diff --git a/Source/RMG/UserInterface/MainWindow.cpp b/Source/RMG/UserInterface/MainWindow.cpp
index 8f6a9f3ba..6f9106fcf 100644
--- a/Source/RMG/UserInterface/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/Source/RMG/UserInterface/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ bool MainWindow::Init(QApplication* app, bool showUI, bool launchROM)
     this->initializeEmulationThread();
     this->connectEmulationThreadSignals();
 
-    if (!SetupVidExt(this->emulationThread, this, this->ui_Widget_OpenGL, &this->ui_Widget_Vulkan))
+    if (!SetupVidExt(this->emulationThread, this, this->ui_Widget_OpenGL, this->ui_Widget_Vulkan))
     {
         this->showErrorMessage("SetupVidExt() Failed", QString::fromStdString(CoreGetError()));
         return false;
@@ -439,17 +439,11 @@ void MainWindow::updateUI(bool inEmulation, bool isPaused)
 
         if (this->ui_VidExtRenderMode == VidExtRenderMode::OpenGL)
         {
-            this->ui_Widget_OpenGL = new Widget::OGLWidget(this);
-            this->ui_Widgets->addWidget(this->ui_Widget_OpenGL->GetWidget());
-
             this->ui_StatusBar_RenderModeLabel->setText("OpenGL");
             this->ui_Widgets->setCurrentWidget(this->ui_Widget_OpenGL->GetWidget());
         }
         else
         {
-            this->ui_Widget_Vulkan = new Widget::VKWidget(this);
-            this->ui_Widgets->addWidget(this->ui_Widget_Vulkan->GetWidget());
-
             this->ui_StatusBar_RenderModeLabel->setText("Vulkan");
             this->ui_Widgets->setCurrentWidget(this->ui_Widget_Vulkan->GetWidget());
         }
@@ -458,23 +452,10 @@ void MainWindow::updateUI(bool inEmulation, bool isPaused)
     }
     else if (!this->ui_NoSwitchToRomBrowser)
     {
-        if (this->ui_VidExtRenderMode == VidExtRenderMode::OpenGL)
-        {
-            this->ui_Widgets->removeWidget(this->ui_Widget_OpenGL->GetWidget());
-            this->ui_Widget_OpenGL->destroy();
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            this->ui_Widgets->removeWidget(this->ui_Widget_Vulkan->GetWidget());
-            this->ui_Widget_Vulkan->destroy();
-        }
-
         this->setWindowTitle(this->ui_WindowTitle);
         this->ui_Widgets->setCurrentWidget(this->ui_Widget_RomBrowser);
         this->ui_StatusBar_RenderModeLabel->clear();
         this->loadGeometry();
-        
-
     }
     else
     {
diff --git a/Source/RMG/VidExt.cpp b/Source/RMG/VidExt.cpp
index caffbe016..fd5affa8f 100644
--- a/Source/RMG/VidExt.cpp
+++ b/Source/RMG/VidExt.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 static Thread::EmulationThread* l_EmuThread            = nullptr;
 static UserInterface::MainWindow* l_MainWindow         = nullptr;
 static UserInterface::Widget::OGLWidget* l_OGLWidget   = nullptr;
-static UserInterface::Widget::VKWidget** l_VulkanWidget = nullptr;
+static UserInterface::Widget::VKWidget* l_VulkanWidget = nullptr;
 static QThread* l_RenderThread                         = nullptr;
 static bool l_OpenGLInitialized                        = false;
 static bool l_OsdInitialized                           = false;
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static m64p_error VidExt_Quit(void)
     {
         // remove vulkan instance from widget
         // and destroy the instance
-        (*l_VulkanWidget)->setVulkanInstance(nullptr);
+        l_VulkanWidget->setVulkanInstance(nullptr);
         if (l_VulkanInstance.isValid())
         {
             l_VulkanInstance.destroy();
@@ -405,11 +405,11 @@ EXPORT m64p_error CALL VidExt_VK_GetSurface(void** Surface, void* Instance)
         {
             return M64ERR_SYSTEM_FAIL;
         }
-        (*l_VulkanWidget)->setVulkanInstance(&l_VulkanInstance);
+        l_VulkanWidget->setVulkanInstance(&l_VulkanInstance);
     }
 
     // attempt to retrieve vulkan surface for window
-    VkSurfaceKHR vulkanSurface = QVulkanInstance::surfaceForWindow((*l_VulkanWidget));
+    VkSurfaceKHR vulkanSurface = QVulkanInstance::surfaceForWindow(l_VulkanWidget);
     if (vulkanSurface == VK_NULL_HANDLE)
     {
         return M64ERR_SYSTEM_FAIL;
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ EXPORT m64p_error CALL VidExt_VK_GetInstanceExtensions(const char** Extensions[]
 //
 
 bool SetupVidExt(Thread::EmulationThread* emuThread, UserInterface::MainWindow* mainWindow, 
-    UserInterface::Widget::OGLWidget* oglWidget, UserInterface::Widget::VKWidget** vulkanWidget)
+    UserInterface::Widget::OGLWidget* oglWidget, UserInterface::Widget::VKWidget* vulkanWidget)
 {
     l_EmuThread    = emuThread;
     l_MainWindow   = mainWindow;
diff --git a/Source/RMG/VidExt.hpp b/Source/RMG/VidExt.hpp
index fd3a35a62..9ad22393c 100644
--- a/Source/RMG/VidExt.hpp
+++ b/Source/RMG/VidExt.hpp
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@
 #include <Thread/EmulationThread.hpp>
 
 bool SetupVidExt(Thread::EmulationThread* emuThread, UserInterface::MainWindow* mainWindow, 
-    UserInterface::Widget::OGLWidget* oglWidget, UserInterface::Widget::VKWidget** vulkanWidget);
+    UserInterface::Widget::OGLWidget* oglWidget, UserInterface::Widget::VKWidget* vulkanWidget);
 
 #endif // RMG_VIDEXT_HPP
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