diff --git a/src/ViewContainer.cpp b/src/ViewContainer.cpp
--- a/src/ViewContainer.cpp
+++ b/src/ViewContainer.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@
     connect(this, &TabbedViewContainer::currentChanged, this, [this](int index) {
         if (index != -1) {
             widget(index)->setFocus();
+        } else {
+            deleteLater();
         }
     });
 
@@ -145,8 +147,6 @@
         auto view = widget(i);
         disconnect(view, &QWidget::destroyed, this, &Konsole::TabbedViewContainer::viewDestroyed);
     }
-
-    emit destroyed(this);
 }
 
 void TabbedViewContainer::moveTabToWindow(int index, QWidget *window)
diff --git a/src/ViewManager.cpp b/src/ViewManager.cpp
--- a/src/ViewManager.cpp
+++ b/src/ViewManager.cpp
@@ -877,8 +877,10 @@
     QList<ViewProperties *> list;
 
     TabbedViewContainer *container = _viewSplitter->activeContainer();
+    if (container == nullptr) {
+        return {};
+    }
 
-    Q_ASSERT(container);
     list.reserve(container->count());
 
     for(int i = 0, end = container->count(); i < end; i++) {
diff --git a/src/ViewSplitter.h b/src/ViewSplitter.h
--- a/src/ViewSplitter.h
+++ b/src/ViewSplitter.h
@@ -170,9 +170,6 @@
     void updateSizes();
 
 private Q_SLOTS:
-    // Called to indicate that a child ViewContainer has been deleted
-    void containerDestroyed(TabbedViewContainer *container);
-
     // Called to indicate that a child ViewContainer is empty
     void containerEmpty(TabbedViewContainer *container);
 
diff --git a/src/ViewSplitter.cpp b/src/ViewSplitter.cpp
--- a/src/ViewSplitter.cpp
+++ b/src/ViewSplitter.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include "ViewSplitter.h"
 
 // Qt
+#include <QDebug>
 
 // Konsole
 #include "ViewContainer.h"
@@ -88,13 +89,6 @@
 void ViewSplitter::registerContainer(TabbedViewContainer *container)
 {
     _containers << container;
-    // Connecting to container::destroyed() using the new-style connection
-    // syntax causes a crash at exit. I don't know why. Using the old-style
-    // syntax works.
-    //connect(container , static_cast<void(ViewContainer::*)(ViewContainer*)>(&Konsole::ViewContainer::destroyed) , this , &Konsole::ViewSplitter::containerDestroyed);
-    //connect(container , &Konsole::ViewContainer::empty , this , &Konsole::ViewSplitter::containerEmpty);
-    connect(container, SIGNAL(destroyed(TabbedViewContainer*)), this,
-            SLOT(containerDestroyed(TabbedViewContainer*)));
     connect(container, SIGNAL(empty(TabbedViewContainer*)), this, SLOT(containerEmpty(TabbedViewContainer*)));
 }
 
@@ -179,29 +173,23 @@
     }
 }
 
-void ViewSplitter::containerEmpty(TabbedViewContainer * /*container*/)
+void ViewSplitter::containerEmpty(TabbedViewContainer * myContainer)
 {
+    _containers.removeAll(myContainer);
+    if (count() == 0) {
+        emit empty(this);
+    }
+
     int children = 0;
-    foreach (TabbedViewContainer *container, _containers) {
+    foreach (auto container, _containers) {
         children += container->count();
     }
 
     if (children == 0) {
         emit allContainersEmpty();
     }
 }
 
-void ViewSplitter::containerDestroyed(TabbedViewContainer *container)
-{
-    Q_ASSERT(_containers.contains(container));
-
-    _containers.removeAll(container);
-
-    if (count() == 0) {
-        emit empty(this);
-    }
-}
-
 void ViewSplitter::activateNextContainer()
 {
     TabbedViewContainer *active = activeContainer();