diff --git a/include/spdlog/sinks/qt_sinks.h b/include/spdlog/sinks/qt_sinks.h
index a8abb62d..25b2aae9 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/sinks/qt_sinks.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/sinks/qt_sinks.h
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #include "spdlog/details/synchronous_factory.h"
 #include "spdlog/sinks/base_sink.h"
 
-#include <type_traits>
 #include <QTextEdit>
 #include <QPlainTextEdit>
 
@@ -25,12 +24,8 @@ namespace sinks {
 template <typename Mutex> class qt_sink : public base_sink<Mutex> {
 public:
   qt_sink(QObject *qt_object = nullptr, const std::string &meta_method = "") {
-    if (qt_object != nullptr) {
       qt_object_ = qt_object;
       meta_method_ = meta_method;
-    } else {
-      throw spdlog_ex("Error opening qt sink");
-    }
   }
 
   ~qt_sink() { flush_(); }
@@ -60,25 +55,39 @@ using qt_sink_st = qt_sink<spdlog::details::null_mutex>;
 //
 // Factory functions
 //
-template <typename T, typename Factory = spdlog::synchronous_factory>
+template <typename Factory = spdlog::synchronous_factory>
 inline std::shared_ptr<logger>
-qt_logger_mt(const std::string &logger_name, T *qt_object = nullptr, const std::string &meta_method = "") {
-  std::string meta_method_ = meta_method;
-  if (std::is_base_of<QTextEdit, T>::value)
-    meta_method_ = "append";
-  else if (std::is_same<T, QPlainTextEdit>::value)
-    meta_method_ = "appendPlainText";
-  return Factory::template create<sinks::qt_sink_mt>(logger_name, qt_object, meta_method_);
+qt_logger_mt(const std::string &logger_name, QTextEdit* qt_object, const std::string &meta_method = "append") {
+  return Factory::template create<sinks::qt_sink_mt>(logger_name, qt_object, meta_method);
 }
 
-template <typename T, typename Factory = spdlog::synchronous_factory>
+template <typename Factory = spdlog::synchronous_factory>
 inline std::shared_ptr<logger>
-qt_logger_st(const std::string &logger_name, T *qt_object = nullptr, const std::string &meta_method = "") {
-  std::string meta_method_ = meta_method;
-  if (std::is_base_of<QTextEdit, T>::value)
-    meta_method_ = "append";
-  else if (std::is_same<T, QPlainTextEdit>::value)
-    meta_method_ = "appendPlainText";
-  return Factory::template create<sinks::qt_sink_st>(logger_name, qt_object, meta_method_);
+qt_logger_st(const std::string &logger_name, QTextEdit* qt_object, const std::string &meta_method = "append") {
+  return Factory::template create<sinks::qt_sink_st>(logger_name, qt_object, meta_method);
+}
+
+template <typename Factory = spdlog::synchronous_factory>
+inline std::shared_ptr<logger>
+qt_logger_mt(const std::string &logger_name, QPlainTextEdit* qt_object , const std::string &meta_method = "appendPlainText") {
+    return Factory::template create<sinks::qt_sink_mt>(logger_name, qt_object, meta_method);
+}
+
+template <typename Factory = spdlog::synchronous_factory>
+inline std::shared_ptr<logger>
+qt_logger_st(const std::string &logger_name, QPlainTextEdit* qt_object, const std::string &meta_method = "appendPlainText") {
+    return Factory::template create<sinks::qt_sink_st>(logger_name, qt_object, meta_method);
+}
+
+template <typename Factory = spdlog::synchronous_factory>
+inline std::shared_ptr<logger>
+qt_logger_mt(const std::string &logger_name, QObject* qt_object, const std::string &meta_method) {
+    return Factory::template create<sinks::qt_sink_mt>(logger_name, qt_object, meta_method);
+}
+
+template <typename Factory = spdlog::synchronous_factory>
+inline std::shared_ptr<logger>
+qt_logger_st(const std::string &logger_name, QObject* qt_object, const std::string &meta_method) {
+    return Factory::template create<sinks::qt_sink_st>(logger_name, qt_object, meta_method);
 }
 } // namespace spdlog