diff --git a/src/app/maptools/qgsmaptoolsdigitizingtechniquemanager.cpp b/src/app/maptools/qgsmaptoolsdigitizingtechniquemanager.cpp
index 134dbfafb6f..96336ed34d1 100644
--- a/src/app/maptools/qgsmaptoolsdigitizingtechniquemanager.cpp
+++ b/src/app/maptools/qgsmaptoolsdigitizingtechniquemanager.cpp
@@ -30,9 +30,8 @@
 #include <QToolButton>
 #include <QMenu>
 
-QgsMapToolsDigitizingTechniqueManager::QgsMapToolsDigitizingTechniqueManager( QgsAppMapTools *mapTools, QObject *parent )
+QgsMapToolsDigitizingTechniqueManager::QgsMapToolsDigitizingTechniqueManager( QObject *parent )
   : QObject( parent )
-  , mMapTools( mapTools )
 {
   mTechniqueActions.insert( QgsMapToolCapture::CaptureTechnique::StraightSegments, QgisApp::instance()->mActionDigitizeWithSegment );
   mTechniqueActions.insert( QgsMapToolCapture::CaptureTechnique::CircularString, QgisApp::instance()->mActionDigitizeWithCurve );
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ QgsMapToolsDigitizingTechniqueManager::QgsMapToolsDigitizingTechniqueManager( Qg
 
 void QgsMapToolsDigitizingTechniqueManager::setupCanvasTools()
 {
-  const QList< QgsMapToolCapture * > captureTools = mMapTools->captureTools();
+  const QList< QgsMapToolCapture * > captureTools = QgisApp::instance()->captureTools();
   for ( QgsMapToolCapture *tool : captureTools )
   {
     connect( tool->action(), &QAction::toggled, this, [this, tool]( bool checked ) {  enableDigitizingTechniqueActions( checked, tool->action() ); } );
diff --git a/src/app/maptools/qgsmaptoolsdigitizingtechniquemanager.h b/src/app/maptools/qgsmaptoolsdigitizingtechniquemanager.h
index 3f782597009..494b55fb486 100644
--- a/src/app/maptools/qgsmaptoolsdigitizingtechniquemanager.h
+++ b/src/app/maptools/qgsmaptoolsdigitizingtechniquemanager.h
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 
 
 class QgsSpinBox;
-class QgsAppMapTools;
 
 class QAction;
 class QToolButton;
@@ -58,7 +57,7 @@ class APP_EXPORT QgsMapToolsDigitizingTechniqueManager : public QObject
     static const inline QgsSettingsEntryString settingMapToolShapeDefaultForShape = QgsSettingsEntryString( QStringLiteral( "shape-map-tools/%1/default" ), QgsSettings::App, QString(), QObject::tr( "Default map tool for given shape category" ) ) SIP_SKIP;
     static const inline QgsSettingsEntryString settingMapToolShapeCurrent = QgsSettingsEntryString( QStringLiteral( "shape-map-tools/current" ), QgsSettings::App, QString(), QObject::tr( "Current shape map tool" ) ) SIP_SKIP;
 
-    QgsMapToolsDigitizingTechniqueManager( QgsAppMapTools *mapTools, QObject *parent );
+    QgsMapToolsDigitizingTechniqueManager( QObject *parent );
     ~QgsMapToolsDigitizingTechniqueManager();
     void setupToolBars();
     void setupCanvasTools();
@@ -72,8 +71,6 @@ class APP_EXPORT QgsMapToolsDigitizingTechniqueManager : public QObject
     void setShapeTool( const QString &shapeToolId );
 
   private:
-    QgsAppMapTools *mMapTools = nullptr;
-
     QMap<QgsMapToolCapture::CaptureTechnique, QAction *> mTechniqueActions;
     QHash<QString, QAction *> mShapeActions;
     QMap<QgsMapToolShapeAbstract::ShapeCategory, QToolButton *> mShapeCategoryButtons;
diff --git a/src/app/qgisapp.cpp b/src/app/qgisapp.cpp
index f2aa2285194..3a80a8c206f 100644
--- a/src/app/qgisapp.cpp
+++ b/src/app/qgisapp.cpp
@@ -1193,7 +1193,7 @@ QgisApp::QgisApp( QSplashScreen *splash, bool restorePlugins, bool skipBadLayers
 
   // create map tools
   mMapTools = std::make_unique< QgsAppMapTools >( mMapCanvas, mAdvancedDigitizingDockWidget );
-  mDigitizingTechniqueManager = new QgsMapToolsDigitizingTechniqueManager( mMapTools.get(), this );
+  mDigitizingTechniqueManager = new QgsMapToolsDigitizingTechniqueManager( this );
 
   QgsGui::mapToolShapeRegistry()->addMapTool( new QgsMapToolShapeCircularStringRadiusMetadata() );
   QgsGui::mapToolShapeRegistry()->addMapTool( new QgsMapToolShapeCircle2PointsMetadata() );
@@ -1884,6 +1884,8 @@ QgisApp::QgisApp()
   mPanelMenu = new QMenu( this );
   mProgressBar = new QProgressBar( this );
   mStatusBar = new QgsStatusBar( this );
+  mMapTools = std::make_unique< QgsAppMapTools >( mMapCanvas, mAdvancedDigitizingDockWidget );
+  mDigitizingTechniqueManager = new QgsMapToolsDigitizingTechniqueManager( this );
 
   mBearingNumericFormat.reset( QgsLocalDefaultSettings::bearingFormat() );
   // More tests may need more members to be initialized