diff --git a/src/devtools/AppScriptsControl.cpp b/src/devtools/AppScriptsControl.cpp
index bb1a386a2..f565949aa 100644
--- a/src/devtools/AppScriptsControl.cpp
+++ b/src/devtools/AppScriptsControl.cpp
@@ -8,11 +8,7 @@
 
 static debug::Logger logger("app-scripts");
 
-AppScriptsControl::AppScriptsControl(
-    const CoreParameters& params, const Project& project
-)
-    : project(project) {
-
+AppScriptsControl::AppScriptsControl(const CoreParameters& params) {
     io::path scriptFile =
         params.scriptFile.empty()
             ? "project:start.lua"
diff --git a/src/devtools/AppScriptsControl.hpp b/src/devtools/AppScriptsControl.hpp
index 4e44eef60..3531dc2f9 100644
--- a/src/devtools/AppScriptsControl.hpp
+++ b/src/devtools/AppScriptsControl.hpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ struct Project;
 
 class AppScriptsControl {
 public:
-    AppScriptsControl(const CoreParameters& params, const Project& project);
+    AppScriptsControl(const CoreParameters& params);
 
     void tick();
     void loadProjectClientScript();
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ public:
 
     bool isFinished() const;
 private:
-    const Project& project;
     std::unique_ptr<scripting::IClientProjectScript> clientScript;
     std::unique_ptr<Process> scriptCoroutine;
 };
diff --git a/src/engine/Engine.cpp b/src/engine/Engine.cpp
index 55ed9fec0..0baa102fc 100644
--- a/src/engine/Engine.cpp
+++ b/src/engine/Engine.cpp
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ void Engine::initialize(CoreParameters coreParameters) {
         audio::set_input_device(name == "auto" ? "" : name);
     }));
 
-    appScripts = std::make_unique<AppScriptsControl>(params, *project);
+    appScripts = std::make_unique<AppScriptsControl>(params);
 
     if (params.stdinCommands) {
         cmd::start_stdin_cmd_reader(*this);