diff --git a/src/common/pluginmanager.cpp b/src/common/pluginmanager.cpp
index 52717e1ba..cc44b8ff8 100644
--- a/src/common/pluginmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/common/pluginmanager.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #include "pluginmanager.h"
 #include <QObject>
-#include <QtScript/QtScript>
 #include <vcg/complex/algorithms/create/platonic.h>
 
 #include "mlexception.h"
@@ -64,7 +63,6 @@ void PluginManager::loadPlugins(RichParameterSet& defaultGlobal)
 	QStringList pluginfilters;
 
 	pluginfilters << QString("*." + DLLExtension());
-	//pluginfilters << "*.xml";
 
 	//only the file with extension pluginfilters will be listed by function entryList()
 	pluginsDir.setNameFilters(pluginfilters);
diff --git a/src/meshlab/mainwindow.h b/src/meshlab/mainwindow.h
index a8636283a..3d2205788 100644
--- a/src/meshlab/mainwindow.h
+++ b/src/meshlab/mainwindow.h
@@ -350,9 +350,6 @@ public:
     QMenu* rasterLayerMenu() { return filterMenuRasterLayer; }
 
 private:
-    //the xml filters run in a different thread. The xmlfiltertimer starts on executeFilter and stops on postFilterExecution
-    //function linked to the thread finished signal.
-    QElapsedTimer xmlfiltertimer;
     WordActionsMapAccessor wama;
     //////// ToolBars ///////////////
     QToolBar *mainToolBar;
diff --git a/src/meshlab/mainwindow_Init.cpp b/src/meshlab/mainwindow_Init.cpp
index 7bf90a897..33f3a4dfd 100644
--- a/src/meshlab/mainwindow_Init.cpp
+++ b/src/meshlab/mainwindow_Init.cpp
@@ -51,14 +51,10 @@
 QProgressBar *MainWindow::qb;
 
 MainWindow::MainWindow()
-	:mwsettings(), gpumeminfo(NULL), xmlfiltertimer(), wama()
+	:mwsettings(), gpumeminfo(NULL), wama()
 {
 	_currviewcontainer = NULL;
-	//xmlfiltertimer will be called repeatedly, so like Qt documentation suggests, the first time start function should be called.
-	//Subsequently restart function will be invoked.
 	setContextMenuPolicy(Qt::NoContextMenu);
-	xmlfiltertimer.start();
-	//xmlfiltertimer.elapsed();
 
 	//workspace = new QWorkspace(this);
 	mdiarea = new QMdiArea(this);
@@ -448,11 +444,6 @@ connectRenderModeActionList(rendlist);*/
 
 	connect(unsplitGroupAct, SIGNAL(triggered(QAction *)), this, SLOT(unsplitFromHandle(QAction *)));
 
-	//TOOL MENU
-	//showFilterEditAct = new QAction(tr("XML Plugin Editor GUI"), this);
-	//showFilterEditAct->setEnabled(true);
-	//connect(showFilterEditAct, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(showXMLPluginEditorGui()));
-
 }
 
 void MainWindow::createToolBars()
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_screened_poisson/filter_screened_poisson.h b/src/meshlabplugins/filter_screened_poisson/filter_screened_poisson.h
index b3dc1543c..a73ad7523 100644
--- a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_screened_poisson/filter_screened_poisson.h
+++ b/src/meshlabplugins/filter_screened_poisson/filter_screened_poisson.h
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #define SAMPLEFILTERSPLUGIN_H
 
 #include <common/interfaces.h>
-//class QScriptEngine;
 
 class FilterScreenedPoissonPlugin : public QObject, public MeshFilterInterface
 {
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_sketchfab/filter_sketchfab.cpp b/src/meshlabplugins/filter_sketchfab/filter_sketchfab.cpp
index dfed175cf..de5be3444 100644
--- a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_sketchfab/filter_sketchfab.cpp
+++ b/src/meshlabplugins/filter_sketchfab/filter_sketchfab.cpp
@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@
 #include <QHttpMultiPart>
 #include <QNetworkAccessManager>
 #include <QNetworkReply>
-#include <QScriptValue>
-#include <QScriptEngine>
+#include <QJSEngine>
 #include <wrap/io_trimesh/export_ply.h>
 #include "miniz.h"
 
@@ -234,12 +233,13 @@ bool FilterSketchFabPlugin::upload(
 
 	// get the api answer
 	QByteArray result = reply->readAll();
-	QScriptValue sc;
-	QScriptEngine engine;
+	QJSValue sc;
+	QJSEngine engine;
 	qDebug() << "Result:" << result;
 	sc = engine.evaluate("(" + QString(result) + ")");
 	QString uid = sc.property("uid").toString();
-	if(uid.isEmpty())         return false;
+	if(uid.isEmpty())
+		return false;
 	qDebug() << "Model uploaded with id" << uid;
 	urlModel = "https://sketchfab.com/models/"+uid.toStdString();
 	return true;
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_sketchfab/filter_sketchfab.pro b/src/meshlabplugins/filter_sketchfab/filter_sketchfab.pro
index e8b2f3ff8..7711f56df 100644
--- a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_sketchfab/filter_sketchfab.pro
+++ b/src/meshlabplugins/filter_sketchfab/filter_sketchfab.pro
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 include (../../shared.pri)
 
+QT += qml
+
 HEADERS += \
     filter_sketchfab.h \
     miniz.h