diff --git a/src/lib/adblock/adblocksubscription.h b/src/lib/adblock/adblocksubscription.h
index 0e54de717..762b65aa6 100644
--- a/src/lib/adblock/adblocksubscription.h
+++ b/src/lib/adblock/adblocksubscription.h
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@
 #include "adblockrule.h"
 #include "adblocksearchtree.h"
 
-class QNetworkRequest;
-class QNetworkReply;
 class QUrl;
 
 class FollowRedirectReply;
diff --git a/src/lib/app/browserwindow.cpp b/src/lib/app/browserwindow.cpp
index b04aa29b0..78df56b83 100644
--- a/src/lib/app/browserwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/app/browserwindow.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@
 #include <QSqlQuery>
 #include <QTextCodec>
 #include <QFileDialog>
-#include <QNetworkRequest>
 #include <QDesktopServices>
 #include <QWebEngineHistory>
 #include <QWebEngineSettings>
@@ -225,10 +224,7 @@ void BrowserWindow::postLaunch()
     }
 
     if (addTab) {
-        QNetworkRequest request(startUrl);
-        request.setRawHeader("X-QupZilla-UserLoadAction", QByteArray("1"));
-
-        m_tabWidget->addView(request, Qz::NT_CleanSelectedTabAtTheEnd);
+        m_tabWidget->addView(startUrl, Qz::NT_CleanSelectedTabAtTheEnd);
 
         if (startUrl.isEmpty() || startUrl.toString() == QLatin1String("qupzilla:speeddial")) {
             locationBar()->setFocus();
@@ -237,10 +233,7 @@ void BrowserWindow::postLaunch()
 
     // Something went really wrong .. add one tab
     if (m_tabWidget->tabBar()->normalTabsCount() <= 0) {
-        QNetworkRequest request(m_homepage);
-        request.setRawHeader("X-QupZilla-UserLoadAction", QByteArray("1"));
-
-        m_tabWidget->addView(request, Qz::NT_SelectedTabAtTheEnd);
+        m_tabWidget->addView(m_homepage, Qz::NT_SelectedTabAtTheEnd);
     }
 
     mApp->plugins()->emitMainWindowCreated(this);
diff --git a/src/lib/autofill/autofill.cpp b/src/lib/autofill/autofill.cpp
index e877b2789..13393f6a1 100644
--- a/src/lib/autofill/autofill.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/autofill/autofill.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@
 
 #include <QXmlStreamWriter>
 #include <QXmlStreamReader>
-#include <QNetworkRequest>
 #include <QWebEngineProfile>
 #include <QWebEngineScriptCollection>
 
diff --git a/src/lib/autofill/autofill.h b/src/lib/autofill/autofill.h
index 92e992823..53c35f7bc 100644
--- a/src/lib/autofill/autofill.h
+++ b/src/lib/autofill/autofill.h
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 
 class QUrl;
 class QWebEnginePage;
-class QNetworkRequest;
 
 class WebPage;
 class BrowserWindow;
diff --git a/src/lib/downloads/downloadmanager.cpp b/src/lib/downloads/downloadmanager.cpp
index 7fb20843d..b9409b06d 100644
--- a/src/lib/downloads/downloadmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/downloads/downloadmanager.cpp
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ DownloadManager::DownloadManager(QWidget* parent)
     ui->clearButton->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme("edit-clear"));
     QzTools::centerWidgetOnScreen(this);
 
-    m_networkManager = mApp->networkManager();
-
     connect(ui->clearButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(clearList()));
 
     QShortcut* clearShortcut = new QShortcut(QKeySequence("CTRL+L"), this);
diff --git a/src/lib/downloads/downloadmanager.h b/src/lib/downloads/downloadmanager.h
index a19ad9edf..fb226a985 100644
--- a/src/lib/downloads/downloadmanager.h
+++ b/src/lib/downloads/downloadmanager.h
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@ class DownloadManager;
 }
 
 class QUrl;
-class QNetworkReply;
-class QNetworkRequest;
 class QNetworkAccessManager;
 class QListWidgetItem;
 class QWebEngineDownloadItem;
@@ -101,7 +99,6 @@ private:
     void keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent* e);
 
     Ui::DownloadManager* ui;
-    QNetworkAccessManager* m_networkManager;
     QBasicTimer m_timer;
 
     QString m_lastDownloadPath;
diff --git a/src/lib/opensearch/searchenginesmanager.cpp b/src/lib/opensearch/searchenginesmanager.cpp
index 81577ef03..2a9ab6370 100644
--- a/src/lib/opensearch/searchenginesmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/opensearch/searchenginesmanager.cpp
@@ -145,8 +145,7 @@ LoadRequest SearchEnginesManager::searchResult(const Engine &engine, const QStri
     QByteArray data = engine.postData;
     data.replace("%s", QUrl::toPercentEncoding(string));
 
-    QNetworkRequest req(QUrl::fromEncoded(engine.url.toUtf8()));
-    return LoadRequest(req, LoadRequest::PostOperation, data);
+    return LoadRequest(QUrl::fromEncoded(engine.url.toUtf8()), LoadRequest::PostOperation, data);
 }
 
 LoadRequest SearchEnginesManager::searchResult(const QString &string)
diff --git a/src/lib/opensearch/searchenginesmanager.h b/src/lib/opensearch/searchenginesmanager.h
index 9feb41f81..123037d1a 100644
--- a/src/lib/opensearch/searchenginesmanager.h
+++ b/src/lib/opensearch/searchenginesmanager.h
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #include <QIcon>
 #include <QList>
 #include <QVariant>
-#include <QNetworkRequest>
 
 #include "qzcommon.h"
 #include "opensearchengine.h"
diff --git a/src/lib/other/updater.cpp b/src/lib/other/updater.cpp
index 9f72eb1b8..8dc199737 100644
--- a/src/lib/other/updater.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/other/updater.cpp
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@
 #include "mainapplication.h"
 #include "tabwidget.h"
 #include "desktopnotificationsfactory.h"
+#include "networkmanager.h"
 
 #include <QTimer>
-#include <QNetworkAccessManager>
 #include <QNetworkRequest>
 #include <QNetworkReply>
 
@@ -129,14 +129,17 @@ void Updater::start()
 
 void Updater::startDownloadingUpdateInfo(const QUrl &url)
 {
-    QNetworkAccessManager* manager = new QNetworkAccessManager();
-    manager->get(QNetworkRequest(QUrl(url)));
+    QNetworkReply *reply = mApp->networkManager()->get(QNetworkRequest(QUrl(url)));
 
-    connect(manager, SIGNAL(finished(QNetworkReply*)), this, SLOT(downCompleted(QNetworkReply*)));
+    connect(reply, SIGNAL(finished()), this, SLOT(downCompleted()));
 }
 
-void Updater::downCompleted(QNetworkReply* reply)
+void Updater::downCompleted()
 {
+    QNetworkReply* reply = qobject_cast<QNetworkReply*>(sender());
+    if (!reply)
+        return;
+
     QString html = reply->readAll();
 
     if (html.startsWith(QLatin1String("Version:"))) {
@@ -149,14 +152,10 @@ void Updater::downCompleted(QNetworkReply* reply)
         }
     }
 
-    reply->manager()->deleteLater();
+    reply->deleteLater();
 }
 
 void Updater::downloadNewVersion()
 {
     m_window->tabWidget()->addView(QUrl::fromEncoded(QByteArray(Qz::WWWADDRESS) + QByteArray("/download")), tr("Update"), Qz::NT_NotSelectedTab);
 }
-
-Updater::~Updater()
-{
-}
diff --git a/src/lib/other/updater.h b/src/lib/other/updater.h
index 8aac9e91c..0a23b07e5 100644
--- a/src/lib/other/updater.h
+++ b/src/lib/other/updater.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ class QUPZILLA_EXPORT Updater : public QObject
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
     explicit Updater(BrowserWindow* window, QObject* parent = 0);
-    ~Updater();
 
     struct QUPZILLA_EXPORT Version {
         bool isValid;
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ public:
     };
 
 private slots:
-    void downCompleted(QNetworkReply* reply);
+    void downCompleted();
     void start();
     void downloadNewVersion();
 
diff --git a/src/lib/tabwidget/tabwidget.cpp b/src/lib/tabwidget/tabwidget.cpp
index 967792719..2b040e2ee 100644
--- a/src/lib/tabwidget/tabwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/tabwidget/tabwidget.cpp
@@ -625,11 +625,7 @@ int TabWidget::duplicateTab(int index)
     const QString title = webTab->title();
     const QByteArray history = webTab->historyData();
 
-    QNetworkRequest req(url);
-    req.setRawHeader("Referer", url.toEncoded());
-    req.setRawHeader("X-QupZilla-UserLoadAction", QByteArray("1"));
-
-    int id = addView(req, title, Qz::NT_CleanNotSelectedTab);
+    int id = addView(url, title, Qz::NT_CleanNotSelectedTab);
     weTab(id)->setHistoryData(history);
 
     return id;
diff --git a/src/lib/tabwidget/tabwidget.h b/src/lib/tabwidget/tabwidget.h
index 28e44190e..28b074a1a 100644
--- a/src/lib/tabwidget/tabwidget.h
+++ b/src/lib/tabwidget/tabwidget.h
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 #define TABWIDGET_H
 
 #include <QTabWidget>
-#include <QNetworkRequest>
 #include <QMenu>
 
 #include "tabstackedwidget.h"
diff --git a/src/lib/webengine/loadrequest.cpp b/src/lib/webengine/loadrequest.cpp
index 19c9336af..6065644a7 100644
--- a/src/lib/webengine/loadrequest.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/webengine/loadrequest.cpp
@@ -17,28 +17,20 @@
 * ============================================================ */
 #include "loadrequest.h"
 
-#include <QWebEngineView>
-
 LoadRequest::LoadRequest()
     : m_operation(GetOperation)
 {
 }
 
 LoadRequest::LoadRequest(const LoadRequest &other)
-    : m_request(other.m_request)
+    : m_url(other.m_url)
     , m_operation(other.m_operation)
     , m_data(other.m_data)
 {
 }
 
-LoadRequest::LoadRequest(const QUrl &url)
-    : m_operation(GetOperation)
-{
-    setUrl(url);
-}
-
-LoadRequest::LoadRequest(const QNetworkRequest &req, LoadRequest::Operation op, const QByteArray &data)
-    : m_request(req)
+LoadRequest::LoadRequest(const QUrl &url, LoadRequest::Operation op, const QByteArray &data)
+    : m_url(url)
     , m_operation(op)
     , m_data(data)
 {
@@ -46,7 +38,7 @@ LoadRequest::LoadRequest(const QNetworkRequest &req, LoadRequest::Operation op,
 
 LoadRequest &LoadRequest::operator=(const LoadRequest &other)
 {
-    m_request = other.m_request;
+    m_url = other.m_url;
     m_operation = other.m_operation;
     m_data = other.m_data;
     return *this;
@@ -54,32 +46,22 @@ LoadRequest &LoadRequest::operator=(const LoadRequest &other)
 
 bool LoadRequest::isEmpty() const
 {
-    return m_request.url().isEmpty();
+    return m_url.isEmpty();
 }
 
 QUrl LoadRequest::url() const
 {
-    return m_request.url();
+    return m_url;
 }
 
 void LoadRequest::setUrl(const QUrl &url)
 {
-    m_request.setUrl(url);
+    m_url = url;
 }
 
 QString LoadRequest::urlString() const
 {
-    return QUrl::fromPercentEncoding(m_request.url().toEncoded());
-}
-
-QNetworkRequest LoadRequest::networkRequest() const
-{
-    return m_request;
-}
-
-void LoadRequest::setNetworkRequest(const QNetworkRequest &req)
-{
-    m_request = req;
+    return QUrl::fromPercentEncoding(m_url.toEncoded());
 }
 
 LoadRequest::Operation LoadRequest::operation() const
diff --git a/src/lib/webengine/loadrequest.h b/src/lib/webengine/loadrequest.h
index 289234193..59e87c323 100644
--- a/src/lib/webengine/loadrequest.h
+++ b/src/lib/webengine/loadrequest.h
@@ -18,12 +18,10 @@
 #ifndef LOADREQUEST_H
 #define LOADREQUEST_H
 
-#include <QNetworkRequest>
+#include <QUrl>
 
 #include "qzcommon.h"
 
-class QWebView;
-
 class QUPZILLA_EXPORT LoadRequest
 {
 public:
@@ -34,8 +32,7 @@ public:
 
     LoadRequest();
     LoadRequest(const LoadRequest &other);
-    LoadRequest(const QUrl &url);
-    LoadRequest(const QNetworkRequest &req, Operation op = GetOperation, const QByteArray &data = QByteArray());
+    LoadRequest(const QUrl &url, Operation op = GetOperation, const QByteArray &data = QByteArray());
 
     LoadRequest &operator=(const LoadRequest &other);
 
@@ -46,9 +43,6 @@ public:
 
     QString urlString() const;
 
-    QNetworkRequest networkRequest() const;
-    void setNetworkRequest(const QNetworkRequest &req);
-
     Operation operation() const;
     void setOperation(Operation op);
 
@@ -56,7 +50,7 @@ public:
     void setData(const QByteArray &data);
 
 private:
-    QNetworkRequest m_request;
+    QUrl m_url;
     Operation m_operation;
     QByteArray m_data;
 };
diff --git a/src/lib/webengine/webview.cpp b/src/lib/webengine/webview.cpp
index c72fca11f..d859a8d6b 100644
--- a/src/lib/webengine/webview.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/webengine/webview.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 #include <QDir>
 #include <QTimer>
 #include <QDesktopServices>
-#include <QNetworkRequest>
 #include <QWebEngineHistory>
 #include <QClipboard>
 #include <QHostInfo>
@@ -451,10 +450,7 @@ void WebView::downloadMediaToDisk()
 
 void WebView::openUrlInNewTab(const QUrl &url, Qz::NewTabPositionFlags position)
 {
-    QNetworkRequest request(url);
-    request.setRawHeader("X-QupZilla-UserLoadAction", QByteArray("1"));
-
-    loadInNewTab(request, position);
+    loadInNewTab(url, position);
 }
 
 void WebView::openActionUrl()
@@ -495,12 +491,7 @@ void WebView::searchSelectedText()
         }
     }
 
-    LoadRequest req = mApp->searchEnginesManager()->searchResult(engine, selectedText());
-    QNetworkRequest r = req.networkRequest();
-    r.setRawHeader("Referer", req.url().toEncoded());
-    r.setRawHeader("X-QupZilla-UserLoadAction", QByteArray("1"));
-    req.setNetworkRequest(r);
-
+    const LoadRequest req = mApp->searchEnginesManager()->searchResult(engine, selectedText());
     loadInNewTab(req, Qz::NT_SelectedTab);
 }
 
@@ -513,12 +504,7 @@ void WebView::searchSelectedTextInBackgroundTab()
         }
     }
 
-    LoadRequest req = mApp->searchEnginesManager()->searchResult(engine, selectedText());
-    QNetworkRequest r = req.networkRequest();
-    r.setRawHeader("Referer", req.url().toEncoded());
-    r.setRawHeader("X-QupZilla-UserLoadAction", QByteArray("1"));
-    req.setNetworkRequest(r);
-
+    const LoadRequest req = mApp->searchEnginesManager()->searchResult(engine, selectedText());
     loadInNewTab(req, Qz::NT_NotSelectedTab);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/webtab/tabbedwebview.cpp b/src/lib/webtab/tabbedwebview.cpp
index a9a81eeae..d206c0b6e 100644
--- a/src/lib/webtab/tabbedwebview.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/webtab/tabbedwebview.cpp
@@ -102,13 +102,7 @@ void TabbedWebView::slotLoadProgress(int prog)
 
 void TabbedWebView::userLoadAction(const LoadRequest &req)
 {
-    QNetworkRequest request(req.networkRequest());
-    request.setRawHeader("X-QupZilla-UserLoadAction", QByteArray("1"));
-
-    LoadRequest r = req;
-    r.setNetworkRequest(request);
-
-    load(r);
+    load(req);
 }
 
 void TabbedWebView::slotLoadStarted()
diff --git a/src/plugins/GreaseMonkey/gm_downloader.h b/src/plugins/GreaseMonkey/gm_downloader.h
index 19eba794d..31f79eed6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/GreaseMonkey/gm_downloader.h
+++ b/src/plugins/GreaseMonkey/gm_downloader.h
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
 #include <QList>
 #include <QUrl>
 
-class QNetworkRequest;
-
 class GM_Manager;
 
 class FollowRedirectReply;
diff --git a/src/plugins/GreaseMonkey/gm_manager.h b/src/plugins/GreaseMonkey/gm_manager.h
index 87e2ca0f8..71c70e239 100644
--- a/src/plugins/GreaseMonkey/gm_manager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/GreaseMonkey/gm_manager.h
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 
 class QUrl;
 class QWebFrame;
-class QNetworkRequest;
 
 class BrowserWindow;
 class GM_Script;
diff --git a/src/plugins/GreaseMonkey/gm_plugin.cpp b/src/plugins/GreaseMonkey/gm_plugin.cpp
index 0875186ab..88be9379c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/GreaseMonkey/gm_plugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/GreaseMonkey/gm_plugin.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #include "tabbedwebview.h"
 
 #include <QTranslator>
-#include <QNetworkRequest>
 
 GM_Plugin::GM_Plugin()
     : QObject()