diff --git a/widgets/buttonoverlay.cpp b/widgets/buttonoverlay.cpp
index 723f6b5..22abfa6 100644
--- a/widgets/buttonoverlay.cpp
+++ b/widgets/buttonoverlay.cpp
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ void ButtonOverlay::fallbackToUsingCustomLayout()
     QPixmap infoPixmap;
     QString infoText;
     QList<QAction *> actions;
-    if (auto const *le = lineEditForWidget()) {
+    if (auto *const le = lineEditForWidget()) {
         if ((clearButtonEnabled = le->isClearButtonEnabled())) {
             setClearButtonEnabled(false);
         }
@@ -336,6 +336,9 @@ void ButtonOverlay::fallbackToUsingCustomLayout()
             disableInfoButton();
         }
         actions = le->actions();
+        for (auto *const action : actions) {
+            le->removeAction(action);
+        }
     }
 
     // initialize custom layout
diff --git a/widgets/clearcombobox.cpp b/widgets/clearcombobox.cpp
index a06354e..6a4efe6 100644
--- a/widgets/clearcombobox.cpp
+++ b/widgets/clearcombobox.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ ClearComboBox::ClearComboBox(QWidget *parent)
     : QComboBox(parent)
     , ButtonOverlay(this, getComboBoxLineEdit(this))
 {
+    ButtonOverlay::setClearButtonEnabled(true);
 }
 
 /*!