diff --git a/src/Gui/QSint/actionpanel/actionbox.cpp b/src/Gui/QSint/actionpanel/actionbox.cpp
index 5a9644cb1e..9a5e02c111 100644
--- a/src/Gui/QSint/actionpanel/actionbox.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/QSint/actionpanel/actionbox.cpp
@@ -8,28 +8,24 @@
 #include "actionbox.h"
 
 #include <QVariant>
-#include <memory>
 
 namespace QSint
 {
 
 ActionBox::ActionBox(QWidget *parent)
-    : QFrame(parent),
-      dataLayout(std::make_unique<QVBoxLayout>())
+    : QFrame(parent)
 {
     init();
 }
 
 ActionBox::ActionBox(const QString & headerText, QWidget *parent)
-    : QFrame(parent),
-      dataLayout(std::make_unique<QVBoxLayout>() )
+    : QFrame(parent)
 {
     init(headerText);
 }
 
 ActionBox::ActionBox(const QPixmap & icon, const QString & headerText, QWidget *parent)
-    : QFrame(parent),
-      dataLayout(std::make_unique<QVBoxLayout>())
+    : QFrame(parent)
 {
     init(headerText);
     setIcon(icon);
@@ -48,7 +44,8 @@ void ActionBox::init(const QString &headerText)
     iconLayout->addWidget(iconLabel);
     iconLayout->addStretch();
 
-    mainLayout->addLayout(dataLayout.get());
+    dataLayout = new QVBoxLayout();
+    mainLayout->addLayout(dataLayout);
 
     headerLabel = createItem(headerText);
     headerLabel->setProperty("class", "header");
diff --git a/src/Gui/QSint/actionpanel/actionbox.h b/src/Gui/QSint/actionpanel/actionbox.h
index 0c0995a99e..900680b134 100644
--- a/src/Gui/QSint/actionpanel/actionbox.h
+++ b/src/Gui/QSint/actionpanel/actionbox.h
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public:
      * @brief Returns the default layout used for actions.
      * @return The default layout.
      */
-    inline QLayout* itemLayout() const { return dataLayout.get(); }
+    inline QLayout* itemLayout() const { return dataLayout; }
 
     /**
      * @brief Adds a layout.
@@ -150,9 +150,9 @@ protected:
      */
     void init(const QString &headerText = QString());
 
-    std::unique_ptr<QVBoxLayout> dataLayout;  ///< Default layout for actions/widgets.
-    QLabel *iconLabel = nullptr;           ///< Label for the ActionBox icon.
-    ActionLabel *headerLabel = nullptr;      ///< Label for the header.
+    QVBoxLayout *dataLayout;       ///< Default layout for actions/widgets.
+    QLabel *iconLabel;             ///< Label for the ActionBox icon.
+    ActionLabel *headerLabel;      ///< Label for the header.
 };
 } // namespace