diff --git a/src/gui/loot_handler.cpp b/src/gui/loot_handler.cpp
index 5b26e6f9..a69df9f3 100644
--- a/src/gui/loot_handler.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/loot_handler.cpp
@@ -56,22 +56,7 @@ namespace fs = boost::filesystem;
 namespace loc = boost::locale;
 
 namespace loot {
-    namespace {
-        LootHandler * g_instance = NULL;
-    }
-
-    LootHandler::LootHandler() : is_closing_(false) {
-        assert(!g_instance);
-        g_instance = this;
-    }
-
-    LootHandler::~LootHandler() {
-        g_instance = NULL;
-    }
-
-    LootHandler* LootHandler::GetInstance() {
-        return g_instance;
-    }
+    LootHandler::LootHandler() : is_closing_(false) {}
 
     // CefClient methods
     //------------------
diff --git a/src/gui/loot_handler.h b/src/gui/loot_handler.h
index 7a278395..f12b4fbc 100644
--- a/src/gui/loot_handler.h
+++ b/src/gui/loot_handler.h
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@ namespace loot {
         public CefRequestHandler {
     public:
         LootHandler();
-        ~LootHandler();
-
-        // Provide access to the single global instance of this object.
-        static LootHandler * GetInstance();
 
         // CefClient methods
         //------------------