diff --git a/src/daemon/DaemonManager.cpp b/src/daemon/DaemonManager.cpp
index 86c1a2cc..82d9eece 100644
--- a/src/daemon/DaemonManager.cpp
+++ b/src/daemon/DaemonManager.cpp
@@ -47,23 +47,6 @@ namespace {
     static const int DAEMON_START_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 120;
 }
 
-DaemonManager * DaemonManager::m_instance = nullptr;
-QStringList DaemonManager::m_clArgs;
-
-DaemonManager *DaemonManager::instance(const QStringList *args/* = nullptr*/)
-{
-    if (!m_instance) {
-        m_instance = new DaemonManager;
-        // store command line arguments for later use
-        if (args != nullptr)
-        {
-            m_clArgs = *args;
-        }
-    }
-
-    return m_instance;
-}
-
 bool DaemonManager::start(const QString &flags, NetworkType::Type nettype, const QString &dataDir, const QString &bootstrapNodeAddress, bool noSync /* = false*/)
 {
     if (!QFileInfo(m_monerod).isFile())
@@ -85,12 +68,6 @@ bool DaemonManager::start(const QString &flags, NetworkType::Type nettype, const
     else if (nettype == NetworkType::STAGENET)
         arguments << "--stagenet";
 
-    foreach (const QString &str, m_clArgs) {
-          qDebug() << QString(" [%1] ").arg(str);
-          if (!str.isEmpty())
-            arguments << str;
-    }
-
     // Custom startup flags for daemon
     foreach (const QString &str, flags.split(" ")) {
           qDebug() << QString(" [%1] ").arg(str);
diff --git a/src/daemon/DaemonManager.h b/src/daemon/DaemonManager.h
index 812602cd..ac94c50d 100644
--- a/src/daemon/DaemonManager.h
+++ b/src/daemon/DaemonManager.h
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ class DaemonManager : public QObject
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-
-    static DaemonManager * instance(const QStringList *args = nullptr);
+    explicit DaemonManager(QObject *parent = 0);
+    ~DaemonManager();
 
     Q_INVOKABLE bool start(const QString &flags, NetworkType::Type nettype, const QString &dataDir = "", const QString &bootstrapNodeAddress = "", bool noSync = false);
     Q_INVOKABLE void stopAsync(NetworkType::Type nettype, const QJSValue& callback);
@@ -76,11 +76,6 @@ public slots:
     void stateChanged(QProcess::ProcessState state);
 
 private:
-    explicit DaemonManager(QObject *parent = 0);
-    ~DaemonManager();
-
-    static DaemonManager * m_instance;
-    static QStringList m_clArgs;
     std::unique_ptr<QProcess> m_daemon;
     QMutex m_daemonMutex;
     QString m_monerod;
diff --git a/src/main/main.cpp b/src/main/main.cpp
index 1024feb2..b4e1fe42 100644
--- a/src/main/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main/main.cpp
@@ -451,8 +451,8 @@ Verify update binary using 'shasum'-compatible (SHA256 algo) output signed by tw
 
 // Exclude daemon manager from IOS
 #ifndef Q_OS_IOS
-    DaemonManager * daemonManager = DaemonManager::instance();
-    engine.rootContext()->setContextProperty("daemonManager", daemonManager);
+    DaemonManager daemonManager;
+    engine.rootContext()->setContextProperty("daemonManager", &daemonManager);
 #endif
 
     engine.rootContext()->setContextProperty("isWindows", isWindows);