diff --git a/groundStation/gui/MicroCART/mainwindow.cpp b/groundStation/gui/MicroCART/mainwindow.cpp
index bd68e19a95452508c390f706ccf4b6970ff44750..9dea9128e0fc8e695975a57ab76b0de7467ed014 100644
--- a/groundStation/gui/MicroCART/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/groundStation/gui/MicroCART/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
     ui->setupUi(this);
 
     QGraphicsScene *topScene = new QGraphicsScene(this);
-    QuadItem * quad = new QuadItem(this);
+    QuadItem * quad = new QuadItem();
     ui->topView->setScene(topScene);
 
     topScene->addItem(quad);
diff --git a/groundStation/gui/MicroCART/quaditem.cpp b/groundStation/gui/MicroCART/quaditem.cpp
index 37c6315f10eef9bc39c8d88c4b40ef7b860f60d6..b43ced998e8720bf1cb7d50823a6bc8f39b3bef5 100644
--- a/groundStation/gui/MicroCART/quaditem.cpp
+++ b/groundStation/gui/MicroCART/quaditem.cpp
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@
 #include <QPixmap>
 #include <QLabel>
 
-QuadItem::QuadItem(QGraphicsItem* parent = nullptr)
+QuadItem::QuadItem()
 {
-   this->setParentItem(parent);
    setFlag(ItemIsMovable);
 }