diff --git a/fdoselectionmanager.cpp b/fdoselectionmanager.cpp
index e452a97..08db8f1 100644
--- a/fdoselectionmanager.cpp
+++ b/fdoselectionmanager.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 #include <xcb/xcb_event.h>
 
 #include "traymanager1.h"
-#include "xcbutils.h"
+#include "c_ptr.h"
 #include "util.h"
 
 using Util = tray::Util;
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ using Util = tray::Util;
 
 FdoSelectionManager::FdoSelectionManager()
     : QObject()
-    , m_selectionOwner(new KSelectionOwner(Xcb::atoms->selectionAtom, -1, this))
+    , m_selectionOwner(new KSelectionOwner(Util::instance()->getAtomFromDisplay("_NET_SYSTEM_TRAY"), -1, this))
 {
     qDebug(SNIPROXY) << "starting";
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ bool FdoSelectionManager::nativeEventFilter(const QByteArray &eventType, void *m
     const auto responseType = XCB_EVENT_RESPONSE_TYPE(ev);
     if (responseType == XCB_CLIENT_MESSAGE) {
         const auto ce = reinterpret_cast<xcb_client_message_event_t *>(ev);
-        if (ce->type == Xcb::atoms->opcodeAtom) {
+        if (ce->type == UTIL->getAtomByName("_NET_SYSTEM_TRAY_OPCODE")) {
             switch (ce->data.data32[1]) {
             case SYSTEM_TRAY_REQUEST_DOCK:
                 dock(ce->data.data32[2]);
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ void FdoSelectionManager::setSystemTrayVisual()
         }
     }
 
-    xcb_change_property(c, XCB_PROP_MODE_REPLACE, m_selectionOwner->ownerWindow(), Xcb::atoms->visualAtom, XCB_ATOM_VISUALID, 32, 1, &trayVisual);
+    xcb_change_property(c, XCB_PROP_MODE_REPLACE, m_selectionOwner->ownerWindow(), UTIL->getAtomByName("_NET_SYSTEM_TRAY_VISUAL"), XCB_ATOM_VISUALID, 32, 1, &trayVisual);
 }
 
 void FdoSelectionManager::initTrayManager()
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index e6f73d5..d18138f 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #include "fdoselectionmanager.h"
 
 #include "debug.h"
-#include "xcbutils.h"
 
 #ifdef None
 #ifndef FIXX11H_None
@@ -26,11 +25,6 @@ inline constexpr XID None = XNone;
 
 #include <KWindowSystem>
 
-namespace Xcb
-{
-Xcb::Atoms *atoms;
-}
-
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
     // the whole point of this is to interact with X, if we are in any other session, force trying to connect to X
@@ -48,12 +42,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     app.setQuitOnLastWindowClosed(false);
 
-    Xcb::atoms = new Xcb::Atoms();
-
     FdoSelectionManager manager;
 
     auto rc = app.exec();
 
-    delete Xcb::atoms;
     return rc;
 }
diff --git a/util.cpp b/util.cpp
index a3fe55b..2ee3f67 100644
--- a/util.cpp
+++ b/util.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 #include <mutex>
 #include <xcb/res.h>
 #include <xcb/xcb.h>
+#include <xcb/xcb_atom.h>
 #include <xcb/xtest.h>
 #include <xcb/xproto.h>
 #include <xcb/composite.h>
@@ -143,6 +144,11 @@ QString Util::getNameByAtom(const xcb_atom_t& atom)
     return name;
 }
 
+xcb_atom_t Util::getAtomFromDisplay(const char * name)
+{
+    return getAtomByName(xcb_atom_name_by_screen(name, DefaultScreen(getDisplay())));
+}
+
 void Util::moveX11Window(const xcb_window_t& window, const uint32_t& x, const uint32_t& y)
 {
     const uint32_t windowMoveConfigVals[2] = {x, y};
diff --git a/util.h b/util.h
index d3e4186..4eeb1c1 100644
--- a/util.h
+++ b/util.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ public:
 
     xcb_atom_t getAtomByName(const QString& name);
     QString getNameByAtom(const xcb_atom_t& atom);
+    xcb_atom_t getAtomFromDisplay(const char * name);
 
     void moveX11Window(const xcb_window_t& window, const uint32_t& x, const uint32_t& y);
     void setX11WindowSize(const xcb_window_t& window, const QSize& size);
diff --git a/xcbutils.h b/xcbutils.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 70f48c1..0000000
--- a/xcbutils.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,122 +0,0 @@
-/*
-    SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012, 2013 Martin Graesslin <mgraesslin@kde.org>
-    SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2015 David Edmudson <davidedmundson@kde.org>
-
-    SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
-*/
-
-#pragma once
-
-#include <xcb/composite.h>
-#include <xcb/damage.h>
-#include <xcb/randr.h>
-#include <xcb/shm.h>
-#include <xcb/xcb.h>
-#include <xcb/xcb_atom.h>
-#include <xcb/xcb_event.h>
-
-#include <QGuiApplication>
-#include <QList>
-
-#include "c_ptr.h"
-#include <X11/Xlib.h>
-
-/** XEMBED messages */
-#define XEMBED_EMBEDDED_NOTIFY 0
-#define XEMBED_WINDOW_ACTIVATE 1
-#define XEMBED_WINDOW_DEACTIVATE 2
-#define XEMBED_REQUEST_FOCUS 3
-#define XEMBED_FOCUS_IN 4
-#define XEMBED_FOCUS_OUT 5
-#define XEMBED_FOCUS_NEXT 6
-#define XEMBED_FOCUS_PREV 7
-
-namespace Xcb
-{
-typedef xcb_window_t WindowId;
-
-class Atom
-{
-public:
-    explicit Atom(const QByteArray &name,
-                  bool onlyIfExists = false,
-                  xcb_connection_t *c = qGuiApp->nativeInterface<QNativeInterface::QX11Application>()->connection())
-        : m_connection(c)
-        , m_retrieved(false)
-        , m_cookie(xcb_intern_atom_unchecked(m_connection, onlyIfExists, name.length(), name.constData()))
-        , m_atom(XCB_ATOM_NONE)
-        , m_name(name)
-    {
-    }
-    Atom() = delete;
-    Atom(const Atom &) = delete;
-
-    ~Atom()
-    {
-        if (!m_retrieved && m_cookie.sequence) {
-            xcb_discard_reply(m_connection, m_cookie.sequence);
-        }
-    }
-
-    operator xcb_atom_t() const
-    {
-        (const_cast<Atom *>(this))->getReply();
-        return m_atom;
-    }
-    bool isValid()
-    {
-        getReply();
-        return m_atom != XCB_ATOM_NONE;
-    }
-    bool isValid() const
-    {
-        (const_cast<Atom *>(this))->getReply();
-        return m_atom != XCB_ATOM_NONE;
-    }
-
-    inline const QByteArray &name() const
-    {
-        return m_name;
-    }
-
-private:
-    void getReply()
-    {
-        if (m_retrieved || !m_cookie.sequence) {
-            return;
-        }
-        UniqueCPointer<xcb_intern_atom_reply_t> reply(xcb_intern_atom_reply(m_connection, m_cookie, nullptr));
-        if (reply) {
-            m_atom = reply->atom;
-        }
-        m_retrieved = true;
-    }
-    xcb_connection_t *m_connection;
-    bool m_retrieved;
-    xcb_intern_atom_cookie_t m_cookie;
-    xcb_atom_t m_atom;
-    QByteArray m_name;
-};
-
-class Atoms
-{
-public:
-    Atoms()
-        : xembedAtom("_XEMBED")
-        , selectionAtom(xcb_atom_name_by_screen("_NET_SYSTEM_TRAY", DefaultScreen(qGuiApp->nativeInterface<QNativeInterface::QX11Application>()->display())))
-        , opcodeAtom("_NET_SYSTEM_TRAY_OPCODE")
-        , messageData("_NET_SYSTEM_TRAY_MESSAGE_DATA")
-        , visualAtom("_NET_SYSTEM_TRAY_VISUAL")
-    {
-    }
-
-    Atom xembedAtom;
-    Atom selectionAtom;
-    Atom opcodeAtom;
-    Atom messageData;
-    Atom visualAtom;
-};
-
-extern Atoms *atoms;
-
-} // namespace Xcb