diff --git a/ui/qt/main_window.h b/ui/qt/main_window.h
index b4206b6a52..4c94910951 100644
--- a/ui/qt/main_window.h
+++ b/ui/qt/main_window.h
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ private:
     QActionGroup *time_display_actions_;
     QActionGroup *time_precision_actions_;
     FunnelStatistics *funnel_statistics_;
-    QList<QDialog *> packet_dialogs_;
 
     bool capture_stopping_;
     bool capture_filter_valid_;
@@ -202,6 +201,7 @@ signals:
     void setDissectedCaptureFile(capture_file *cf);
     void displayFilterSuccess(bool success);
     void monospaceFontChanged(const QFont &mono_font);
+    void closePacketDialogs();
 
 public slots:
     // in main_window_slots.cpp
@@ -240,7 +240,6 @@ public slots:
     void captureFileSaveStarted(const QString &file_path);
 
     void filterExpressionsChanged();
-    void packetDialogClosed(QDialog *);
 
 private slots:
     // Manually connected slots (no "on_<object>_<signal>").
@@ -389,7 +388,6 @@ private slots:
     void on_actionViewResizeColumns_triggered();
 
     void openPacketDialog(bool from_reference = false);
-    void closePacketDialogs();
     void on_actionViewShowPacketInNewWindow_triggered();
     void on_actionContextShowLinkedPacketInNewWindow_triggered();
     void on_actionViewReload_triggered();
diff --git a/ui/qt/main_window_slots.cpp b/ui/qt/main_window_slots.cpp
index 34ba3cefdc..9f38c55386 100644
--- a/ui/qt/main_window_slots.cpp
+++ b/ui/qt/main_window_slots.cpp
@@ -2294,28 +2294,14 @@ void MainWindow::openPacketDialog(bool from_reference)
 
         connect(this, SIGNAL(monospaceFontChanged(QFont)),
                 packet_dialog, SIGNAL(monospaceFontChanged(QFont)));
-        connect(packet_dialog, SIGNAL(packetDialogClosed(QDialog *)),
-                this, SLOT(packetDialogClosed(QDialog *)));
+        connect(this, SIGNAL(closePacketDialogs()),
+                packet_dialog, SLOT(close()));
         zoomText(); // Emits monospaceFontChanged
 
-        packet_dialogs_.append(packet_dialog);
         packet_dialog->show();
     }
 }
 
-void MainWindow::closePacketDialogs()
-{
-    QList<QDialog *> packet_dialogs_copy(packet_dialogs_);
-    foreach(QDialog *packet_dialog, packet_dialogs_copy) {
-        packet_dialog->close();
-    }
-}
-
-void MainWindow::packetDialogClosed(QDialog *packet_dialog)
-{
-    packet_dialogs_.removeOne(packet_dialog);
-}
-
 void MainWindow::on_actionViewShowPacketInNewWindow_triggered()
 {
     openPacketDialog();