diff --git a/src/qt/peertablemodel.h b/src/qt/peertablemodel.h
--- a/src/qt/peertablemodel.h
+++ b/src/qt/peertablemodel.h
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 
 #include <memory>
 
-class ClientModel;
 class PeerTablePriv;
 
 namespace interfaces {
@@ -50,8 +49,7 @@
     Q_OBJECT
 
 public:
-    explicit PeerTableModel(interfaces::Node &node,
-                            ClientModel *parent = nullptr);
+    explicit PeerTableModel(interfaces::Node &node, QObject *parent);
     ~PeerTableModel();
     const CNodeCombinedStats *getNodeStats(int idx);
     int getRowByNodeId(NodeId nodeid);
@@ -85,7 +83,6 @@
 
 private:
     interfaces::Node &m_node;
-    ClientModel *clientModel;
     QStringList columns;
     std::unique_ptr<PeerTablePriv> priv;
     QTimer *timer;
diff --git a/src/qt/peertablemodel.cpp b/src/qt/peertablemodel.cpp
--- a/src/qt/peertablemodel.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/peertablemodel.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 #include <qt/peertablemodel.h>
 
-#include <qt/clientmodel.h>
 #include <qt/guiconstants.h>
 #include <qt/guiutil.h>
 
@@ -99,9 +98,8 @@
     }
 };
 
-PeerTableModel::PeerTableModel(interfaces::Node &node, ClientModel *parent)
-    : QAbstractTableModel(parent), m_node(node), clientModel(parent),
-      timer(nullptr) {
+PeerTableModel::PeerTableModel(interfaces::Node &node, QObject *parent)
+    : QAbstractTableModel(parent), m_node(node), timer(nullptr) {
     columns << tr("NodeId") << tr("Node/Service") << tr("Ping") << tr("Sent")
             << tr("Received") << tr("User Agent");
     priv.reset(new PeerTablePriv());
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
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
     "index/txindex -> validation -> index/txindex"
     "qt/addresstablemodel -> qt/walletmodel -> qt/addresstablemodel"
     "qt/bitcoingui -> qt/walletframe -> qt/bitcoingui"
-    "qt/clientmodel -> qt/peertablemodel -> qt/clientmodel"
     "qt/recentrequeststablemodel -> qt/walletmodel -> qt/recentrequeststablemodel"
     "qt/transactiontablemodel -> qt/walletmodel -> qt/transactiontablemodel"
     "txmempool -> validation -> txmempool"