diff --git a/include/wx/qt/statusbar.h b/include/wx/qt/statusbar.h
index 55e4547a4e..447dcd7248 100644
--- a/include/wx/qt/statusbar.h
+++ b/include/wx/qt/statusbar.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class QStatusBar;
 class WXDLLIMPEXP_CORE wxStatusBar : public wxStatusBarBase
 {
 public:
-    wxStatusBar();
+    wxStatusBar() = default;
     wxStatusBar(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID winid = wxID_ANY,
                 long style = wxSTB_DEFAULT_STYLE,
                 const wxString& name = wxASCII_STR(wxStatusBarNameStr));
@@ -37,10 +37,9 @@ protected:
     virtual void DoUpdateStatusText(int number) override;
 
 private:
-    void Init();
     void UpdateFields();
 
-    QStatusBar *m_qtStatusBar;
+    QStatusBar *m_qtStatusBar = nullptr;
     wxVector<QLabel*> m_qtPanes;
 
     wxDECLARE_DYNAMIC_CLASS(wxStatusBar);
diff --git a/src/qt/statusbar.cpp b/src/qt/statusbar.cpp
index 10b7ecfb29..1c32ede0ad 100644
--- a/src/qt/statusbar.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/statusbar.cpp
@@ -31,16 +31,10 @@ wxQtStatusBar::wxQtStatusBar( wxWindow *parent, wxStatusBar *handler )
 //==============================================================================
 
 
-wxStatusBar::wxStatusBar()
-{
-    Init();
-}
-
 wxStatusBar::wxStatusBar(wxWindow *parent, wxWindowID winid,
             long style,
             const wxString& name)
 {
-    Init();
     Create( parent, winid, style, name );
 }
 
@@ -94,11 +88,6 @@ void wxStatusBar::DoUpdateStatusText(int number)
     m_qtPanes[number]->setText( wxQtConvertString( m_panes[number].GetText() ) );
 }
 
-void wxStatusBar::Init()
-{
-    m_qtStatusBar = nullptr;
-}
-
 void wxStatusBar::UpdateFields()
 {
     // is it a good idea to recreate all the panes every update?