diff --git a/src/framework/musesampler/internal/imusesamplertracks.h b/src/framework/musesampler/internal/imusesamplertracks.h
index 0a7ba029284da..5b654865a2b39 100644
--- a/src/framework/musesampler/internal/imusesamplertracks.h
+++ b/src/framework/musesampler/internal/imusesamplertracks.h
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@ class IMuseSamplerTracks
     virtual const TrackList& allTracks() const = 0;
     virtual ms_Track addTrack() = 0;
 };
-
-using IMuseSamplerTracksPtr = std::shared_ptr<IMuseSamplerTracks>;
 }
 
 #endif // MU_MUSESAMPLER_IMUSESAMPLERTRACKS_H
diff --git a/src/framework/musesampler/internal/musesamplersequencer.cpp b/src/framework/musesampler/internal/musesamplersequencer.cpp
index 9be4c9e28ab7d..c88a3bd2c6842 100644
--- a/src/framework/musesampler/internal/musesamplersequencer.cpp
+++ b/src/framework/musesampler/internal/musesamplersequencer.cpp
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ static const std::unordered_map<mpe::ArticulationType, ms_NoteHead> NOTEHEAD_TYP
     { mpe::ArticulationType::SlashedForwardsNote, ms_NoteHead_SlashLeftFilled },
 };
 
-void MuseSamplerSequencer::init(MuseSamplerLibHandlerPtr samplerLib, ms_MuseSampler sampler, IMuseSamplerTracksPtr tracks,
+void MuseSamplerSequencer::init(MuseSamplerLibHandlerPtr samplerLib, ms_MuseSampler sampler, IMuseSamplerTracks* tracks,
                                 std::string&& defaultPresetCode)
 {
     m_samplerLib = samplerLib;
diff --git a/src/framework/musesampler/internal/musesamplersequencer.h b/src/framework/musesampler/internal/musesamplersequencer.h
index ccb3166a70823..8b0fa73212ea1 100644
--- a/src/framework/musesampler/internal/musesamplersequencer.h
+++ b/src/framework/musesampler/internal/musesamplersequencer.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ namespace mu::musesampler {
 class MuseSamplerSequencer : public audio::AbstractEventSequencer<mu::mpe::NoteEvent, AuditionStartNoteEvent, AuditionStopNoteEvent>
 {
 public:
-    void init(MuseSamplerLibHandlerPtr samplerLib, ms_MuseSampler sampler, IMuseSamplerTracksPtr tracks, std::string&& defaultPresetCode);
+    void init(MuseSamplerLibHandlerPtr samplerLib, ms_MuseSampler sampler, IMuseSamplerTracks* tracks, std::string&& defaultPresetCode);
 
     void updateOffStreamEvents(const mpe::PlaybackEventsMap& events, const mpe::PlaybackParamMap& params) override;
     void updateMainStreamEvents(const mpe::PlaybackEventsMap& events, const mpe::DynamicLevelMap& dynamics,
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class MuseSamplerSequencer : public audio::AbstractEventSequencer<mu::mpe::NoteE
 
     MuseSamplerLibHandlerPtr m_samplerLib = nullptr;
     ms_MuseSampler m_sampler = nullptr;
-    IMuseSamplerTracksPtr m_tracks = nullptr;
+    IMuseSamplerTracks* m_tracks = nullptr;
 
     using layer_idx_t = size_t;
     std::unordered_map<layer_idx_t, track_idx_t> m_layerIdxToTrackIdx;
diff --git a/src/framework/musesampler/internal/musesamplerwrapper.cpp b/src/framework/musesampler/internal/musesamplerwrapper.cpp
index 0dbd37ed0311a..fe845b9f4d347 100644
--- a/src/framework/musesampler/internal/musesamplerwrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/framework/musesampler/internal/musesamplerwrapper.cpp
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ void MuseSamplerWrapper::setupSound(const mpe::PlaybackSetupData& setupData)
         }
     }
 
-    m_sequencer.init(m_samplerLib, m_sampler, shared_from_this(), resolveDefaultPresetCode(m_instrument));
+    m_sequencer.init(m_samplerLib, m_sampler, this, resolveDefaultPresetCode(m_instrument));
 }
 
 void MuseSamplerWrapper::setupEvents(const mpe::PlaybackData& playbackData)