diff --git a/picard/ui/options/__init__.py b/picard/ui/options/__init__.py
index ff2171c2d..ee024891a 100644
--- a/picard/ui/options/__init__.py
+++ b/picard/ui/options/__init__.py
@@ -44,6 +44,16 @@ class OptionsPage(QtWidgets.QWidget):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.setStyleSheet(self.STYLESHEET)
 
+        # Keep track whether the options page has been destroyed to avoid
+        # trying to update deleted UI widgets after plugin list refresh.
+        self.deleted = False
+
+        # The on destroyed cannot be created as a method on this class or it will never get called.
+        # See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16842955/widgets-destroyed-signal-is-not-fired-pyqt
+        def on_destroyed(obj=None):
+            self.deleted = True
+        self.destroyed.connect(on_destroyed)
+
     def check(self):
         pass
 
diff --git a/picard/ui/options/plugins.py b/picard/ui/options/plugins.py
index ec45b6f27..98f41631f 100644
--- a/picard/ui/options/plugins.py
+++ b/picard/ui/options/plugins.py
@@ -235,16 +235,6 @@ class PluginsOptionsPage(OptionsPage):
         self.ui.folder_open.clicked.connect(self.open_plugin_dir)
         self.ui.reload_list_of_plugins.clicked.connect(self.reload_list_of_plugins)
 
-        # Keep track whether the object has been destroyed to avoid trying to update
-        # deleted UI widgets after plugin list refresh.
-        self._deleted = False
-
-        # The on destroyed cannot be created as a method on this class or it will never get called.
-        # See https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16842955/widgets-destroyed-signal-is-not-fired-pyqt
-        def on_destroyed(obj=None):
-            self._deleted = True
-        self.destroyed.connect(on_destroyed)
-
         self.manager = self.tagger.pluginmanager
         self.manager.plugin_installed.connect(self.plugin_installed)
         self.manager.plugin_updated.connect(self.plugin_updated)
@@ -383,7 +373,7 @@ class PluginsOptionsPage(OptionsPage):
                     self.set_current_item(item, scroll=True)
 
     def _reload(self):
-        if self._deleted:
+        if self.deleted:
             return
         self._remove_all()
         self._populate()