diff --git a/src/gui/UserStatusSelector.qml b/src/gui/UserStatusSelector.qml
index 82620a9200..d6b40ed5b2 100644
--- a/src/gui/UserStatusSelector.qml
+++ b/src/gui/UserStatusSelector.qml
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ ColumnLayout {
     spacing: 0
     property NC.UserStatusSelectorModel userStatusSelectorModel
 
-    FontMetrics {
-        id: metrics
-    }
-
     Text {
         Layout.topMargin: 16
         Layout.leftMargin: 8
@@ -108,8 +104,8 @@ ColumnLayout {
         Layout.fillWidth: true
 
         Button {
-            Layout.preferredWidth: userStatusMessageTextField.height // metrics.height * 2
-            Layout.preferredHeight: userStatusMessageTextField.height // metrics.height * 2
+            Layout.preferredWidth: userStatusMessageTextField.height 
+            Layout.preferredHeight: userStatusMessageTextField.height
             text: userStatusSelectorModel.userStatusEmoji
             onClicked: emojiDialog.open()
         }
diff --git a/theme/Style/Style.qml b/theme/Style/Style.qml
index 24dc138eea..421132b557 100644
--- a/theme/Style/Style.qml
+++ b/theme/Style/Style.qml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import QtQuick 2.15
 
 import com.nextcloud.desktopclient 1.0
 
-Item {
+QtObject {
     readonly property int pixelSize: fontMetrics.font.pixelSize
 
     // Colors
@@ -74,11 +74,9 @@ Item {
     readonly property string unifiedSearchResulTitleColor: "black"
     readonly property string unifiedSearchResulSublineColor: "grey"
 
+    readonly property var fontMetrics: FontMetrics {}
+
     function variableSize(size) {
         return size * (1 + Math.min(pixelSize / 100, 1));       
     }
-
-    FontMetrics {
-        id: fontMetrics
-    }
 }