diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@
                         QStringLiteral("http://patrickjp.com"));
     aboutData.addAuthor(i18n("Tomaz Canabrava"), i18n("Contributor"), QStringLiteral("tomaz@kde.com"),
                         QStringLiteral("http://angrycane.com.br"));
-    AtCore *core = new AtCore();
     aboutData.setOtherText(i18n("Using AtCore:%1").arg(ATCORE_VERSION_STRING));
     KAboutData::setApplicationData(aboutData);