diff --git a/src/account.cpp b/src/account.cpp
index fabc7931f38e4af323a78bb093668a142b60faeb..4754453b27f2baf352bdbe1b237294c91776c65b 100644
--- a/src/account.cpp
+++ b/src/account.cpp
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ Account* Account::buildNewAccountFromAlias(Account::Protocol proto, const QStrin
    a->setProtocol(proto);
    a->d_ptr->m_hAccountDetails.clear();
    a->d_ptr->m_hAccountDetails[DRing::Account::ConfProperties::ENABLED] = "false";
-   a->d_ptr->m_pAccountNumber = const_cast<ContactMethod*>(ContactMethod::BLANK());
+   a->d_ptr->m_pAccountNumber = nullptr;
    MapStringString tmp;
    switch (proto) {
       case Account::Protocol::SIP:
diff --git a/src/call.cpp b/src/call.cpp
index c6f0720f2f650449d50dd3f8cad513b6efe65664..fc9d20732a1cb45b5c9962846a0a26356afb9956 100644
--- a/src/call.cpp
+++ b/src/call.cpp
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ ContactMethod* Call::peerContactMethod() const
     if (d_ptr->m_pDialNumber)
         return d_ptr->m_pDialNumber;
 
-    return const_cast<ContactMethod*>(ContactMethod::BLANK());
+    return nullptr;
 }
 
 ///Get the peer name
diff --git a/src/contactmethod.cpp b/src/contactmethod.cpp
index 270749952372aebe3472e9c9f174704f2dda928a..4b07f6ca729bdc0726815fb3f47d4a93275b12aa 100644
--- a/src/contactmethod.cpp
+++ b/src/contactmethod.cpp
@@ -97,16 +97,6 @@ void ContactMethodPrivate::registeredNameSet(const QString& name)
       emit n->registeredNameSet(name);
 }
 
-const ContactMethod* ContactMethod::BLANK()
-{
-    static auto instance = []{
-        auto instance = new ContactMethod(QString(), NumberCategoryModel::other());
-        instance->d_ptr->m_Type = ContactMethod::Type::BLANK;
-        return instance;
-    }();
-    return instance;
-}
-
 ContactMethodPrivate::ContactMethodPrivate(const URI& uri, NumberCategory* cat, ContactMethod::Type st, ContactMethod* q) :
    m_Uri(uri),m_pCategory(cat),m_Tracked(false),m_Present(false),
    m_Type(st),m_PopularityIndex(-1),m_pPerson(nullptr),m_pAccount(nullptr),
@@ -114,6 +104,10 @@ ContactMethodPrivate::ContactMethodPrivate(const URI& uri, NumberCategory* cat,
    m_Index(-1),m_hasType(false),m_pTextRecording(nullptr), m_pCertificate(nullptr), q_ptr(q)
 {}
 
+ContactMethod::ContactMethod()
+    : ContactMethod(QString(), NumberCategoryModel::other(), ContactMethod::Type::BLANK)
+{}
+
 ///Constructor
 ContactMethod::ContactMethod(const URI& number, NumberCategory* cat, Type st) : ItemBase(&PhoneDirectoryModel::instance()),
 d_ptr(new ContactMethodPrivate(number,cat,st,this))
diff --git a/src/contactmethod.h b/src/contactmethod.h
index ae93c27deb7cb033a930b06b7340c11dd903534a..3fff7a6a7c434a46b6729131e986ad7c85f7b658 100644
--- a/src/contactmethod.h
+++ b/src/contactmethod.h
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ public:
    };
    Q_ENUMS(Type)
 
+   //Constructor
+   ContactMethod(); /*! construct an instance set with Type::BLANK */
+
    //Getters
    URI                   uri             () const;
    NumberCategory*       category        () const;
@@ -160,9 +163,6 @@ public:
    Q_INVOKABLE void addCall(Call* call);
    Q_INVOKABLE void incrementAlternativeName(const QString& name, const time_t lastUsed);
 
-   //Static
-   static const ContactMethod* BLANK();
-
    //Helper
    QString toHash() const;