diff --git a/rtengine/procparams.cc b/rtengine/procparams.cc
index b0622c093..9ce255a95 100644
--- a/rtengine/procparams.cc
+++ b/rtengine/procparams.cc
@@ -8473,25 +8473,20 @@ PartialProfile::PartialProfile(bool createInstance, bool paramsEditedValue)
         pparams = nullptr;
         pedited = nullptr;
     }
-    ownsPparams = ownsPedited = true;
 }
 
 PartialProfile::PartialProfile(ProcParams* pp, ParamsEdited* pe, bool fullCopy)
 {
     if (fullCopy && pp) {
         pparams = new ProcParams(*pp);
-        ownsPparams = true;
     } else {
         pparams = pp;
-        ownsPparams = false;
     }
 
     if (fullCopy && pe) {
         pedited = new ParamsEdited(*pe);
-        ownsPedited = true;
     } else {
         pedited = pe;
-        ownsPedited = false;
     }
 }
 
@@ -8508,15 +8503,6 @@ PartialProfile::PartialProfile(const ProcParams* pp, const ParamsEdited* pe)
     } else {
         pedited = nullptr;
     }
-    ownsPparams = ownsPedited = true;
-}
-
-PartialProfile::~PartialProfile()
-{
-    if(ownsPparams)
-        delete pparams;
-    if(ownsPedited)
-        delete pedited;
 }
 
 int PartialProfile::load (const Glib::ustring &fName)
diff --git a/rtengine/procparams.h b/rtengine/procparams.h
index 817a4e011..973986d85 100644
--- a/rtengine/procparams.h
+++ b/rtengine/procparams.h
@@ -1435,15 +1435,11 @@ public:
     PartialProfile      (bool createInstance = false, bool paramsEditedValue = false);
     PartialProfile      (ProcParams* pp, ParamsEdited* pe = nullptr, bool fullCopy = false);
     PartialProfile      (const ProcParams* pp, const ParamsEdited* pe = nullptr);
-    ~PartialProfile     ();
     void deleteInstance ();
     void clearGeneral   ();
     int  load           (const Glib::ustring &fName);
     void set            (bool v);
     const void applyTo  (ProcParams *destParams) const ;
-private:
-    bool ownsPparams;
-    bool ownsPedited;
 };
 
 /**