diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f26d0525..5b335e47 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ set(UI_SRC
         options.ui
         orderandprops.ui
         preferences.ui
-        scanflag.ui
         scanpopup.ui
         sources.ui
         )
diff --git a/goldendict.pro b/goldendict.pro
index cc17ea5e..ec54b56f 100644
--- a/goldendict.pro
+++ b/goldendict.pro
@@ -568,7 +568,6 @@ mac {
 
 unix:!mac {
     HEADERS += scanflag.hh
-    FORMS   += scanflag.ui
     SOURCES += scanflag.cc
 }
 
diff --git a/scanflag.cc b/scanflag.cc
index 7e36bfba..8a85a448 100644
--- a/scanflag.cc
+++ b/scanflag.cc
@@ -1,37 +1,37 @@
-#include <QCursor>
-
 #include "scanflag.hh"
-#include "ui_scanflag.h"
+#include <QCursor>
+#include <QGuiApplication>
 #include <QScreen>
 
 
 ScanFlag::ScanFlag(QWidget *parent) :
-    QMainWindow(parent)
+    QMainWindow(parent),
+    pushButton(new QPushButton(this))
 {
-  ui.setupUi( this );
+
+  pushButton->setIcon(QIcon(":/icons/programicon.png"));
+
+  setCentralWidget(pushButton);
+
+  setFixedSize(30,30);
 
   setWindowFlags( Qt::ToolTip
                 | Qt::FramelessWindowHint
                 | Qt::WindowStaysOnTopHint
                 | Qt::WindowDoesNotAcceptFocus);
 
+
+  setAttribute(Qt::WA_TranslucentBackground);
   setAttribute(Qt::WA_X11DoNotAcceptFocus);
 
   hideTimer.setSingleShot( true );
   hideTimer.setInterval( 1000 );
 
-  connect( &hideTimer, &QTimer::timeout,
-    this, [=]{ hideWindow();
-  });
-
-  connect( ui.pushButton, &QPushButton::clicked,
+  connect( &hideTimer, &QTimer::timeout,this,&ScanFlag::hideWindow);
+  connect( pushButton, &QPushButton::clicked,
            this, &ScanFlag::pushButtonClicked );
 }
 
-ScanFlag::~ScanFlag()
-{
-}
-
 void ScanFlag::pushButtonClicked()
 {
   hideTimer.stop();
diff --git a/scanflag.hh b/scanflag.hh
index 1fe04421..7f332608 100644
--- a/scanflag.hh
+++ b/scanflag.hh
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 #ifndef SCAN_FLAG_H
 #define SCAN_FLAG_H
 
-
 #include <QMainWindow>
+#include <QPushButton>
 #include <QTimer>
-#include "ui_scanflag.h"
 
 class ScanFlag : public QMainWindow
 {
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ class ScanFlag : public QMainWindow
 public:
   ScanFlag( QWidget *parent );
 
-  ~ScanFlag();
+  ~ScanFlag()=default;
 
   void showScanFlag();
   void pushButtonClicked();
@@ -23,9 +22,8 @@ signals:
   void requestScanPopup ();
 
 private:
-  Ui::ScanFlag ui;
   QTimer hideTimer;
-
+  QPushButton * pushButton;
 };
 
 #endif // SCAN_FLAG_H
diff --git a/scanflag.ui b/scanflag.ui
deleted file mode 100644
index 17142838..00000000
--- a/scanflag.ui
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<ui version="4.0">
- <class>ScanFlag</class>
- <widget class="QMainWindow" name="ScanFlag">
-  <property name="geometry">
-   <rect>
-    <x>0</x>
-    <y>0</y>
-    <width>30</width>
-    <height>30</height>
-   </rect>
-  </property>
-  <property name="windowTitle">
-   <string>MainWindow</string>
-  </property>
-  <widget class="QWidget" name="centralwidget">
-   <widget class="QPushButton" name="pushButton">
-    <property name="geometry">
-     <rect>
-      <x>0</x>
-      <y>0</y>
-      <width>30</width>
-      <height>30</height>
-     </rect>
-    </property>
-    <property name="text">
-     <string/>
-    </property>
-    <property name="icon">
-     <iconset>
-     <normaloff>:/icons/programicon.png</normaloff>:/icons/programicon.png</iconset>
-    </property>
-   </widget>
-  </widget>
- </widget>
- <resources/>
- <connections/>
-</ui>