diff --git a/plugins/samplesource/bladerf/bladerfgui.cpp b/plugins/samplesource/bladerf/bladerfgui.cpp
index 3e1a2d905..553058e49 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesource/bladerf/bladerfgui.cpp
+++ b/plugins/samplesource/bladerf/bladerfgui.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #include <libbladeRF.h>
 
 #include "ui_bladerfgui.h"
-#include "plugin/pluginapi.h"
 #include "device/deviceapi.h"
 #include "gui/colormapper.h"
 #include "gui/glspectrum.h"
@@ -29,10 +28,9 @@
 #include "dsp/filesink.h"
 #include "bladerfgui.h"
 
-BladerfGui::BladerfGui(PluginAPI* pluginAPI, DeviceAPI *deviceAPI, QWidget* parent) :
+BladerfGui::BladerfGui(DeviceAPI *deviceAPI, QWidget* parent) :
 	QWidget(parent),
 	ui(new Ui::BladerfGui),
-	m_pluginAPI(pluginAPI),
 	m_deviceAPI(deviceAPI),
 	m_settings(),
 	m_sampleSource(NULL),
diff --git a/plugins/samplesource/bladerf/bladerfgui.h b/plugins/samplesource/bladerf/bladerfgui.h
index a743f8377..425908932 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesource/bladerf/bladerfgui.h
+++ b/plugins/samplesource/bladerf/bladerfgui.h
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 
 #include "bladerfinput.h"
 
-class PluginAPI;
 class DeviceAPI;
 class FileSink;
 
@@ -35,7 +34,7 @@ class BladerfGui : public QWidget, public PluginGUI {
 	Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-	explicit BladerfGui(PluginAPI* pluginAPI, DeviceAPI *deviceAPI, QWidget* parent = NULL);
+	explicit BladerfGui(DeviceAPI *deviceAPI, QWidget* parent = NULL);
 	virtual ~BladerfGui();
 	void destroy();
 
@@ -52,7 +51,6 @@ public:
 private:
 	Ui::BladerfGui* ui;
 
-	PluginAPI* m_pluginAPI;
 	DeviceAPI* m_deviceAPI;
 	BladeRFSettings m_settings;
 	QTimer m_updateTimer;
diff --git a/plugins/samplesource/bladerf/bladerfplugin.cpp b/plugins/samplesource/bladerf/bladerfplugin.cpp
index e98fbf505..6473ebaff 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesource/bladerf/bladerfplugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/samplesource/bladerf/bladerfplugin.cpp
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@ const PluginDescriptor BlderfPlugin::m_pluginDescriptor = {
 const QString BlderfPlugin::m_deviceTypeID = BLADERF_DEVICE_TYPE_ID;
 
 BlderfPlugin::BlderfPlugin(QObject* parent) :
-	QObject(parent),
-	m_pluginAPI(0)
+	QObject(parent)
 {
 }
 
@@ -47,8 +46,7 @@ const PluginDescriptor& BlderfPlugin::getPluginDescriptor() const
 
 void BlderfPlugin::initPlugin(PluginAPI* pluginAPI)
 {
-	m_pluginAPI = pluginAPI;
-	m_pluginAPI->registerSampleSource(m_deviceTypeID, this);
+	pluginAPI->registerSampleSource(m_deviceTypeID, this);
 }
 
 PluginInterface::SampleSourceDevices BlderfPlugin::enumSampleSources()
@@ -78,14 +76,9 @@ PluginInterface::SampleSourceDevices BlderfPlugin::enumSampleSources()
 
 PluginGUI* BlderfPlugin::createSampleSourcePluginGUI(const QString& sourceId,QWidget **widget, DeviceAPI *deviceAPI)
 {
-	if (!m_pluginAPI)
-	{
-		return 0;
-	}
-
 	if(sourceId == m_deviceTypeID)
 	{
-		BladerfGui* gui = new BladerfGui(m_pluginAPI, deviceAPI);
+		BladerfGui* gui = new BladerfGui(deviceAPI);
 		*widget = gui;
 		return gui;
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/samplesource/bladerf/bladerfplugin.h b/plugins/samplesource/bladerf/bladerfplugin.h
index da4b05f58..539950254 100644
--- a/plugins/samplesource/bladerf/bladerfplugin.h
+++ b/plugins/samplesource/bladerf/bladerfplugin.h
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 #include <QObject>
 #include "plugin/plugininterface.h"
 
+class PluginAPI;
+
 #define BLADERF_DEVICE_TYPE_ID "sdrangel.samplesource.bladerf"
 
 class BlderfPlugin : public QObject, public PluginInterface {
@@ -40,8 +42,6 @@ public:
 
 private:
 	static const PluginDescriptor m_pluginDescriptor;
-
-	PluginAPI* m_pluginAPI;
 };
 
 #endif // INCLUDE_BLADERFPLUGIN_H