diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitplugin.cpp
index bbc5ef771b2b7bdc13a0eb70728b1d980400d476..594edf057f854a45172d242850cad59981a8accd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitplugin.cpp
@@ -657,9 +657,9 @@ bool GitPlugin::initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *errorMessage)
     // --------------
     gitContainer->addSeparator(globalcontext);
 
-    m_createRepositoryAction = new QAction(tr("Create Repository..."), this);
-    Core::Command *createRepositoryCommand = Core::ActionManager::registerAction(m_createRepositoryAction, "Git.CreateRepository", globalcontext);
-    connect(m_createRepositoryAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(createRepository()));
+    QAction *repositoryAction = new QAction(tr("Create Repository..."), this);
+    Core::Command *createRepositoryCommand = Core::ActionManager::registerAction(repositoryAction, "Git.CreateRepository", globalcontext);
+    connect(repositoryAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(createRepository()));
     gitContainer->addAction(createRepositoryCommand);
 
     if (0) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitplugin.h b/src/plugins/git/gitplugin.h
index 05cbc2575d5f5d0ea2f6890c689beb3ec1e0b364..c7ff4a9e4a682b004992a8c08e22f7178c5d6cc9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitplugin.h
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitplugin.h
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@ private:
 
     static GitPlugin *m_instance;
     Locator::CommandLocator *m_commandLocator;
-    QAction *m_createRepositoryAction;
 
     QAction *m_submitCurrentAction;
     QAction *m_diffSelectedFilesAction;