diff --git a/src/gui/editorwidgets/qgsvaluerelationwidgetwrapper.cpp b/src/gui/editorwidgets/qgsvaluerelationwidgetwrapper.cpp
index 666ab2cf151d..c235771549d7 100644
--- a/src/gui/editorwidgets/qgsvaluerelationwidgetwrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/editorwidgets/qgsvaluerelationwidgetwrapper.cpp
@@ -307,8 +307,7 @@ QWidget *QgsValueRelationWidgetWrapper::createWidget( QWidget *parent )
 
 void QgsValueRelationWidgetWrapper::initWidget( QWidget *editor )
 {
-
-  mComboBox = qobject_cast<QgsToolTipComboBox *>( editor );
+  mComboBox = qobject_cast<QComboBox *>( editor );
   mTableWidget = qobject_cast<QgsFilteredTableWidget *>( editor );
   mLineEdit = qobject_cast<QLineEdit *>( editor );
 
@@ -497,7 +496,7 @@ QVariant::Type QgsValueRelationWidgetWrapper::fkType() const
   return QVariant::Type::Invalid;
 }
 
-void QgsValueRelationWidgetWrapper::populate( )
+void QgsValueRelationWidgetWrapper::populate()
 {
   // Initialize, note that signals are blocked, to avoid double signals on new features
   if ( QgsValueRelationFieldFormatter::expressionRequiresFormScope( mExpression ) ||
diff --git a/src/gui/editorwidgets/qgsvaluerelationwidgetwrapper.h b/src/gui/editorwidgets/qgsvaluerelationwidgetwrapper.h
index 36845d393e3f..8391acea7f56 100644
--- a/src/gui/editorwidgets/qgsvaluerelationwidgetwrapper.h
+++ b/src/gui/editorwidgets/qgsvaluerelationwidgetwrapper.h
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ class GUI_EXPORT QgsValueRelationWidgetWrapper : public QgsEditorWidgetWrapper
     //! Sets the values for the widgets, re-creates the cache when required
     void populate( );
 
-    QgsToolTipComboBox *mComboBox = nullptr;
+    QComboBox *mComboBox = nullptr;
     QgsFilteredTableWidget *mTableWidget = nullptr;
     QLineEdit *mLineEdit = nullptr;