diff --git a/src/lib/app/Application.cpp b/src/lib/app/Application.cpp
index 0498544c..93355ffd 100644
--- a/src/lib/app/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/app/Application.cpp
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ void Application::updateRecentProjects(const FilePath& projectSettingsFilePath)
 		}
 
 		recentProjects.insert(recentProjects.begin(), projectSettingsFilePath);
-		while (static_cast<int>(recentProjects.size()) > appSettings->getMaxRecentProjectsCount())
+		while (recentProjects.size() > appSettings->getMaxRecentProjectsCount())
 		{
 			recentProjects.pop_back();
 		}
diff --git a/src/lib/settings/ApplicationSettings.cpp b/src/lib/settings/ApplicationSettings.cpp
index 2d2badb7..35eae9dc 100644
--- a/src/lib/settings/ApplicationSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/settings/ApplicationSettings.cpp
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ bool ApplicationSettings::operator==(const ApplicationSettings& other) const
 		utility::isPermutation<FilePath>(getFrameworkSearchPaths(), other.getFrameworkSearchPaths());
 }
 
-int ApplicationSettings::getMaxRecentProjectsCount() const
+size_t ApplicationSettings::getMaxRecentProjectsCount() const
 {
 	return 7;
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/settings/ApplicationSettings.h b/src/lib/settings/ApplicationSettings.h
index 49da28b7..c91eb80c 100644
--- a/src/lib/settings/ApplicationSettings.h
+++ b/src/lib/settings/ApplicationSettings.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public:
 
 	bool operator==(const ApplicationSettings& other) const;
 
-	int getMaxRecentProjectsCount() const;
+	size_t getMaxRecentProjectsCount() const;
 
 	// application
 	std::string getFontName() const;
diff --git a/src/lib_gui/qt/view/QtMainView.cpp b/src/lib_gui/qt/view/QtMainView.cpp
index d2c72a77..e83b68e9 100644
--- a/src/lib_gui/qt/view/QtMainView.cpp
+++ b/src/lib_gui/qt/view/QtMainView.cpp
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ void QtMainView::activateWindow()
 
 void QtMainView::updateRecentProjectMenu()
 {
-	m_onQtThread([=]() { m_window->updateRecentProjectMenu(); });
+	m_onQtThread([=]() { m_window->updateRecentProjectsMenu(); });
 }
 
 void QtMainView::updateHistoryMenu(std::shared_ptr<MessageBase> message)
diff --git a/src/lib_gui/qt/window/QtMainWindow.cpp b/src/lib_gui/qt/window/QtMainWindow.cpp
index 4866b06f..002acc32 100644
--- a/src/lib_gui/qt/window/QtMainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/lib_gui/qt/window/QtMainWindow.cpp
@@ -137,9 +137,6 @@ QtMainWindow::QtMainWindow()
 				.c_str());
 	}
 
-	m_recentProjectAction =
-		new QAction*[ApplicationSettings::getInstance()->getMaxRecentProjectsCount()];
-
 	setupProjectMenu();
 	setupEditMenu();
 	setupViewMenu();
@@ -154,11 +151,6 @@ QtMainWindow::QtMainWindow()
 
 QtMainWindow::~QtMainWindow()
 {
-	if (m_recentProjectAction)
-	{
-		delete[] m_recentProjectAction;
-	}
-
 	for (DockWidget& dockWidget: m_dockWidgets)
 	{
 		dockWidget.toggle->clear();
@@ -762,21 +754,23 @@ void QtMainWindow::openRecentProject()
 	}
 }
 
-void QtMainWindow::updateRecentProjectMenu()
+void QtMainWindow::updateRecentProjectsMenu()
 {
-	std::vector<FilePath> recentProjects = ApplicationSettings::getInstance()->getRecentProjects();
-	for (int i = 0; i < ApplicationSettings::getInstance()->getMaxRecentProjectsCount(); i++)
+	m_recentProjectsMenu->clear();
+
+	const std::vector<FilePath> recentProjects = ApplicationSettings::getInstance()->getRecentProjects();
+	const size_t recentProjectsCount = ApplicationSettings::getInstance()->getMaxRecentProjectsCount();
+
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < recentProjects.size() && i < recentProjectsCount; ++i)
 	{
-		if ((size_t)i < recentProjects.size() && recentProjects[i].exists())
+		const FilePath& project = recentProjects[i];
+		if (project.exists())
 		{
-			FilePath project = recentProjects[i];
-			m_recentProjectAction[i]->setVisible(true);
-			m_recentProjectAction[i]->setText(QString::fromStdWString(project.fileName()));
-			m_recentProjectAction[i]->setData(QString::fromStdWString(project.wstr()));
-		}
-		else
-		{
-			m_recentProjectAction[i]->setVisible(false);
+			QAction* recentProject = new QAction(this);
+			recentProject->setText(QString::fromStdWString(project.fileName()));
+			recentProject->setData(QString::fromStdWString(project.wstr()));
+			connect(recentProject, &QAction::triggered, this, &QtMainWindow::openRecentProject);
+			m_recentProjectsMenu->addAction(recentProject);
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -840,20 +834,9 @@ void QtMainWindow::setupProjectMenu()
 	menu->addAction(tr("&New Project..."), this, &QtMainWindow::newProject, QKeySequence::New);
 	menu->addAction(tr("&Open Project..."), this, &QtMainWindow::openProject, QKeySequence::Open);
 
-	QMenu* recentProjectMenu = new QMenu(tr("Recent Projects"));
-	menu->addMenu(recentProjectMenu);
-
-	for (int i = 0; i < ApplicationSettings::getInstance()->getMaxRecentProjectsCount(); ++i)
-	{
-		m_recentProjectAction[i] = new QAction(this);
-		m_recentProjectAction[i]->setVisible(false);
-		connect(
-			m_recentProjectAction[i], &QAction::triggered, this, &QtMainWindow::openRecentProject);
-		recentProjectMenu->addAction(m_recentProjectAction[i]);
-	}
-	updateRecentProjectMenu();
-
-	menu->addMenu(recentProjectMenu);
+	m_recentProjectsMenu = new QMenu(tr("Recent Projects"));
+	menu->addMenu(m_recentProjectsMenu);
+	updateRecentProjectsMenu();
 
 	menu->addSeparator();
 
diff --git a/src/lib_gui/qt/window/QtMainWindow.h b/src/lib_gui/qt/window/QtMainWindow.h
index 5c16369f..dcc94d75 100644
--- a/src/lib_gui/qt/window/QtMainWindow.h
+++ b/src/lib_gui/qt/window/QtMainWindow.h
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ public slots:
 	void resetWindowLayout();
 
 	void openRecentProject();
-	void updateRecentProjectMenu();
+	void updateRecentProjectsMenu();
 
 	void toggleView(View* view, bool fromMenu);
 
@@ -194,7 +194,8 @@ private:
 	QMenu* m_bookmarksMenu;
 	std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Bookmark>> m_bookmarks;
 
-	QAction** m_recentProjectAction;
+	QMenu* m_recentProjectsMenu;
+
 	QAction* m_showTitleBarsAction;
 
 	bool m_showDockWidgetTitleBars;
diff --git a/src/lib_gui/qt/window/QtStartScreen.cpp b/src/lib_gui/qt/window/QtStartScreen.cpp
index 63417688..578e254e 100644
--- a/src/lib_gui/qt/window/QtStartScreen.cpp
+++ b/src/lib_gui/qt/window/QtStartScreen.cpp
@@ -64,9 +64,7 @@ void QtRecentProjectButton::handleButtonClick()
 		{
 			std::vector<FilePath> recentProjects =
 				ApplicationSettings::getInstance()->getRecentProjects();
-			const int maxRecentProjectsCount =
-				ApplicationSettings::getInstance()->getMaxRecentProjectsCount();
-			for (int i = 0; i < maxRecentProjectsCount; i++)
+			for (size_t i = 0; i < recentProjects.size(); ++i)
 			{
 				if (recentProjects[i].wstr() == m_projectFilePath.wstr())
 				{
@@ -269,7 +267,7 @@ void QtStartScreen::setupStartScreen()
 
 		col->addSpacing(20);
 
-		for (int i = 0; i < ApplicationSettings::getInstance()->getMaxRecentProjectsCount(); i++)
+		for (size_t i = 0; i < ApplicationSettings::getInstance()->getMaxRecentProjectsCount(); ++i)
 		{
 			QtRecentProjectButton* button = new QtRecentProjectButton(this);
 			button->setAttribute(Qt::WA_LayoutUsesWidgetRect);	  // fixes layouting on Mac