diff --git a/src/core/kemoticonstheme.cpp b/src/core/kemoticonstheme.cpp
--- a/src/core/kemoticonstheme.cpp
+++ b/src/core/kemoticonstheme.cpp
@@ -29,16 +29,16 @@
 public:
     KEmoticonsThemeData();
     ~KEmoticonsThemeData();
-    KEmoticonsProvider *provider = nullptr;
+
+    QSharedPointer<KEmoticonsProvider> provider;
 };
 
 KEmoticonsTheme::KEmoticonsThemeData::KEmoticonsThemeData()
 {
 }
 
 KEmoticonsTheme::KEmoticonsThemeData::~KEmoticonsThemeData()
 {
-//     delete provider;
 }
 
 KEmoticonsTheme::KEmoticonsTheme()
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 KEmoticonsTheme::KEmoticonsTheme(KEmoticonsProvider *p)
 {
     d = new KEmoticonsThemeData;
-    d->provider = p;
+    d->provider.reset(p);
 }
 
 KEmoticonsTheme::~KEmoticonsTheme()