diff --git a/src/FactSystem/ParameterManager.cc b/src/FactSystem/ParameterManager.cc
index 3704580ef314aa1a6df6fc96600f2ef3684f2fb6..6b157e2e228c952b640418c2454abeb28ba9d8ff 100644
--- a/src/FactSystem/ParameterManager.cc
+++ b/src/FactSystem/ParameterManager.cc
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ QGC_LOGGING_CATEGORY(ParameterManagerVerbose1Log,           "ParameterManagerVer
 QGC_LOGGING_CATEGORY(ParameterManagerVerbose2Log,           "ParameterManagerVerbose2Log")
 QGC_LOGGING_CATEGORY(ParameterManagerDebugCacheFailureLog,  "ParameterManagerDebugCacheFailureLog") // Turn on to debug parameter cache crc misses
 
-Fact ParameterManager::_defaultFact;
-
 const char* ParameterManager::_cachedMetaDataFilePrefix =   "ParameterFactMetaData";
 const char* ParameterManager::_jsonParametersKey =          "parameters";
 const char* ParameterManager::_jsonCompIdKey =              "compId";
diff --git a/src/FactSystem/ParameterManager.h b/src/FactSystem/ParameterManager.h
index 2a69908cd13018cec26f57bc9d287a8902cc729d..75479924dd4b04ea4e92b9747f6cfd32d09cfc3e 100644
--- a/src/FactSystem/ParameterManager.h
+++ b/src/FactSystem/ParameterManager.h
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ private:
     
     QMutex _dataMutex;
     
-    static Fact _defaultFact;   ///< Used to return default fact, when parameter not found
+    Fact _defaultFact;   ///< Used to return default fact, when parameter not found
 
     static const char* _cachedMetaDataFilePrefix;
     static const char* _jsonParametersKey;