diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/qt6/qt6glrenderer.cc b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/qt6/qt6glrenderer.cc
index 7fa7afbd3d..089c9c005b 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/qt6/qt6glrenderer.cc
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/ext/qt6/qt6glrenderer.cc
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ shared_render_data_free (struct SharedRenderData * data)
   }
   data->m_context = nullptr;
   if (data->m_surface)
-    delete data->m_surface;
+    data->m_surface->deleteLater();
   data->m_surface = nullptr;
 }
 
@@ -268,7 +268,6 @@ bool CreateSurfaceWorker::event(QEvent * ev)
         g_mutex_lock (&m_sharedRenderData->lock);
         m_sharedRenderData->m_surface = new GstQt6BackingSurface;
         m_sharedRenderData->m_surface->create();
-        m_sharedRenderData->m_surface->moveToThread (m_sharedRenderData->m_renderThread);
         GST_TRACE ("%p created surface %p", m_sharedRenderData,
             m_sharedRenderData->m_surface);
         g_cond_broadcast (&m_sharedRenderData->cond);