diff --git a/lib/Slic3r/GUI/MainFrame.pm b/lib/Slic3r/GUI/MainFrame.pm
index 77d7956c9..6baefa545 100644
--- a/lib/Slic3r/GUI/MainFrame.pm
+++ b/lib/Slic3r/GUI/MainFrame.pm
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ sub new {
         wxTheApp->{app_config}->save;
         $self->{plater}->{print} = undef if($self->{plater});
         Slic3r::GUI::_3DScene::remove_all_canvases();
+        Slic3r::GUI::deregister_on_request_update_callback();
         # propagate event
         $event->Skip;
     });
diff --git a/lib/Slic3r/GUI/Plater.pm b/lib/Slic3r/GUI/Plater.pm
index 340807f5f..adaf101fb 100644
--- a/lib/Slic3r/GUI/Plater.pm
+++ b/lib/Slic3r/GUI/Plater.pm
@@ -145,11 +145,6 @@ sub new {
         $self->rotate(rad2deg($angle_z), Z, 'absolute');
     };
 
-    # callback to call schedule_background_process
-    my $on_request_update = sub {
-        $self->schedule_background_process;
-    };
-    
     # callback to update object's geometry info while using gizmos
     my $on_update_geometry_info = sub {
         my ($size_x, $size_y, $size_z, $scale_factor) = @_;
@@ -208,7 +203,7 @@ sub new {
         Slic3r::GUI::_3DScene::register_on_viewport_changed_callback($self->{canvas3D}, sub { Slic3r::GUI::_3DScene::set_viewport_from_scene($self->{preview3D}->canvas, $self->{canvas3D}); });
     }
 
-    Slic3r::_GUI::register_on_request_update_callback($on_request_update);
+    Slic3r::GUI::register_on_request_update_callback(sub { $self->schedule_background_process; });
     
 #    # Initialize 2D preview canvas
 #    $self->{canvas} = Slic3r::GUI::Plater::2D->new($self->{preview_notebook}, wxDefaultSize, $self->{objects}, $self->{model}, $self->{config});
diff --git a/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI.cpp b/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI.cpp
index 8f3c8144c..8cd7ed776 100644
--- a/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI.cpp
+++ b/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI.cpp
@@ -920,11 +920,6 @@ ConfigOptionsGroup* get_optgroup()
 	return m_optgroup.get();
 }
 
-void register_on_request_update_callback(void* callback) {
-    if (callback != nullptr)
-        g_on_request_update_callback.register_callback(callback);
-}
-
 wxButton* get_wiping_dialog_button()
 {
 	return g_wiping_dialog_button;
diff --git a/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI.hpp b/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI.hpp
index c41ba2521..165288819 100644
--- a/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI.hpp
+++ b/xs/src/slic3r/GUI/GUI.hpp
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ wxString	from_u8(const std::string &str);
 
 void add_frequently_changed_parameters(wxWindow* parent, wxBoxSizer* sizer, wxFlexGridSizer* preset_sizer);
 
+// Callback to trigger a configuration update timer on the Plater.
 static PerlCallback g_on_request_update_callback;
-void register_on_request_update_callback(void* callback);
  
 ConfigOptionsGroup* get_optgroup();
 wxButton*			get_wiping_dialog_button();
diff --git a/xs/xsp/GUI.xsp b/xs/xsp/GUI.xsp
index 7872abc80..c6eead1ad 100644
--- a/xs/xsp/GUI.xsp
+++ b/xs/xsp/GUI.xsp
@@ -105,11 +105,9 @@ void fix_model_by_win10_sdk_gui(ModelObject *model_object_src, Print *print, Mod
 void set_3DScene(SV *scene)
     %code%{ Slic3r::GUI::set_3DScene((_3DScene *)wxPli_sv_2_object(aTHX_ scene, "Slic3r::Model::3DScene") ); %};
 
-%package{Slic3r::_GUI};
-%{
-void
-register_on_request_update_callback(callback)
-        SV *callback;
-    CODE:
-        Slic3r::GUI::register_on_request_update_callback((void*)callback);
-%}
+void register_on_request_update_callback(SV* callback)
+    %code%{ Slic3r::GUI::g_on_request_update_callback.register_callback(callback); %};
+
+void deregister_on_request_update_callback()
+    %code%{ Slic3r::GUI::g_on_request_update_callback.deregister_callback(); %};
+