diff --git a/src/plugin/kplugintrader.h b/src/plugin/kplugintrader.h
--- a/src/plugin/kplugintrader.h
+++ b/src/plugin/kplugintrader.h
@@ -261,8 +261,6 @@
     KPluginTrader &operator=(const KPluginTrader &rhs);
 
     KPluginTraderPrivate *const d;
-
-    friend class KPluginTraderSingleton;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/plugin/kplugintrader.cpp b/src/plugin/kplugintrader.cpp
--- a/src/plugin/kplugintrader.cpp
+++ b/src/plugin/kplugintrader.cpp
@@ -27,17 +27,10 @@
 
 using namespace KTraderParse;
 
-class KPluginTraderSingleton
-{
-public:
-    KPluginTrader instance;
-};
-
-Q_GLOBAL_STATIC(KPluginTraderSingleton, s_globalPluginTrader)
-
 KPluginTrader *KPluginTrader::self()
 {
-    return &s_globalPluginTrader()->instance;
+    static KPluginTrader trader;
+    return &trader;
 }
 
 KPluginTrader::KPluginTrader()