diff --git a/Subsurface-mobile.pro b/Subsurface-mobile.pro
index 5641f422d..38dfd290a 100644
--- a/Subsurface-mobile.pro
+++ b/Subsurface-mobile.pro
@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ SOURCES += subsurface-mobile-main.cpp \
 	core/settings/qPrefLog.cpp \
 	core/settings/qPrefMedia.cpp \
 	core/settings/qPrefUpdateManager.cpp \
-	core/subsurface-qt/cylinderobjecthelper.cpp \
 	core/subsurface-qt/diveobjecthelper.cpp \
 	core/subsurface-qt/divelistnotifier.cpp \
 	backend-shared/exportfuncs.cpp \
@@ -258,7 +257,6 @@ HEADERS += \
 	core/settings/qPrefLog.h \
 	core/settings/qPrefMedia.h \
 	core/settings/qPrefUpdateManager.h \
-	core/subsurface-qt/cylinderobjecthelper.h \
 	core/subsurface-qt/diveobjecthelper.h \
 	core/subsurface-qt/divelistnotifier.h \
 	backend-shared/exportfuncs.h \
diff --git a/core/CMakeLists.txt b/core/CMakeLists.txt
index 5680c5f6b..1a5744356 100644
--- a/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -244,8 +244,6 @@ set(SUBSURFACE_CORE_LIB_SRCS
 	settings/qPrefUpdateManager.h
 
 	#Subsurface Qt have the Subsurface structs QObjectified for easy access via QML.
-	subsurface-qt/cylinderobjecthelper.cpp
-	subsurface-qt/cylinderobjecthelper.h
 	subsurface-qt/divelistnotifier.cpp
 	subsurface-qt/divelistnotifier.h
 	subsurface-qt/diveobjecthelper.cpp
diff --git a/core/subsurface-qt/cylinderobjecthelper.cpp b/core/subsurface-qt/cylinderobjecthelper.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 897746952..000000000
--- a/core/subsurface-qt/cylinderobjecthelper.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-#include "cylinderobjecthelper.h"
-#include "../qthelper.h"
-
-static QString EMPTY_CYLINDER_STRING = QStringLiteral("");
-CylinderObjectHelper::CylinderObjectHelper(const cylinder_t *cylinder)
-{
-	if (!cylinder)
-		return;
-
-	description = cylinder->type.description ? cylinder->type.description:
-						   EMPTY_CYLINDER_STRING;
-	size = get_volume_string(cylinder->type.size, true);
-	workingPressure = get_pressure_string(cylinder->type.workingpressure, true);
-	startPressure = get_pressure_string(cylinder->start, true);
-	endPressure = get_pressure_string(cylinder->end, true);
-	gasMix = get_gas_string(cylinder->gasmix);
-}
diff --git a/core/subsurface-qt/cylinderobjecthelper.h b/core/subsurface-qt/cylinderobjecthelper.h
deleted file mode 100644
index e1e2490e4..000000000
--- a/core/subsurface-qt/cylinderobjecthelper.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-#ifndef CYLINDER_QOBJECT_H
-#define CYLINDER_QOBJECT_H
-
-#include "../equipment.h"
-#include <QObject>
-#include <QString>
-
-class CylinderObjectHelper {
-	Q_GADGET
-	Q_PROPERTY(QString description MEMBER description CONSTANT)
-	Q_PROPERTY(QString size MEMBER size CONSTANT)
-	Q_PROPERTY(QString workingPressure MEMBER workingPressure CONSTANT)
-	Q_PROPERTY(QString startPressure MEMBER startPressure CONSTANT)
-	Q_PROPERTY(QString endPressure MEMBER endPressure CONSTANT)
-	Q_PROPERTY(QString gasMix MEMBER gasMix CONSTANT)
-public:
-	CylinderObjectHelper(const cylinder_t *cylinder = NULL);
-	QString description;
-	QString size;
-	QString workingPressure;
-	QString startPressure;
-	QString endPressure;
-	QString gasMix;
-};
-
-Q_DECLARE_METATYPE(CylinderObjectHelper)
-
-#endif
diff --git a/core/subsurface-qt/diveobjecthelper.h b/core/subsurface-qt/diveobjecthelper.h
index b76a9930f..30dee6bf7 100644
--- a/core/subsurface-qt/diveobjecthelper.h
+++ b/core/subsurface-qt/diveobjecthelper.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #ifndef DIVE_QOBJECT_H
 #define DIVE_QOBJECT_H
 
-#include "cylinderobjecthelper.h"
+#include "core/units.h"
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QString>
 #include <QStringList>
diff --git a/desktop-widgets/templatelayout.cpp b/desktop-widgets/templatelayout.cpp
index 025c1c31d..94cf322f0 100644
--- a/desktop-widgets/templatelayout.cpp
+++ b/desktop-widgets/templatelayout.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 #include "core/selection.h"
 #include "core/qthelper.h"
 #include "core/string-format.h"
-#include "core/subsurface-qt/cylinderobjecthelper.h" // TODO: remove once grantlee supports Q_GADGET objects
 
 QList<QString> grantlee_templates, grantlee_statistics_templates;
 
@@ -499,19 +498,19 @@ QVariant TemplateLayout::getValue(QString list, QString property, const State &s
 	} else if (list == "cylinderObjects") {
 		if (!state.currentCylinderObject)
 			return QVariant();
-		const CylinderObjectHelper object(*state.currentCylinderObject);
+		const cylinder_t *cylinder = *state.currentCylinderObject;
 		if (property == "description") {
-			return object.description;
+			return cylinder->type.description;
 		} else if (property == "size") {
-			return object.size;
+			return get_volume_string(cylinder->type.size, true);
 		} else if (property == "workingPressure") {
-			return object.workingPressure;
+			return get_pressure_string(cylinder->type.workingpressure, true);
 		} else if (property == "startPressure") {
-			return object.startPressure;
+			return get_pressure_string(cylinder->start, true);
 		} else if (property == "endPressure") {
-			return object.endPressure;
+			return get_pressure_string(cylinder->end, true);
 		} else if (property == "gasMix") {
-			return object.gasMix;
+			return get_gas_string(cylinder->gasmix);
 		}
 	} else if (list == "dives") {
 		if (!state.currentDive)
diff --git a/desktop-widgets/templatelayout.h b/desktop-widgets/templatelayout.h
index 786cd055a..24dfdf278 100644
--- a/desktop-widgets/templatelayout.h
+++ b/desktop-widgets/templatelayout.h
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include "core/equipment.h"
 #include <QStringList>
 
-class CylinderObjectHelper;
 struct print_options;
 struct template_options;
 class QTextStream;