diff --git a/src/calamares/CalamaresApplication.cpp b/src/calamares/CalamaresApplication.cpp
index 2d36f5a49..e9083c225 100644
--- a/src/calamares/CalamaresApplication.cpp
+++ b/src/calamares/CalamaresApplication.cpp
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ CalamaresApplication::init()
     initQmlPath();
     initBranding();
 
-    CalamaresUtils::installTranslator( QLocale::system(), QString(), this );
+    CalamaresUtils::installTranslator( QLocale::system(), QString() );
 
     setQuitOnLastWindowClosed( false );
     setWindowIcon( QIcon( Calamares::Branding::instance()->imagePath( Calamares::Branding::ProductIcon ) ) );
diff --git a/src/libcalamares/utils/Retranslator.cpp b/src/libcalamares/utils/Retranslator.cpp
index 767d0581e..4cd618d97 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/utils/Retranslator.cpp
+++ b/src/libcalamares/utils/Retranslator.cpp
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ static QTranslator* s_tztranslator = nullptr;
 static QString s_translatorLocaleName;
 
 void
-installTranslator( const QLocale& locale, const QString& brandingTranslationsPrefix, QObject* )
+installTranslator( const QLocale& locale, const QString& brandingTranslationsPrefix )
 {
     loadSingletonTranslator( BrandingLoader( locale, brandingTranslationsPrefix ), s_brandingTranslator );
     loadSingletonTranslator( TZLoader( locale ), s_tztranslator );
diff --git a/src/libcalamares/utils/Retranslator.h b/src/libcalamares/utils/Retranslator.h
index af322e5b5..d62a3b751 100644
--- a/src/libcalamares/utils/Retranslator.h
+++ b/src/libcalamares/utils/Retranslator.h
@@ -36,9 +36,8 @@ namespace CalamaresUtils
  * @brief installTranslator changes the application language.
  * @param locale the new locale.
  * @param brandingTranslationsPrefix the branding path prefix, from Calamares::Branding.
- * @param parent the parent QObject.
  */
-DLLEXPORT void installTranslator( const QLocale& locale, const QString& brandingTranslationsPrefix, QObject* parent );
+DLLEXPORT void installTranslator( const QLocale& locale, const QString& brandingTranslationsPrefix );
 
 DLLEXPORT QString translatorLocaleName();