diff --git a/src/qt/bantablemodel.h b/src/qt/bantablemodel.h
--- a/src/qt/bantablemodel.h
+++ b/src/qt/bantablemodel.h
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 
 #include <memory>
 
-class ClientModel;
 class BanTablePriv;
 
 namespace interfaces {
@@ -43,8 +42,7 @@
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit BanTableModel(interfaces::Node &node,
-                           ClientModel *parent = nullptr);
+    explicit BanTableModel(interfaces::Node &node, QObject *parent);
     ~BanTableModel();
     void startAutoRefresh();
     void stopAutoRefresh();
@@ -70,7 +68,6 @@
 
 private:
     interfaces::Node &m_node;
-    ClientModel *clientModel;
     QStringList columns;
     std::unique_ptr<BanTablePriv> priv;
 };
diff --git a/src/qt/bantablemodel.cpp b/src/qt/bantablemodel.cpp
--- a/src/qt/bantablemodel.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/bantablemodel.cpp
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@
 
 #include <interfaces/node.h>
 #include <net_types.h> // For banmap_t
-#include <qt/clientmodel.h>
 
 #include <utility>
 
-#include <QDebug>
+#include <QDateTime>
 #include <QList>
+#include <QLocale>
+#include <QModelIndex>
+#include <QVariant>
 
 bool BannedNodeLessThan::operator()(const CCombinedBan &left,
                                     const CCombinedBan &right) const {
@@ -76,8 +78,8 @@
     }
 };
 
-BanTableModel::BanTableModel(interfaces::Node &node, ClientModel *parent)
-    : QAbstractTableModel(parent), m_node(node), clientModel(parent) {
+BanTableModel::BanTableModel(interfaces::Node &node, QObject *parent)
+    : QAbstractTableModel(parent), m_node(node) {
     columns << tr("IP/Netmask") << tr("Banned Until");
     priv.reset(new BanTablePriv());
 
diff --git a/test/lint/lint-circular-dependencies.sh b/test/lint/lint-circular-dependencies.sh
--- a/test/lint/lint-circular-dependencies.sh
+++ b/test/lint/lint-circular-dependencies.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 EXPECTED_CIRCULAR_DEPENDENCIES=(
     "index/txindex -> validation -> index/txindex"
     "qt/addresstablemodel -> qt/walletmodel -> qt/addresstablemodel"
-    "qt/bantablemodel -> qt/clientmodel -> qt/bantablemodel"
     "qt/bitcoingui -> qt/utilitydialog -> qt/bitcoingui"
     "qt/bitcoingui -> qt/walletframe -> qt/bitcoingui"
     "qt/bitcoingui -> qt/walletview -> qt/bitcoingui"