diff --git a/src/gui/Base/HMenuItemPopupSpawner.qml b/src/gui/Base/HMenuItemPopupSpawner.qml
index 263c2148..bc052540 100644
--- a/src/gui/Base/HMenuItemPopupSpawner.qml
+++ b/src/gui/Base/HMenuItemPopupSpawner.qml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ HMenuItem {
 
         utils.makePopup(
             popup,
-            popupParent,
             utils.objectUpdate(
                 { focusOnClosed: menu.previouslyFocused }, properties,
             ),
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@ HMenuItem {
 
 
     property var popup  // url or HPopup Component
-    property QtObject popupParent: window
     property bool autoDestruct: true
     property var properties: ({})
 }
diff --git a/src/gui/Pages/AccountSettings/DeviceDelegate.qml b/src/gui/Pages/AccountSettings/DeviceDelegate.qml
index 9131b235..22984129 100644
--- a/src/gui/Pages/AccountSettings/DeviceDelegate.qml
+++ b/src/gui/Pages/AccountSettings/DeviceDelegate.qml
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ HTile {
 
                         utils.makePopup(
                             "Popups/KeyVerificationPopup.qml",
-                            view,
                             {
                                 focusOnClosed: nameField,
                                 userId: deviceTile.userId,
diff --git a/src/gui/Pages/AccountSettings/Sessions.qml b/src/gui/Pages/AccountSettings/Sessions.qml
index 6821947c..27e8065d 100644
--- a/src/gui/Pages/AccountSettings/Sessions.qml
+++ b/src/gui/Pages/AccountSettings/Sessions.qml
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ HColumnPage {
 
         utils.makePopup(
             "Popups/AuthentificationPopup.qml",
-            page,
             {
                 userId: page.userId,
                 deviceIds,
diff --git a/src/gui/Pages/Chat/Banners/LeftBanner.qml b/src/gui/Pages/Chat/Banners/LeftBanner.qml
index 1427e3bb..cc7e035d 100644
--- a/src/gui/Pages/Chat/Banners/LeftBanner.qml
+++ b/src/gui/Pages/Chat/Banners/LeftBanner.qml
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ Banner {
         forget: button => {
             utils.makePopup(
                 "Popups/ForgetRoomPopup.qml",
-                mainUI,  // Must not be destroyed with chat
                 {
                     userId:   chat.userId,
                     roomId:   chat.roomId,
diff --git a/src/gui/Pages/Chat/Chat.qml b/src/gui/Pages/Chat/Chat.qml
index 11b09efb..d25e9a57 100644
--- a/src/gui/Pages/Chat/Chat.qml
+++ b/src/gui/Pages/Chat/Chat.qml
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ Item {
         sequences: window.settings.keys.leaveRoom
         onActivated: utils.makePopup(
             "Popups/LeaveRoomPopup.qml",
-            chat,
             {userId, roomId, roomName: roomInfo.display_name},
         )
     }
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ Item {
         sequences: window.settings.keys.forgetRoom
         onActivated: utils.makePopup(
             "Popups/ForgetRoomPopup.qml",
-            chat,
             {userId, roomId, roomName: roomInfo.display_name},
         )
     }
diff --git a/src/gui/Pages/Chat/RoomPane/MemberDelegate.qml b/src/gui/Pages/Chat/RoomPane/MemberDelegate.qml
index f9a78bd1..6c593bf3 100644
--- a/src/gui/Pages/Chat/RoomPane/MemberDelegate.qml
+++ b/src/gui/Pages/Chat/RoomPane/MemberDelegate.qml
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ HTile {
             enabled: false
 
             popup: "Popups/RemoveMemberPopup.qml"
-            popupParent: chat
             properties: ({
                 userId: chat.userId,
                 roomId: chat.roomId,
@@ -85,7 +84,6 @@ HTile {
             enabled: false
 
             popup: "Popups/RemoveMemberPopup.qml"
-            popupParent: chat
             properties: ({
                 userId: chat.userId,
                 roomId: chat.roomId,
diff --git a/src/gui/Pages/Chat/RoomPane/MemberView.qml b/src/gui/Pages/Chat/RoomPane/MemberView.qml
index 14e85411..0cba188b 100644
--- a/src/gui/Pages/Chat/RoomPane/MemberView.qml
+++ b/src/gui/Pages/Chat/RoomPane/MemberView.qml
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ HColumnLayout {
 
                 onClicked: utils.makePopup(
                     "Popups/InviteToRoomPopup.qml",
-                    chat,
                     {
                         userId: chat.userId,
                         roomId: chat.roomId,
diff --git a/src/gui/Pages/Chat/Timeline/EventDelegate.qml b/src/gui/Pages/Chat/Timeline/EventDelegate.qml
index 267f0f8d..20ba1ead 100644
--- a/src/gui/Pages/Chat/Timeline/EventDelegate.qml
+++ b/src/gui/Pages/Chat/Timeline/EventDelegate.qml
@@ -245,7 +245,6 @@ HColumnLayout {
             enabled: properties.eventSenderAndIds.length
 
             popup: "Popups/RedactPopup.qml"
-            popupParent: chat
             properties: ({
                 preferUserId: chat.userId,
                 roomId: chat.roomId,
@@ -279,7 +278,6 @@ HColumnLayout {
             text: qsTr("Clear messages")
 
             popup: "Popups/ClearMessagesPopup.qml"
-            popupParent: chat
             properties: ({
                 userId: chat.userId,
                 roomId: chat.roomId,
diff --git a/src/gui/Pages/Chat/Timeline/EventList.qml b/src/gui/Pages/Chat/Timeline/EventList.qml
index 5cbfebde..a082a772 100644
--- a/src/gui/Pages/Chat/Timeline/EventList.qml
+++ b/src/gui/Pages/Chat/Timeline/EventList.qml
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ Rectangle {
         sequences: window.settings.keys.removeFocusedOrSelectedMessages
         onActivated: utils.makePopup(
             "Popups/RedactPopup.qml",
-            chat,
             {
                 preferUserId: chat.userId,
                 roomId: chat.roomId,
@@ -166,7 +165,6 @@ Rectangle {
         sequences: window.settings.keys.clearRoomMessages
         onActivated: utils.makePopup(
             "Popups/ClearMessagesPopup.qml",
-            mainUI,
             {
                 userId: window.uiState.pageProperties.userId,
                 roomId: window.uiState.pageProperties.roomId,
diff --git a/src/gui/Utils.qml b/src/gui/Utils.qml
index 17dd07be..2388a977 100644
--- a/src/gui/Utils.qml
+++ b/src/gui/Utils.qml
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ QtObject {
     }
 
 
-    function makePopup(urlComponent, parent=null, properties={}, callback=null,
+    function makePopup(urlComponent, properties={}, callback=null,
                        autoDestruct=true) {
-        makeObject(urlComponent, parent, properties, (popup) => {
+        makeObject(urlComponent, window, properties, (popup) => {
             popup.open()
             if (autoDestruct) popup.closed.connect(() => { popup.destroy() })
             if (callback)     callback(popup)
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ QtObject {
 
         utils.makePopup(
             "Popups/UnexpectedErrorPopup.qml",
-            window,
             { errorType: type, message, traceback },
         )
     }