diff --git a/src/gui/filedetails/NCInputDateField.qml b/src/gui/filedetails/NCInputDateField.qml
index 9d1e7ce76cce4..180ad74ee483a 100644
--- a/src/gui/filedetails/NCInputDateField.qml
+++ b/src/gui/filedetails/NCInputDateField.qml
@@ -25,25 +25,24 @@ NCInputTextField {
         text = backend.dateString;
     }
 
-    property DateFieldBackend backend: DateFieldBackend { 
-        id: backend
+    readonly property DateFieldBackend _backend: DateFieldBackend {
         onDateStringChanged: if (!root.activeFocus) root.updateText()
     }
 
-    property alias date: backend.date
-    property alias dateInMs: backend.dateMsecs
-    property alias minimumDate: backend.minimumDate
-    property alias minimumDateMs: backend.minimumDateMsecs
-    property alias maximumDate: backend.maximumDate
-    property alias maximumDateMs: backend.maximumDateMsecs
+    property alias date: _backend.date
+    property alias dateInMs: _backend.dateMsecs
+    property alias minimumDate: _backend.minimumDate
+    property alias minimumDateMs: _backend.minimumDateMsecs
+    property alias maximumDate: _backend.maximumDate
+    property alias maximumDateMs: _backend.maximumDateMsecs
 
     inputMethodHints: Qt.ImhDate
-    validInput: backend.validDate
-    text: backend.dateString
-    onTextChanged: backend.dateString = text
+    validInput: _backend.validDate
+    text: _backend.dateString
+    onTextChanged: _backend.dateString = text
 
     onAccepted: {
-        backend.dateString = text;
+        _backend.dateString = text;
         root.userAcceptedDate();
     }
 }
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