diff --git a/src/collection/collection.cpp b/src/collection/collection.cpp
index 3812959f..9ba6b7c1 100644
--- a/src/collection/collection.cpp
+++ b/src/collection/collection.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 #include "scrobbler/lastfmimport.h"
 #include "settings/collectionsettingspage.h"
 
-using std::make_unique;
 using std::make_shared;
 
 const char *SCollection::kSongsTable = "songs";
@@ -93,14 +92,14 @@ SCollection::~SCollection() {
 
 void SCollection::Init() {
 
-  watcher_ = make_unique<CollectionWatcher>(Song::Source::Collection);
+  watcher_ = new CollectionWatcher(Song::Source::Collection);
   watcher_thread_ = new Thread(this);
 
   watcher_thread_->SetIoPriority(Utilities::IoPriority::IOPRIO_CLASS_IDLE);
 
   watcher_->moveToThread(watcher_thread_);
 
-  qLog(Debug) << &*watcher_ << "moved to thread" << watcher_thread_;
+  qLog(Debug) << watcher_ << "moved to thread" << watcher_thread_;
 
   watcher_thread_->start(QThread::IdlePriority);
 
@@ -108,20 +107,20 @@ void SCollection::Init() {
   watcher_->set_task_manager(app_->task_manager());
 
   QObject::connect(&*backend_, &CollectionBackend::Error, this, &SCollection::Error);
-  QObject::connect(&*backend_, &CollectionBackend::DirectoryDiscovered, &*watcher_, &CollectionWatcher::AddDirectory);
-  QObject::connect(&*backend_, &CollectionBackend::DirectoryDeleted, &*watcher_, &CollectionWatcher::RemoveDirectory);
+  QObject::connect(&*backend_, &CollectionBackend::DirectoryDiscovered, watcher_, &CollectionWatcher::AddDirectory);
+  QObject::connect(&*backend_, &CollectionBackend::DirectoryDeleted, watcher_, &CollectionWatcher::RemoveDirectory);
   QObject::connect(&*backend_, &CollectionBackend::SongsRatingChanged, this, &SCollection::SongsRatingChanged);
   QObject::connect(&*backend_, &CollectionBackend::SongsStatisticsChanged, this, &SCollection::SongsPlaycountChanged);
 
-  QObject::connect(&*watcher_, &CollectionWatcher::NewOrUpdatedSongs, &*backend_, &CollectionBackend::AddOrUpdateSongs);
-  QObject::connect(&*watcher_, &CollectionWatcher::SongsMTimeUpdated, &*backend_, &CollectionBackend::UpdateMTimesOnly);
-  QObject::connect(&*watcher_, &CollectionWatcher::SongsDeleted, &*backend_, &CollectionBackend::DeleteSongs);
-  QObject::connect(&*watcher_, &CollectionWatcher::SongsUnavailable, &*backend_, &CollectionBackend::MarkSongsUnavailable);
-  QObject::connect(&*watcher_, &CollectionWatcher::SongsReadded, &*backend_, &CollectionBackend::MarkSongsUnavailable);
-  QObject::connect(&*watcher_, &CollectionWatcher::SubdirsDiscovered, &*backend_, &CollectionBackend::AddOrUpdateSubdirs);
-  QObject::connect(&*watcher_, &CollectionWatcher::SubdirsMTimeUpdated, &*backend_, &CollectionBackend::AddOrUpdateSubdirs);
-  QObject::connect(&*watcher_, &CollectionWatcher::CompilationsNeedUpdating, &*backend_, &CollectionBackend::CompilationsNeedUpdating);
-  QObject::connect(&*watcher_, &CollectionWatcher::UpdateLastSeen, &*backend_, &CollectionBackend::UpdateLastSeen);
+  QObject::connect(watcher_, &CollectionWatcher::NewOrUpdatedSongs, &*backend_, &CollectionBackend::AddOrUpdateSongs);
+  QObject::connect(watcher_, &CollectionWatcher::SongsMTimeUpdated, &*backend_, &CollectionBackend::UpdateMTimesOnly);
+  QObject::connect(watcher_, &CollectionWatcher::SongsDeleted, &*backend_, &CollectionBackend::DeleteSongs);
+  QObject::connect(watcher_, &CollectionWatcher::SongsUnavailable, &*backend_, &CollectionBackend::MarkSongsUnavailable);
+  QObject::connect(watcher_, &CollectionWatcher::SongsReadded, &*backend_, &CollectionBackend::MarkSongsUnavailable);
+  QObject::connect(watcher_, &CollectionWatcher::SubdirsDiscovered, &*backend_, &CollectionBackend::AddOrUpdateSubdirs);
+  QObject::connect(watcher_, &CollectionWatcher::SubdirsMTimeUpdated, &*backend_, &CollectionBackend::AddOrUpdateSubdirs);
+  QObject::connect(watcher_, &CollectionWatcher::CompilationsNeedUpdating, &*backend_, &CollectionBackend::CompilationsNeedUpdating);
+  QObject::connect(watcher_, &CollectionWatcher::UpdateLastSeen, &*backend_, &CollectionBackend::UpdateLastSeen);
 
   QObject::connect(&*app_->lastfm_import(), &LastFMImport::UpdateLastPlayed, &*backend_, &CollectionBackend::UpdateLastPlayed);
   QObject::connect(&*app_->lastfm_import(), &LastFMImport::UpdatePlayCount, &*backend_, &CollectionBackend::UpdatePlayCount);
@@ -133,13 +132,13 @@ void SCollection::Init() {
 
 void SCollection::Exit() {
 
-  wait_for_exit_ << &*backend_ << &*watcher_;
+  wait_for_exit_ << &*backend_ << watcher_;
 
-  QObject::disconnect(&*backend_, nullptr, &*watcher_, nullptr);
-  QObject::disconnect(&*watcher_, nullptr, &*backend_, nullptr);
+  QObject::disconnect(&*backend_, nullptr, watcher_, nullptr);
+  QObject::disconnect(watcher_, nullptr, &*backend_, nullptr);
 
   QObject::connect(&*backend_, &CollectionBackend::ExitFinished, this, &SCollection::ExitReceived);
-  QObject::connect(&*watcher_, &CollectionWatcher::ExitFinished, this, &SCollection::ExitReceived);
+  QObject::connect(watcher_, &CollectionWatcher::ExitFinished, this, &SCollection::ExitReceived);
   backend_->ExitAsync();
   watcher_->Abort();
   watcher_->ExitAsync();
diff --git a/src/collection/collection.h b/src/collection/collection.h
index e6af1ed5..53b3dd72 100644
--- a/src/collection/collection.h
+++ b/src/collection/collection.h
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include <QHash>
 #include <QString>
 
-#include "core/scoped_ptr.h"
 #include "core/shared_ptr.h"
 #include "core/song.h"
 
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ class SCollection : public QObject {
   SharedPtr<CollectionBackend> backend_;
   CollectionModel *model_;
 
-  ScopedPtr<CollectionWatcher> watcher_;
+  CollectionWatcher *watcher_;
   Thread *watcher_thread_;
   QThread *original_thread_;