn)
+             if (m_treeOn->isChecked())
                {
                 node = new QTreeWidgetItem(clsNode, lastClsNode);
                 if (m_plugin->expandedOn) m_symbols->expandItem(node);
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
        {
         if (m_struct->isChecked())
           {
-           if (m_plugin->treeOn)
+           if (m_treeOn->isChecked())
              {
               node = new QTreeWidgetItem(mtdNode, lastMtdNode);
               lastMtdNode = node;
diff --git a/addons/symbolviewer/tcl_parser.cpp b/addons/symbolviewer/tcl_parser.cpp
--- a/addons/symbolviewer/tcl_parser.cpp
+++ b/addons/symbolviewer/tcl_parser.cpp
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
  QPixmap mcr( ( const char** ) macro_xpm );
  QPixmap cls( ( const char** ) class_xpm );
 
- if(m_plugin->treeOn)
+ if(m_treeOn->isChecked())
   {
    clsNode = new QTreeWidgetItem(m_symbols, QStringList( i18n("Functions") ) );
    mcrNode = new QTreeWidgetItem(m_symbols, QStringList( i18n("Globals") ) );
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
              //fnd = stripped.indexOf(QLatin1Char(';'));
              if(fnd > 0) stripped = stripped.left(fnd);
 
-             if (m_plugin->treeOn)
+             if (m_treeOn->isChecked())
                {
                 node = new QTreeWidgetItem(mcrNode, lastMcrNode);
                 lastMcrNode = node;
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
                              //stripped = stripped.simplified();
                              if(m_func->isChecked())
                                {
-                                if (m_plugin->treeOn)
+                                if (m_treeOn->isChecked())
                                   {
                                    node = new QTreeWidgetItem(clsNode, lastClsNode);
                                    lastClsNode = node;
diff --git a/addons/symbolviewer/xslt_parser.cpp b/addons/symbolviewer/xslt_parser.cpp
--- a/addons/symbolviewer/xslt_parser.cpp
+++ b/addons/symbolviewer/xslt_parser.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
  //kdDebug(13000)<<"Lines counted :"<<kv->numLines()<<endl;
 
 
- if(m_plugin->treeOn)
+ if(m_treeOn->isChecked())
    {
     mcrNode = new QTreeWidgetItem(m_symbols, QStringList( i18n("Params") ) );
     sctNode = new QTreeWidgetItem(m_symbols, QStringList( i18n("Variables") ) );
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
         QString stripped = cl.remove(QRegExp(QLatin1String("^<xsl:param +name=\"")));
         stripped = stripped.remove(QRegExp(QLatin1String("\".*")));
 
-        if (m_plugin->treeOn)
+        if (m_treeOn->isChecked())
           {
            node = new QTreeWidgetItem(mcrNode, lastMcrNode);
            lastMcrNode = node;
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@
         QString stripped = cl.remove(QRegExp(QLatin1String("^<xsl:variable +name=\"")));
         stripped = stripped.remove(QRegExp(QLatin1String("\".*")));
 
-        if (m_plugin->treeOn)
+        if (m_treeOn->isChecked())
           {
            node = new QTreeWidgetItem(sctNode, lastSctNode);
            lastSctNode = node;
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
         QString stripped = cl.remove(QRegExp(QLatin1String("^<xsl:template +match=\"")));
         stripped = stripped.remove(QRegExp(QLatin1String("\".*")));
 
-        if (m_plugin->treeOn)
+        if (m_treeOn->isChecked())
           {
            node = new QTreeWidgetItem(clsNode, lastClsNode);
            lastClsNode = node;
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
         QString stripped = cl.remove(QRegExp(QLatin1String("^<xsl:template +name=\"")));
         stripped = stripped.remove(QRegExp(QLatin1String("\".*")));
 
-        if (m_plugin->treeOn)
+        if (m_treeOn->isChecked())
           {
            node = new QTreeWidgetItem(clsNode, lastClsNode);
            lastClsNode = node;