diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/infowidgets/TrackInfoWidget.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/infowidgets/TrackInfoWidget.cpp
index 7ea16c037..ffe3adc3f 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/infowidgets/TrackInfoWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/infowidgets/TrackInfoWidget.cpp
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ TrackInfoWidget::load( const query_ptr& query )
     }
 
     m_query = query;
-    m_artist = Artist::get( m_query->track()->artist() );
     m_title = QString( "%1 - %2" ).arg( query->track()->track() ).arg( query->track()->artist() );
     m_headerWidget->setCaption( m_title );
 
diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/infowidgets/TrackInfoWidget.h b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/infowidgets/TrackInfoWidget.h
index 45e96e2b5..73c1faa00 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/widgets/infowidgets/TrackInfoWidget.h
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/widgets/infowidgets/TrackInfoWidget.h
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ private:
     BasicHeader* m_headerWidget;
 
     Tomahawk::query_ptr m_query;
-    Tomahawk::artist_ptr m_artist;
 
     PlayableModel* m_relatedTracksModel;
     QString m_title;