diff --git a/src/ViewContainer.h b/src/ViewContainer.h
--- a/src/ViewContainer.h
+++ b/src/ViewContainer.h
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
     ~TabbedViewContainer() Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
 
     /** Adds a new view to the container widget */
-    void addView(TerminalDisplay *view, ViewProperties *item, int index = -1);
+    void addView(TerminalDisplay *view, int index = -1);
 
     /** Removes a view from the container */
     void removeView(TerminalDisplay *view);
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
     void activeViewChanged(TerminalDisplay *view);
 
     /** Emitted when a view is added to the container. */
-    void viewAdded(TerminalDisplay *view, ViewProperties *properties);
+    void viewAdded(TerminalDisplay *view);
 
     /** Emitted when a view is removed from the container. */
     void viewRemoved(TerminalDisplay *view);
diff --git a/src/ViewContainer.cpp b/src/ViewContainer.cpp
--- a/src/ViewContainer.cpp
+++ b/src/ViewContainer.cpp
@@ -247,8 +247,9 @@
     setCurrentIndex(newIndex);
 }
 
-void TabbedViewContainer::addView(TerminalDisplay *view, ViewProperties *item, int index)
+void TabbedViewContainer::addView(TerminalDisplay *view, int index)
 {
+    auto item = view->sessionController();
     if (index == -1) {
         addTab(view, item->icon(), item->title());
     } else {
@@ -264,7 +265,7 @@
             &Konsole::TabbedViewContainer::updateActivity);
     connect(view, &QWidget::destroyed, this,
             &Konsole::TabbedViewContainer::viewDestroyed);
-    emit viewAdded(view, item);
+    emit viewAdded(view);
 }
 
 void TabbedViewContainer::viewDestroyed(QObject *view)
diff --git a/src/ViewManager.cpp b/src/ViewManager.cpp
--- a/src/ViewManager.cpp
+++ b/src/ViewManager.cpp
@@ -604,10 +604,10 @@
     const QSize &preferredSize = session->preferredSize();
 
     display->setSize(preferredSize.width(), preferredSize.height());
-    ViewProperties *properties = createController(session, display);
+    createController(session, display);
 
     _sessionMap[display] = session;
-    container->addView(display, properties, index);
+    container->addView(display, index);
     session->addView(display);
 
     // tell the session whether it has a light or dark background