diff --git a/components/StandardDropdown.qml b/components/StandardDropdown.qml
index ad7da891..dfe37a5d 100644
--- a/components/StandardDropdown.qml
+++ b/components/StandardDropdown.qml
@@ -58,11 +58,6 @@ Item {
 
     onExpandedChanged: if(expanded) appWindow.currentItem = dropdown
 
-    // Workaroud for suspected memory leak in 5.8 causing malloc crash on app exit
-    function update() {
-        firstColText.text = columnid.currentIndex < repeater.model.rowCount() ? qsTr(repeater.model.get(columnid.currentIndex).column1) + translationManager.emptyString : ""
-    }
-
     Item {
         id: head
         anchors.left: parent.left
@@ -80,7 +75,6 @@ Item {
         }
 
         MoneroComponents.TextPlain {
-            id: firstColText
             anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
             anchors.left: parent.left
             anchors.leftMargin: 12
@@ -91,6 +85,7 @@ Item {
             font.bold: dropdown.headerFontBold
             font.pixelSize: dropdown.fontHeaderSize
             color: dropdown.textColor
+            text: columnid.currentIndex < repeater.model.count ? qsTr(repeater.model.get(columnid.currentIndex).column1) + translationManager.emptyString : ""
         }
 
         Item {
@@ -217,7 +212,6 @@ Item {
                                 popup.close()
                                 columnid.currentIndex = index
                                 changed();
-                                dropdown.update()
                             }
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/pages/Transfer.qml b/pages/Transfer.qml
index a44c61cf..3877db23 100644
--- a/pages/Transfer.qml
+++ b/pages/Transfer.qml
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ Rectangle {
         amountLine.text = ""
         setDescription("");
         priorityDropdown.currentIndex = 0
-        updatePriorityDropdown()
     }
 
     // Information dialog
@@ -397,6 +396,7 @@ Rectangle {
                   id: priorityDropdown
                   Layout.topMargin: 5
                   currentIndex: 0
+                  dataModel: priorityModelV5
               }
           }
       }
@@ -745,12 +745,6 @@ Rectangle {
     function onPageCompleted() {
         console.log("transfer page loaded")
         updateStatus();
-        updatePriorityDropdown()
-    }
-
-    function updatePriorityDropdown() {
-        priorityDropdown.dataModel = priorityModelV5;
-        priorityDropdown.update()
     }
 
     //TODO: Add daemon sync status
diff --git a/pages/settings/SettingsLayout.qml b/pages/settings/SettingsLayout.qml
index f6032e32..af00f024 100644
--- a/pages/settings/SettingsLayout.qml
+++ b/pages/settings/SettingsLayout.qml
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ Rectangle {
                 MoneroComponents.StandardDropdown {
                     id: fiatPriceCurrencyDropdown
                     Layout.fillWidth: true
+                    currentIndex: persistentSettings.fiatPriceCurrency === "xmrusd" ? 0 : 1
                     dataModel: fiatPriceCurrencyModel
                     onChanged: {
                         var obj = dataModel.get(currentIndex);
@@ -281,10 +282,6 @@ Rectangle {
             i += 1;
         }
 
-        fiatPriceProviderDropDown.update();
-        fiatPriceCurrencyDropdown.currentIndex = persistentSettings.fiatPriceCurrency === "xmrusd" ? 0 : 1;
-        fiatPriceCurrencyDropdown.update();
-
         console.log('SettingsLayout loaded');
     }
 }
diff --git a/pages/settings/SettingsLog.qml b/pages/settings/SettingsLog.qml
index cd7b35c3..3e41cb01 100644
--- a/pages/settings/SettingsLog.qml
+++ b/pages/settings/SettingsLog.qml
@@ -231,9 +231,6 @@ Rectangle {
     }
 
     Component.onCompleted: {
-        logLevelDropdown.currentIndex = appWindow.persistentSettings.logLevel;
-        logLevelDropdown.update();
-
         if(typeof daemonManager != "undefined")
             daemonManager.daemonConsoleUpdated.connect(onDaemonConsoleUpdated)
     }
diff --git a/wizard/WizardCreateDevice1.qml b/wizard/WizardCreateDevice1.qml
index 4cc6640a..97623283 100644
--- a/wizard/WizardCreateDevice1.qml
+++ b/wizard/WizardCreateDevice1.qml
@@ -53,11 +53,6 @@ Rectangle {
         ListElement { column1: "Trezor Model T"; column2: "Trezor";}
     }
 
-    function update(){
-        // update device dropdown
-        deviceNameDropdown.update();
-    }
-
     ColumnLayout {
         id: pageRoot
         Layout.alignment: Qt.AlignHCenter;
@@ -208,8 +203,6 @@ Rectangle {
 
     Component.onCompleted: {
         errorMsg.text = "";
-        wizardCreateDevice1.update();
-        console.log()
     }
 
     function onPageCompleted(previousView){
diff --git a/wizard/WizardHome.qml b/wizard/WizardHome.qml
index 4d042a2a..589ec6c0 100644
--- a/wizard/WizardHome.qml
+++ b/wizard/WizardHome.qml
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ Rectangle {
 
                     MoneroComponents.StandardDropdown {
                         id: networkTypeDropdown
+                        currentIndex: persistentSettings.nettype
                         dataModel: networkTypeModel
                         Layout.fillWidth: true
                         Layout.maximumWidth: 180
@@ -244,11 +245,6 @@ Rectangle {
         }
     }
 
-    Component.onCompleted: {
-        networkTypeDropdown.currentIndex = persistentSettings.nettype;
-        networkTypeDropdown.update();
-    }
-
     function onPageCompleted(){
         wizardController.walletOptionsIsRecoveringFromDevice = false;
     }