diff --git a/rtgui/batchqueue.cc b/rtgui/batchqueue.cc
index 338932631..e235d1168 100644
--- a/rtgui/batchqueue.cc
+++ b/rtgui/batchqueue.cc
@@ -39,46 +39,45 @@
 using namespace std;
 using namespace rtengine;
 
-BatchQueue::BatchQueue (FileCatalog* aFileCatalog) : processing(NULL), fileCatalog(aFileCatalog), sequence(0), listener(NULL),
-    pmenu (new Gtk::Menu ())
+BatchQueue::BatchQueue (FileCatalog* aFileCatalog) : processing(NULL), fileCatalog(aFileCatalog), sequence(0), listener(NULL)
 {
 
     location = THLOC_BATCHQUEUE;
 
     int p = 0;
 
-    pmenu->attach (*Gtk::manage(open = new Gtk::MenuItem (M("FILEBROWSER_POPUPOPENINEDITOR"))), 0, 1, p, p + 1);
+    pmenu.attach (*Gtk::manage(open = new Gtk::MenuItem (M("FILEBROWSER_POPUPOPENINEDITOR"))), 0, 1, p, p + 1);
     p++;
-    pmenu->attach (*Gtk::manage(selall = new Gtk::MenuItem (M("FILEBROWSER_POPUPSELECTALL"))), 0, 1, p, p + 1);
+    pmenu.attach (*Gtk::manage(selall = new Gtk::MenuItem (M("FILEBROWSER_POPUPSELECTALL"))), 0, 1, p, p + 1);
     p++;
-    pmenu->attach (*Gtk::manage(new Gtk::SeparatorMenuItem ()), 0, 1, p, p + 1);
+    pmenu.attach (*Gtk::manage(new Gtk::SeparatorMenuItem ()), 0, 1, p, p + 1);
     p++;
 
-    pmenu->attach (*Gtk::manage(head = new Gtk::ImageMenuItem (M("FILEBROWSER_POPUPMOVEHEAD"))), 0, 1, p, p + 1);
+    pmenu.attach (*Gtk::manage(head = new Gtk::ImageMenuItem (M("FILEBROWSER_POPUPMOVEHEAD"))), 0, 1, p, p + 1);
     p++;
     head->set_image(*Gtk::manage(new RTImage ("toleftend.png")));
 
-    pmenu->attach (*Gtk::manage(tail = new Gtk::ImageMenuItem (M("FILEBROWSER_POPUPMOVEEND"))), 0, 1, p, p + 1);
+    pmenu.attach (*Gtk::manage(tail = new Gtk::ImageMenuItem (M("FILEBROWSER_POPUPMOVEEND"))), 0, 1, p, p + 1);
     p++;
     tail->set_image(*Gtk::manage(new RTImage ("torightend.png")));
 
-    pmenu->attach (*Gtk::manage(new Gtk::SeparatorMenuItem ()), 0, 1, p, p + 1);
+    pmenu.attach (*Gtk::manage(new Gtk::SeparatorMenuItem ()), 0, 1, p, p + 1);
     p++;
 
-    pmenu->attach (*Gtk::manage(cancel = new Gtk::ImageMenuItem (M("FILEBROWSER_POPUPCANCELJOB"))), 0, 1, p, p + 1);
+    pmenu.attach (*Gtk::manage(cancel = new Gtk::ImageMenuItem (M("FILEBROWSER_POPUPCANCELJOB"))), 0, 1, p, p + 1);
     p++;
     cancel->set_image(*Gtk::manage(new RTImage ("gtk-close.png")));
 
-    pmenu->show_all ();
+    pmenu.show_all ();
 
     // Accelerators
     pmaccelgroup = Gtk::AccelGroup::create ();
-    pmenu->set_accel_group (pmaccelgroup);
-    open->add_accelerator ("activate", pmenu->get_accel_group(), GDK_e, Gdk::CONTROL_MASK, Gtk::ACCEL_VISIBLE);
-    selall->add_accelerator ("activate", pmenu->get_accel_group(), GDK_a, Gdk::CONTROL_MASK, Gtk::ACCEL_VISIBLE);
-    head->add_accelerator ("activate", pmenu->get_accel_group(), GDK_Home, (Gdk::ModifierType)0, Gtk::ACCEL_VISIBLE);
-    tail->add_accelerator ("activate", pmenu->get_accel_group(), GDK_End, (Gdk::ModifierType)0, Gtk::ACCEL_VISIBLE);
-    cancel->add_accelerator ("activate", pmenu->get_accel_group(), GDK_Delete, (Gdk::ModifierType)0, Gtk::ACCEL_VISIBLE);
+    pmenu.set_accel_group (pmaccelgroup);
+    open->add_accelerator ("activate", pmaccelgroup, GDK_e, Gdk::CONTROL_MASK, Gtk::ACCEL_VISIBLE);
+    selall->add_accelerator ("activate", pmaccelgroup, GDK_a, Gdk::CONTROL_MASK, Gtk::ACCEL_VISIBLE);
+    head->add_accelerator ("activate", pmaccelgroup, GDK_Home, (Gdk::ModifierType)0, Gtk::ACCEL_VISIBLE);
+    tail->add_accelerator ("activate", pmaccelgroup, GDK_End, (Gdk::ModifierType)0, Gtk::ACCEL_VISIBLE);
+    cancel->add_accelerator ("activate", pmaccelgroup, GDK_Delete, (Gdk::ModifierType)0, Gtk::ACCEL_VISIBLE);
 
     open->signal_activate().connect(sigc::mem_fun(*this, &BatchQueue::openLastSelectedItemInEditor));
     cancel->signal_activate().connect (std::bind (&BatchQueue::cancelItems, this, std::ref (selected)));
@@ -141,8 +140,7 @@ int BatchQueue::getThumbnailHeight ()
 
 void BatchQueue::rightClicked (ThumbBrowserEntryBase* entry)
 {
-
-    pmenu->popup (3, this->eventTime);
+    pmenu.popup (3, this->eventTime);
 }
 
 void BatchQueue::doubleClicked(ThumbBrowserEntryBase* entry)
diff --git a/rtgui/batchqueue.h b/rtgui/batchqueue.h
index 38fbee1f8..447f1bb51 100644
--- a/rtgui/batchqueue.h
+++ b/rtgui/batchqueue.h
@@ -57,9 +57,8 @@ protected:
     Gtk::ImageMenuItem* tail;
     Gtk::MenuItem* selall;
     Gtk::MenuItem* open;
-    std::unique_ptr<Gtk::Menu> pmenu;
-
     Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::AccelGroup> pmaccelgroup;
+    Gtk::Menu pmenu;
 
     BatchQueueListener* listener;