diff --git a/word.cpp b/word.cpp
index b6905aad..ec581e87 100644
--- a/word.cpp
+++ b/word.cpp
@@ -3,26 +3,22 @@
 Word::Word(LazyLoadedImage* image, Type type, const QString& copytext, const QString& tooltip)
 {
     this->image = image;
-    this->text = NULL;
     m_isImage = true;
     m_type = type;
-    m_copyText = new QString(copytext);
-    m_tooltip = new QString(tooltip);
+    m_copyText = copytext;
+    m_tooltip = tooltip;
 }
 
 Word::Word(const QString& text, Type type, const QString& copytext, const QString& tooltip)
 {
     this->image = NULL;
-    this->text = new QString(text);
+    this->text = text;
     m_isImage = false;
     m_type = type;
-    m_copyText = new QString(copytext);
-    m_tooltip = new QString(tooltip);
+    m_copyText = copytext;
+    m_tooltip = tooltip;
 }
 
 Word::~Word()
 {
-    delete text;
-    delete m_copyText;
-    delete m_tooltip;
 }
diff --git a/word.h b/word.h
index 7bcd1bb8..b0d0840c 100644
--- a/word.h
+++ b/word.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     QString& getText() {
-        return *text;
+        return text;
     }
 
     int width() {
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     QString& copyText() {
-        return *m_copyText;
+        return m_copyText;
     }
 
     bool hasTrailingSpace() {
@@ -94,17 +94,17 @@ public:
     }
 
     QString& tooltip() {
-        return *m_tooltip;
+        return m_tooltip;
     }
 
 private:
     LazyLoadedImage* image;
-    QString* text;
+    QString text;
     bool m_isImage;
 
     Type m_type;
-    QString* m_copyText;
-    QString* m_tooltip;
+    QString m_copyText;
+    QString m_tooltip;
     int m_x;
     int m_y;
     int m_width;