diff --git a/MultiMC.cpp b/MultiMC.cpp
index 5956501f9..3644a6ada 100644
--- a/MultiMC.cpp
+++ b/MultiMC.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include "logic/java/JavaUtils.h"
 
 #include "logic/updater/UpdateChecker.h"
-#include "logic/updater/NotificationChecker.h"
 
 #include "logic/tools/JProfiler.h"
 #include "logic/tools/JVisualVM.h"
@@ -194,9 +193,6 @@ MultiMC::MultiMC(int &argc, char **argv, bool test_mode) : QApplication(argc, ar
 	// initialize the updater
 	m_updateChecker.reset(new UpdateChecker());
 
-	// initialize the notification checker
-	m_notificationChecker.reset(new NotificationChecker());
-
 	m_translationChecker.reset(new TranslationDownloader());
 
 	// and instances
diff --git a/MultiMC.h b/MultiMC.h
index 0f8b9577f..59ff32d29 100644
--- a/MultiMC.h
+++ b/MultiMC.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ class ForgeVersionList;
 class LiteLoaderVersionList;
 class JavaVersionList;
 class UpdateChecker;
-class NotificationChecker;
 class BaseProfilerFactory;
 class BaseDetachedToolFactory;
 class TranslationDownloader;
@@ -95,11 +94,6 @@ public:
 		return m_updateChecker;
 	}
 
-	std::shared_ptr<NotificationChecker> notificationChecker()
-	{
-		return m_notificationChecker;
-	}
-
 	std::shared_ptr<LWJGLVersionList> lwjgllist();
 
 	std::shared_ptr<ForgeVersionList> forgelist();
@@ -184,7 +178,6 @@ private:
 	std::shared_ptr<SettingsObject> m_settings;
 	std::shared_ptr<InstanceList> m_instances;
 	std::shared_ptr<UpdateChecker> m_updateChecker;
-	std::shared_ptr<NotificationChecker> m_notificationChecker;
 	std::shared_ptr<MojangAccountList> m_accounts;
 	std::shared_ptr<IconList> m_icons;
 	std::shared_ptr<QNetworkAccessManager> m_qnam;
diff --git a/gui/MainWindow.cpp b/gui/MainWindow.cpp
index 27b8563b8..3bffb8626 100644
--- a/gui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/gui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -622,8 +622,8 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) : QMainWindow(parent), ui(new Ui::MainWi
 			auto updater = MMC->updateChecker();
 			updater->checkForUpdate(false);
 		}
-
-		connect(MMC->notificationChecker().get(),
+		m_notificationChecker.reset(new NotificationChecker());
+		connect(m_notificationChecker.get(),
 				&NotificationChecker::notificationCheckFinished, this,
 				&MainWindow::notificationsChanged);
 	}
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ QString intListToString(const QList<int> &list)
 void MainWindow::notificationsChanged()
 {
 	QList<NotificationChecker::NotificationEntry> entries =
-		MMC->notificationChecker()->notificationEntries();
+		m_notificationChecker->notificationEntries();
 	QList<int> shownNotifications =
 		stringToIntList(MMC->settings()->get("ShownNotifications").toString());
 	for (auto it = entries.begin(); it != entries.end(); ++it)
diff --git a/gui/MainWindow.h b/gui/MainWindow.h
index 4e8e8f356..875c2f864 100644
--- a/gui/MainWindow.h
+++ b/gui/MainWindow.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "logic/net/NetJob.h"
 
 class NewsChecker;
+class NotificationChecker;
 class QToolButton;
 class LabeledToolButton;
 class QLabel;
@@ -200,6 +201,7 @@ private:
 
 	std::shared_ptr<GenericPageProvider> m_globalSettingsProvider;
 	std::shared_ptr<NewsChecker> m_newsChecker;
+	std::shared_ptr<NotificationChecker> m_notificationChecker;
 
 	InstancePtr m_selectedInstance;
 	QString m_currentInstIcon;