diff --git a/src/Gui/Selection/SelectionObserverPython.cpp b/src/Gui/Selection/SelectionObserverPython.cpp
index 2d41f5c45a..a2434fa2f6 100644
--- a/src/Gui/Selection/SelectionObserverPython.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/Selection/SelectionObserverPython.cpp
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ std::vector<SelectionObserverPython*> SelectionObserverPython::_instances;
 
 void SelectionObserverPythonHandler::init(PyObject* obj)
 {
-    this->inst = obj;
-
 #undef FC_PY_ELEMENT
 #define FC_PY_ELEMENT(_name) FC_PY_GetCallable(obj,#_name,py_##_name);
     FC_PY_SEL_OBSERVER
@@ -209,7 +207,7 @@ void SelectionObserverPythonHandler::removePreselection(const SelectionChanges&
 
 
 SelectionObserverPython::SelectionObserverPython(const Py::Object& obj, ResolveMode resolve)
-    : SelectionObserver(true, resolve)
+    : SelectionObserver(true, resolve), inst(obj)
 {
     this->init(obj.ptr());
 }
diff --git a/src/Gui/Selection/SelectionObserverPython.h b/src/Gui/Selection/SelectionObserverPython.h
index 5eed3a217c..ea574464a1 100644
--- a/src/Gui/Selection/SelectionObserverPython.h
+++ b/src/Gui/Selection/SelectionObserverPython.h
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ protected:
 
 private:
 
-    PyObject* inst{nullptr};
-
 #define FC_PY_SEL_OBSERVER \
     FC_PY_ELEMENT(onSelectionChanged) \
     FC_PY_ELEMENT(addSelection) \