diff --git a/src/lib/evas/gesture/efl_canvas_gesture_manager.c b/src/lib/evas/gesture/efl_canvas_gesture_manager.c
index 54b5ab6d18..d05e593cd4 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/gesture/efl_canvas_gesture_manager.c
+++ b/src/lib/evas/gesture/efl_canvas_gesture_manager.c
@@ -319,7 +319,6 @@ EOLIAN static void
 _efl_canvas_gesture_manager_recognizer_register(Eo *obj EINA_UNUSED, Efl_Canvas_Gesture_Manager_Data *pd,
                                                 Efl_Canvas_Gesture_Recognizer *recognizer)
 {
-   Efl_Canvas_Gesture_Recognizer_Data *rpd;
    Efl_Canvas_Gesture *dummy = efl_gesture_recognizer_add(recognizer, NULL);
 
    if (!dummy)
@@ -329,9 +328,6 @@ _efl_canvas_gesture_manager_recognizer_register(Eo *obj EINA_UNUSED, Efl_Canvas_
 
    //Add the recognizer to the m_recognizers
    eina_hash_add(pd->m_recognizers, &type, efl_ref(recognizer));
-   //Update the manager
-   rpd = efl_data_scope_get(recognizer, EFL_CANVAS_GESTURE_RECOGNIZER_CLASS);
-   rpd->manager = obj;
 
    efl_del(dummy);
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/evas/gesture/efl_canvas_gesture_private.h b/src/lib/evas/gesture/efl_canvas_gesture_private.h
index f0f0bd4368..b3494de073 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/gesture/efl_canvas_gesture_private.h
+++ b/src/lib/evas/gesture/efl_canvas_gesture_private.h
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ typedef struct _Efl_Canvas_Gesture_Touch_Data
 
 struct _Efl_Canvas_Gesture_Recognizer_Data
 {
-   Eo                            *manager; // keeps a reference of the manager
    Eo                            *gesture;
    Eina_Bool                      continues;
 };
diff --git a/src/lib/evas/gesture/efl_canvas_gesture_recognizer_double_tap.c b/src/lib/evas/gesture/efl_canvas_gesture_recognizer_double_tap.c
index 8ccab1d794..5359a2b83a 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/gesture/efl_canvas_gesture_recognizer_double_tap.c
+++ b/src/lib/evas/gesture/efl_canvas_gesture_recognizer_double_tap.c
@@ -23,16 +23,15 @@ _efl_canvas_gesture_recognizer_double_tap_efl_object_destructor(Eo *obj,
 static Eina_Bool
 _tap_timeout_cb(void *data)
 {
-   Efl_Canvas_Gesture_Recognizer_Data *rd;
    Efl_Canvas_Gesture_Recognizer_Double_Tap_Data *pd;
 
-   rd = efl_data_scope_get(data, EFL_CANVAS_GESTURE_RECOGNIZER_CLASS);
    pd = efl_data_scope_get(data, EFL_CANVAS_GESTURE_RECOGNIZER_DOUBLE_TAP_CLASS);
 
    efl_gesture_state_set(pd->gesture, EFL_GESTURE_STATE_CANCELED);
    efl_event_callback_call(pd->target, EFL_EVENT_GESTURE_DOUBLE_TAP, pd->gesture);
 
-   efl_gesture_manager_gesture_clean_up(rd->manager, pd->target, EFL_EVENT_GESTURE_DOUBLE_TAP);
+   efl_gesture_manager_gesture_clean_up(efl_provider_find(data, EFL_CANVAS_GESTURE_MANAGER_CLASS),
+     pd->target, EFL_EVENT_GESTURE_DOUBLE_TAP);
 
    pd->timeout = NULL;
    pd->tap_count = 0;
diff --git a/src/lib/evas/gesture/efl_canvas_gesture_recognizer_flick.c b/src/lib/evas/gesture/efl_canvas_gesture_recognizer_flick.c
index dff666f39e..582edc392b 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/gesture/efl_canvas_gesture_recognizer_flick.c
+++ b/src/lib/evas/gesture/efl_canvas_gesture_recognizer_flick.c
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ _efl_canvas_gesture_recognizer_flick_efl_canvas_gesture_recognizer_recognize(Eo
    //This is to handle a case with a mouse click on the target object.
    if (efl_gesture_touch_state_get(event) == EFL_GESTURE_TOUCH_STATE_END && !pd->touched)
      {
-        efl_gesture_manager_gesture_clean_up(rd->manager, watched, EFL_EVENT_GESTURE_FLICK);
+        efl_gesture_manager_gesture_clean_up(efl_provider_find(obj, EFL_CANVAS_GESTURE_MANAGER_CLASS), watched, EFL_EVENT_GESTURE_FLICK);
         dead = EINA_TRUE;
      }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/evas/gesture/efl_canvas_gesture_recognizer_triple_tap.c b/src/lib/evas/gesture/efl_canvas_gesture_recognizer_triple_tap.c
index 43c7a06e1d..47443c4845 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/gesture/efl_canvas_gesture_recognizer_triple_tap.c
+++ b/src/lib/evas/gesture/efl_canvas_gesture_recognizer_triple_tap.c
@@ -23,16 +23,14 @@ _efl_canvas_gesture_recognizer_triple_tap_efl_object_destructor(Eo *obj,
 static Eina_Bool
 _tap_timeout_cb(void *data)
 {
-   Efl_Canvas_Gesture_Recognizer_Data *rd;
    Efl_Canvas_Gesture_Recognizer_Triple_Tap_Data *pd;
 
-   rd = efl_data_scope_get(data, EFL_CANVAS_GESTURE_RECOGNIZER_CLASS);
    pd = efl_data_scope_get(data, EFL_CANVAS_GESTURE_RECOGNIZER_TRIPLE_TAP_CLASS);
 
    efl_gesture_state_set(pd->gesture, EFL_GESTURE_STATE_CANCELED);
    efl_event_callback_call(pd->target, EFL_EVENT_GESTURE_TRIPLE_TAP, pd->gesture);
 
-   efl_gesture_manager_gesture_clean_up(rd->manager, pd->target, EFL_EVENT_GESTURE_TRIPLE_TAP);
+   efl_gesture_manager_gesture_clean_up(efl_provider_find(data, EFL_CANVAS_GESTURE_MANAGER_CLASS), pd->target, EFL_EVENT_GESTURE_TRIPLE_TAP);
 
    pd->timeout = NULL;
    pd->tap_count = 0;
diff --git a/src/lib/evas/gesture/efl_canvas_gesture_recognizer_zoom.c b/src/lib/evas/gesture/efl_canvas_gesture_recognizer_zoom.c
index 6c4e178c24..5747af49ca 100644
--- a/src/lib/evas/gesture/efl_canvas_gesture_recognizer_zoom.c
+++ b/src/lib/evas/gesture/efl_canvas_gesture_recognizer_zoom.c
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ _efl_canvas_gesture_recognizer_zoom_efl_canvas_gesture_recognizer_recognize(Eo *
               rd->continues = EINA_FALSE;
 
               _reset_recognizer(pd);
-              efl_gesture_manager_gesture_clean_up(rd->manager, watched, EFL_EVENT_GESTURE_ZOOM);
+              efl_gesture_manager_gesture_clean_up(efl_provider_find(obj, EFL_CANVAS_GESTURE_MANAGER_CLASS), watched, EFL_EVENT_GESTURE_ZOOM);
 
               return EFL_GESTURE_RECOGNIZER_RESULT_IGNORE;
            }