diff --git a/src/mainwindow.cpp b/src/mainwindow.cpp
index b77e2aff..b3c9950a 100644
--- a/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -192,8 +192,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(const QString &tversion)
     mainWidget = new QWidget(this);
     //qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << ": 60 " << QTime::currentTime().toString("hh:mm:ss") ;
 
-    dateTime = new QDateTime();
-    dateTimeTemp = new QDateTime();
+    dateTime = std::make_unique<QDateTime>();
     // UI DX
     infoLabel2 = new QLabel(tr("DX Entity"));
     loggWinAct = new QAction(tr("&Log Window"), this);
@@ -251,8 +250,7 @@ MainWindow::~MainWindow()
     delete(locator);
     delete(qso);
     delete(backupQSO);
-    delete(dateTime);
-    delete(dateTimeTemp);
+    dateTime.reset();
     delete(awards);
     delete(softUpdate);
     delete(filemanager);
@@ -2214,7 +2212,6 @@ void MainWindow::slotClearButtonClicked(const QString &_func)
     setModifying(false);
 
     currentEntity = -1;
-    dateTimeTemp = dateTime;
     modifyingQSO = -1;
 
     QSOTabWidget->setRSTToMode(mainQSOEntryWidget->getMode(), readingTheUI);
@@ -4682,8 +4679,6 @@ void MainWindow::qsoToEdit (const int _qso)
 
     mainQSOEntryWidget->setDateTime(qsoE.getDateTimeOn());
 
-    dateTimeTemp->setDate(qsoE.getDate());
-
     mainQSOEntryWidget->setBand(qsoE.getBand());
 
     //qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << " - RST" ;
diff --git a/src/mainwindow.h b/src/mainwindow.h
index 592aded4..5a826c11 100644
--- a/src/mainwindow.h
+++ b/src/mainwindow.h
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@
 #include "updatesettings.h"
 #include "klogdefinitions.h"
 
+#include <memory>
+
 class QTimer;
 class QDateTime;
 
@@ -625,7 +627,7 @@ private:
     // </UI>
     int infoTimeout; // timeout that temporary info will stay in the infobars
     QTimer *timer, *timerInfoBars;
-    QDateTime *dateTime, *dateTimeTemp;
+    std::unique_ptr<QDateTime> dateTime;
     bool yearChangedDuringModification;
     QString infoLabel1T, infoLabel2T;