diff --git a/src/Mod/Start/Gui/Manipulator.cpp b/src/Mod/Start/Gui/Manipulator.cpp
index 1682bb9cda..03522ada4e 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Start/Gui/Manipulator.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Start/Gui/Manipulator.cpp
@@ -56,10 +56,9 @@ void CmdStart::activated(int iMsg)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(iMsg);
     auto mw = Gui::getMainWindow();
-    auto doc = Gui::Application::Instance->activeDocument();
     auto existingView = mw->findChild<StartGui::StartView*>(QLatin1String("StartView"));
     if (!existingView) {
-        existingView = gsl::owner<StartGui::StartView*>(new StartGui::StartView(doc, mw));
+        existingView = gsl::owner<StartGui::StartView*>(new StartGui::StartView(mw));
         mw->addWindow(existingView);  // Transfers ownership
     }
     Gui::getMainWindow()->setActiveWindow(existingView);
diff --git a/src/Mod/Start/Gui/StartView.cpp b/src/Mod/Start/Gui/StartView.cpp
index 432c469bea..5232c55ad3 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Start/Gui/StartView.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Start/Gui/StartView.cpp
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ gsl::owner<QPushButton*> createNewButton(const NewButton& newButton)
 
 }  // namespace
 
-StartView::StartView(Gui::Document* pcDocument, QWidget* parent)
-    : Gui::MDIView(pcDocument, parent)
+StartView::StartView(QWidget* parent)
+    : Gui::MDIView(nullptr, parent)
     , _contents(new QScrollArea(parent))
     , _newFileLabel {nullptr}
     , _examplesLabel {nullptr}
diff --git a/src/Mod/Start/Gui/StartView.h b/src/Mod/Start/Gui/StartView.h
index 33beea9980..fe2d33167c 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Start/Gui/StartView.h
+++ b/src/Mod/Start/Gui/StartView.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class StartGuiExport StartView: public Gui::MDIView
     TYPESYSTEM_HEADER_WITH_OVERRIDE();  // NOLINT
 
 public:
-    StartView(Gui::Document* pcDocument, QWidget* parent);
+    StartView(QWidget* parent);
 
     const char* getName() const override
     {