diff --git a/src/tomahawk/TomahawkWindow.cpp b/src/tomahawk/TomahawkWindow.cpp
index 07b6c3368..aab21b919 100644
--- a/src/tomahawk/TomahawkWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/tomahawk/TomahawkWindow.cpp
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ TomahawkWindow::TomahawkWindow( QWidget* parent )
     setWindowIcon( QIcon( RESPATH "icons/tomahawk-icon-128x128.png" ) );
 
     new ViewManager( this );
+    QueueView* queueView = new QueueView();
+    ViewManager::instance()->setQueue( queueView );
+    AudioEngine::instance()->setQueue( queueView->trackView()->proxyModel()->playlistInterface() );
+
     m_audioControls = new AudioControls( this );
 
     ui->setupUi( this );
@@ -431,10 +435,6 @@ TomahawkWindow::setupSideBar()
     m_jobsModel->setJobModel( sourceModel );
     jobsView->setModel( m_jobsModel );
 
-    m_queueView = new QueueView();
-    ViewManager::instance()->setQueue( m_queueView );
-    AudioEngine::instance()->setQueue( m_queueView->trackView()->proxyModel()->playlistInterface() );
-
     m_sidebar->addWidget( m_sourcetree );
     m_sidebar->addWidget( jobsView );
 
diff --git a/src/tomahawk/TomahawkWindow.h b/src/tomahawk/TomahawkWindow.h
index e57f80543..2136d73c1 100644
--- a/src/tomahawk/TomahawkWindow.h
+++ b/src/tomahawk/TomahawkWindow.h
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ class MusicScanner;
 class AudioControls;
 class TomahawkTrayIcon;
 class PlaylistModel;
-class QueueView;
 class AnimatedSplitter;
 
 class AccountsToolButton;
@@ -182,8 +181,6 @@ private:
     TomahawkTrayIcon* m_trayIcon;
     SourceTreeView* m_sourcetree;
     QPushButton* m_statusButton;
-    QPushButton* m_queueButton;
-    QueueView* m_queueView;
     AnimatedSplitter* m_sidebar;
     JobStatusSortModel* m_jobsModel;