diff --git a/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/containmentinterface.cpp b/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/containmentinterface.cpp
index 300303da5..457f898e4 100644
--- a/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/containmentinterface.cpp
+++ b/src/scriptengines/qml/plasmoid/containmentinterface.cpp
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ void ContainmentInterface::init()
             QObject *toolBoxObject = qmlObject()->createObjectFromSource(QUrl::fromLocalFile(pkg.filePath("mainscript")), 0, toolboxProperties);
             if (toolBoxObject && containmentGraphicObject) {
                 containmentGraphicObject->setProperty("toolBox", QVariant::fromValue(toolBoxObject));
-                toolBoxObject->setParent(containmentGraphicObject);
             }
         } else {
             qWarning() << "Could not load toolbox package." << pkg.path();