2 files changed, 2 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/src/io/resource-manager.cpp b/src/io/resource-manager.cpp
index 406157ebd..1ae02a886 100644
--- a/src/io/resource-manager.cpp
+++ b/src/io/resource-manager.cpp
@@ -423,7 +423,6 @@ bool ResourceManagerImpl::searchUpwards( std::string const &base, std::string co
 static ResourceManagerImpl* theInstance = nullptr;
 
 ResourceManager::ResourceManager()
-    : Glib::Object()
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/io/resource-manager.h b/src/io/resource-manager.h
index 48f0687b2..7c1e242d4 100644
--- a/src/io/resource-manager.h
+++ b/src/io/resource-manager.h
@@ -10,13 +10,11 @@
 #ifndef SEEN_INKSCAPE_RESOURCE_MANAGER_H
 #define SEEN_INKSCAPE_RESOURCE_MANAGER_H
 
-#include <glibmm/object.h>
-
 class SPDocument;
 
 namespace Inkscape {
 
-class ResourceManager : public Glib::Object {
+class ResourceManager {
 
 public:
     static ResourceManager& getManager();
@@ -25,7 +23,7 @@ public:
 
 protected:
     ResourceManager();
-    ~ResourceManager() override;
+    virtual ~ResourceManager();
 
 private:
     ResourceManager(ResourceManager const &) = delete; // no copy