diff --git a/nw/core/document.py b/nw/core/document.py
index e158cf87..c645a840 100644
--- a/nw/core/document.py
+++ b/nw/core/document.py
@@ -38,10 +38,10 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class NWDoc():
 
-    def __init__(self, theProject, theParent):
+    def __init__(self, theProject):
 
         self.theProject = theProject
-        self.theParent  = theParent
+        self.theParent  = theProject.theParent
 
         # Internal Variables
         self._theItem   = None # The currently open item
diff --git a/nw/core/index.py b/nw/core/index.py
index 8d6f04c3..d7b09ec4 100644
--- a/nw/core/index.py
+++ b/nw/core/index.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import os
 
 from time import time
 
-from nw.enum import nwItemType, nwItemClass, nwItemLayout, nwAlert
+from nw.enum import nwItemType, nwItemClass, nwItemLayout
 from nw.common import isHandle, isTitleTag, isItemClass, isItemLayout
 from nw.constants import nwFiles, nwKeyWords, nwUnicode
 from nw.core.document import NWDoc
@@ -44,12 +44,11 @@ class NWIndex():
     H_VALID = ("H0", "H1", "H2", "H3", "H4")
     H_LEVEL = {"H0": 0, "H1": 1, "H2": 2, "H3": 3, "H4": 4}
 
-    def __init__(self, theProject, theParent):
+    def __init__(self, theProject):
 
         # Internal
         self.mainConf    = nw.CONFIG
         self.theProject  = theProject
-        self.theParent   = theParent
         self.indexBroken = False
 
         # Indices
@@ -116,7 +115,7 @@ class NWIndex():
         if tItem.itemType != nwItemType.FILE:
             return False
 
-        theDoc = NWDoc(self.theProject, self.theParent)
+        theDoc = NWDoc(self.theProject)
         theText = theDoc.readDocument(tHandle)
         if theText:
             self.scanText(tHandle, theText)
@@ -157,10 +156,6 @@ class NWIndex():
                 logger.error("Failed to load index file")
                 nw.logException()
                 self.indexBroken = True
-                self.theParent.makeAlert(
-                    "Could not load cached index file. Rebuilding index.",
-                    nwAlert.WARN
-                )
                 return False
 
             self._tagIndex   = theData.get("tagIndex", {})
diff --git a/nw/core/project.py b/nw/core/project.py
index 75aaafa9..e0e978ee 100644
--- a/nw/core/project.py
+++ b/nw/core/project.py
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ class NWProject():
             titlePage = "%s%s %s\n" % (titlePage, self.tr("By"), self.getAuthors())
 
         # Document object for writing files
-        aDoc = NWDoc(self, self.theParent)
+        aDoc = NWDoc(self)
 
         if popMinimal:
             # Creating a minimal project with a few root folders and a
@@ -1393,7 +1393,7 @@ class NWProject():
             return
 
         # Handle orphans
-        aDoc = NWDoc(self, self.theParent)
+        aDoc = NWDoc(self)
         nOrph = 0
         noWhere = False
         oPrefix = self.tr("Recovered")
diff --git a/nw/core/tohtml.py b/nw/core/tohtml.py
index 412efe4f..180c2da8 100644
--- a/nw/core/tohtml.py
+++ b/nw/core/tohtml.py
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ class ToHtml(Tokenizer):
     M_EXPORT  = 1 # Tweak output for saving to HTML or printing
     M_EBOOK   = 2 # Tweak output for converting to epub
 
-    def __init__(self, theProject, theParent):
-        Tokenizer.__init__(self, theProject, theParent)
+    def __init__(self, theProject):
+        Tokenizer.__init__(self, theProject)
 
         self.genMode   = self.M_EXPORT
         self.cssStyles = True
diff --git a/nw/core/tokenizer.py b/nw/core/tokenizer.py
index 713d2dd5..d04ffe47 100644
--- a/nw/core/tokenizer.py
+++ b/nw/core/tokenizer.py
@@ -76,10 +76,10 @@ class Tokenizer():
     A_Z_TOPMRG = 0x0100 # Zero top margin
     A_Z_BTMMRG = 0x0200 # Zero bottom margin
 
-    def __init__(self, theProject, theParent):
+    def __init__(self, theProject):
 
         self.theProject = theProject
-        self.theParent  = theParent
+        self.theParent  = theProject.theParent
 
         # Data Variables
         self.theText     = ""   # The raw text to be tokenized
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ class Tokenizer():
             self.theText = theText
         else:
             # Otherwise, load it from file
-            theDoc  = NWDoc(self.theProject, self.theParent)
+            theDoc  = NWDoc(self.theProject)
             theText = theDoc.readDocument(theHandle)
             if theText:
                 self.theText = theText
diff --git a/nw/core/tomd.py b/nw/core/tomd.py
index 53e3ab80..684a23fb 100644
--- a/nw/core/tomd.py
+++ b/nw/core/tomd.py
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ class ToMarkdown(Tokenizer):
     M_STD = 0 # Standard Markdown
     M_GH  = 1 # GitHub Markdown
 
-    def __init__(self, theProject, theParent):
-        Tokenizer.__init__(self, theProject, theParent)
+    def __init__(self, theProject):
+        Tokenizer.__init__(self, theProject)
 
         self.genMode = self.M_STD
         self.fullMD = []
diff --git a/nw/core/toodt.py b/nw/core/toodt.py
index 89b74148..ca06cacf 100644
--- a/nw/core/toodt.py
+++ b/nw/core/toodt.py
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ class ToOdt(Tokenizer):
     X_BRK = 0x08 # Line break
     X_TAB = 0x10 # Tab
 
-    def __init__(self, theProject, theParent, isFlat):
-        Tokenizer.__init__(self, theProject, theParent)
+    def __init__(self, theProject, isFlat):
+        Tokenizer.__init__(self, theProject)
 
         self.mainConf = nw.CONFIG
 
diff --git a/nw/dialogs/docmerge.py b/nw/dialogs/docmerge.py
index 8dbaaa98..a609e63d 100644
--- a/nw/dialogs/docmerge.py
+++ b/nw/dialogs/docmerge.py
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class GuiDocMerge(QDialog):
             )
             return
 
-        theDoc = NWDoc(self.theProject, self.theParent)
+        theDoc = NWDoc(self.theProject)
         theText = ""
         for tHandle in finalOrder:
             docText = theDoc.readDocument(tHandle).rstrip("\n")
diff --git a/nw/dialogs/docsplit.py b/nw/dialogs/docsplit.py
index bf5f2d1f..74fbedfa 100644
--- a/nw/dialogs/docsplit.py
+++ b/nw/dialogs/docsplit.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class GuiDocSplit(QDialog):
             )
             return
 
-        theDoc  = NWDoc(self.theProject, self.theParent)
+        theDoc  = NWDoc(self.theProject)
         theText = theDoc.readDocument(self.sourceItem)
         if theText is None:
             theText = ""
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ class GuiDocSplit(QDialog):
             return
 
         self.listBox.clear()
-        theDoc  = NWDoc(self.theProject, self.theParent)
+        theDoc  = NWDoc(self.theProject)
         theText = theDoc.readDocument(self.sourceItem)
         if theText is None:
             theText = ""
diff --git a/nw/gui/doceditor.py b/nw/gui/doceditor.py
index 7cbb761e..759c0053 100644
--- a/nw/gui/doceditor.py
+++ b/nw/gui/doceditor.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class GuiDocEditor(QTextEdit):
         self.theTheme   = theParent.theTheme
         self.theIndex   = theParent.theIndex
         self.theProject = theParent.theProject
-        self.nwDocument = NWDoc(self.theProject, self.theParent)
+        self.nwDocument = NWDoc(self.theProject)
 
         self.docChanged = False # Flag for changed status of document
         self.spellCheck = False # Flag for spell checking enabled
diff --git a/nw/gui/docviewer.py b/nw/gui/docviewer.py
index 0feaa101..8ba3fbef 100644
--- a/nw/gui/docviewer.py
+++ b/nw/gui/docviewer.py
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class GuiDocViewer(QTextBrowser):
         qApp.setOverrideCursor(QCursor(Qt.WaitCursor))
 
         sPos = self.verticalScrollBar().value()
-        aDoc = ToHtml(self.theProject, self.theParent)
+        aDoc = ToHtml(self.theProject)
         aDoc.setPreview(self.mainConf.viewComments, self.mainConf.viewSynopsis)
         aDoc.setLinkHeaders(True)
 
diff --git a/nw/gui/projtree.py b/nw/gui/projtree.py
index 005e4d2f..84415f80 100644
--- a/nw/gui/projtree.py
+++ b/nw/gui/projtree.py
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ class GuiProjectTree(QTreeWidget):
             return True
 
         # This is a new files, so let's add some content
-        newDoc = NWDoc(self.theProject, self.theParent)
+        newDoc = NWDoc(self.theProject)
         curTxt = newDoc.readDocument(tHandle)
         if curTxt is None:
             curTxt = ""
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ class GuiProjectTree(QTreeWidget):
                     if self.theParent.docEditor.theHandle == tHandle:
                         self.theParent.closeDocument()
 
-                    theDoc = NWDoc(self.theProject, self.theParent)
+                    theDoc = NWDoc(self.theProject)
                     theDoc.deleteDocument(tHandle)
                     self.theIndex.deleteHandle(tHandle)
                     self._deleteTreeItem(tHandle)
diff --git a/nw/guimain.py b/nw/guimain.py
index aff3bea0..8c97d6d5 100644
--- a/nw/guimain.py
+++ b/nw/guimain.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class GuiMain(QMainWindow):
         # Core Classes and Settings
         self.theTheme    = GuiTheme(self)
         self.theProject  = NWProject(self)
-        self.theIndex    = NWIndex(self.theProject, self)
+        self.theIndex    = NWIndex(self.theProject)
         self.hasProject  = False
         self.isFocusMode = False
         self.idleRefTime = time()
diff --git a/nw/tools/build.py b/nw/tools/build.py
index 58526af5..a3093cea 100644
--- a/nw/tools/build.py
+++ b/nw/tools/build.py
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ class GuiBuildNovel(QDialog):
         # Build Preview
         # =============
 
-        makeHtml = ToHtml(self.theProject, self.theParent)
+        makeHtml = ToHtml(self.theProject)
         self._doBuild(makeHtml, isPreview=True)
         if replaceTabs:
             makeHtml.replaceTabs()
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ class GuiBuildNovel(QDialog):
         wSuccess = False
 
         if theFmt == self.FMT_ODT:
-            makeOdt = ToOdt(self.theProject, self.theParent, isFlat=False)
+            makeOdt = ToOdt(self.theProject, isFlat=False)
             self._doBuild(makeOdt)
             try:
                 makeOdt.saveOpenDocText(savePath)
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ class GuiBuildNovel(QDialog):
                 errMsg = str(e)
 
         elif theFmt == self.FMT_FODT:
-            makeOdt = ToOdt(self.theProject, self.theParent, isFlat=True)
+            makeOdt = ToOdt(self.theProject, isFlat=True)
             self._doBuild(makeOdt)
             try:
                 makeOdt.saveFlatXML(savePath)
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ class GuiBuildNovel(QDialog):
                 errMsg = str(e)
 
         elif theFmt == self.FMT_HTM:
-            makeHtml = ToHtml(self.theProject, self.theParent)
+            makeHtml = ToHtml(self.theProject)
             self._doBuild(makeHtml)
             if replaceTabs:
                 makeHtml.replaceTabs()
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ class GuiBuildNovel(QDialog):
                 errMsg = str(e)
 
         elif theFmt == self.FMT_NWD:
-            makeNwd = ToMarkdown(self.theProject, self.theParent)
+            makeNwd = ToMarkdown(self.theProject)
             makeNwd.setKeepMarkdown(True)
             self._doBuild(makeNwd, doConvert=False)
             if replaceTabs:
@@ -918,7 +918,7 @@ class GuiBuildNovel(QDialog):
                 errMsg = str(e)
 
         elif theFmt in (self.FMT_MD, self.FMT_GH):
-            makeMd = ToMarkdown(self.theProject, self.theParent)
+            makeMd = ToMarkdown(self.theProject)
             if theFmt == self.FMT_GH:
                 makeMd.setGitHubMarkdown()
             else:
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ class GuiBuildNovel(QDialog):
             }
 
             if theFmt == self.FMT_JSON_H:
-                makeHtml = ToHtml(self.theProject, self.theParent)
+                makeHtml = ToHtml(self.theProject)
                 self._doBuild(makeHtml)
                 if replaceTabs:
                     makeHtml.replaceTabs()
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ class GuiBuildNovel(QDialog):
                 }
 
             elif theFmt == self.FMT_JSON_M:
-                makeMd = ToHtml(self.theProject, self.theParent)
+                makeMd = ToHtml(self.theProject)
                 makeMd.setKeepMarkdown(True)
                 self._doBuild(makeMd, doConvert=False)
                 if replaceTabs:
diff --git a/tests/test_core/test_core_document.py b/tests/test_core/test_core_document.py
index df02ea1b..056b212e 100644
--- a/tests/test_core/test_core_document.py
+++ b/tests/test_core/test_core_document.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def testCoreDocument_LoadSave(monkeypatch, dummyGUI, nwMinimal):
     assert theProject.openProject(nwMinimal)
     assert theProject.projPath == nwMinimal
 
-    theDoc = NWDoc(theProject, dummyGUI)
+    theDoc = NWDoc(theProject)
     sHandle = "8c659a11cd429"
 
     # Not a valid handle
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ def testCoreDocument_Methods(monkeypatch, dummyGUI, nwMinimal):
     assert theProject.openProject(nwMinimal)
     assert theProject.projPath == nwMinimal
 
-    theDoc = NWDoc(theProject, dummyGUI)
+    theDoc = NWDoc(theProject)
     sHandle = "8c659a11cd429"
     docPath = os.path.join(nwMinimal, "content", sHandle+".nwd")
 
diff --git a/tests/test_core/test_core_index.py b/tests/test_core/test_core_index.py
index 95b83a81..7dc5c9f8 100644
--- a/tests/test_core/test_core_index.py
+++ b/tests/test_core/test_core_index.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def testCoreIndex_LoadSave(monkeypatch, nwLipsum, dummyGUI, outDir, refDir):
 
     monkeypatch.setattr("nw.core.index.time", lambda: 123.4)
 
-    theIndex = NWIndex(theProject, dummyGUI)
+    theIndex = NWIndex(theProject)
     notIndexable = {
         "b3643d0f92e32": False, # Novel ROOT
         "45e6b01ca35c1": False, # Chapter One FOLDER
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ def testCoreIndex_ScanThis(nwMinimal, dummyGUI):
     theProject.projTree.setSeed(42)
     assert theProject.openProject(nwMinimal)
 
-    theIndex = NWIndex(theProject, dummyGUI)
+    theIndex = NWIndex(theProject)
 
     isValid, theBits, thePos = theIndex.scanThis("tag: this, and this")
     assert not isValid
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ def testCoreIndex_CheckThese(nwMinimal, dummyGUI):
     theProject.projTree.setSeed(42)
     assert theProject.openProject(nwMinimal)
 
-    theIndex = NWIndex(theProject, dummyGUI)
+    theIndex = NWIndex(theProject)
     nHandle = theProject.newFile("Hello", nwItemClass.NOVEL,     "a508bb932959c")
     cHandle = theProject.newFile("Jane",  nwItemClass.CHARACTER, "afb3043c7b2b3")
     nItem = theProject.projTree[nHandle]
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ def testCoreIndex_ScanText(nwMinimal, dummyGUI):
     theProject.projTree.setSeed(42)
     assert theProject.openProject(nwMinimal)
 
-    theIndex = NWIndex(theProject, dummyGUI)
+    theIndex = NWIndex(theProject)
 
     # Some items for fail to scan tests
     dHandle = theProject.newFolder("Folder", nwItemClass.NOVEL, "a508bb932959c")
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ def testCoreIndex_ExtractData(nwMinimal, dummyGUI):
     theProject.projTree.setSeed(42)
     assert theProject.openProject(nwMinimal)
 
-    theIndex = NWIndex(theProject, dummyGUI)
+    theIndex = NWIndex(theProject)
     nHandle = theProject.newFile("Hello", nwItemClass.NOVEL,     "a508bb932959c")
     cHandle = theProject.newFile("Jane",  nwItemClass.CHARACTER, "afb3043c7b2b3")
 
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ def testCoreIndex_CheckTagIndex(dummyGUI):
     """Test the tag index checker.
     """
     theProject = NWProject(dummyGUI)
-    theIndex = NWIndex(theProject, dummyGUI)
+    theIndex = NWIndex(theProject)
 
     # Valid Index
     theIndex._tagIndex = {
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ def testCoreIndex_CheckRefIndex(dummyGUI):
     """Test the reference index checker.
     """
     theProject = NWProject(dummyGUI)
-    theIndex = NWIndex(theProject, dummyGUI)
+    theIndex = NWIndex(theProject)
 
     # Valid Index
     theIndex._refIndex = {
@@ -864,7 +864,7 @@ def testCoreIndex_CheckNovelNoteIndex(dummyGUI):
     """Test the novel and note index checkers.
     """
     theProject = NWProject(dummyGUI)
-    theIndex = NWIndex(theProject, dummyGUI)
+    theIndex = NWIndex(theProject)
 
     # Valid Index
     theIndex._novelIndex = {
@@ -1122,7 +1122,7 @@ def testCoreIndex_CheckTextCounts(dummyGUI):
     """Test the text counts checker.
     """
     theProject = NWProject(dummyGUI)
-    theIndex = NWIndex(theProject, dummyGUI)
+    theIndex = NWIndex(theProject)
 
     # Valid Index
     theIndex._textCounts = {
diff --git a/tests/test_core/test_core_tohtml.py b/tests/test_core/test_core_tohtml.py
index 8e25b432..8706c0c9 100644
--- a/tests/test_core/test_core_tohtml.py
+++ b/tests/test_core/test_core_tohtml.py
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ def testCoreToHtml_Format(dummyGUI):
     """Test all the formatters for the ToHtml class.
     """
     theProject = NWProject(dummyGUI)
-    dummyGUI.theIndex = NWIndex(theProject, dummyGUI)
-    theHtml = ToHtml(theProject, dummyGUI)
+    dummyGUI.theIndex = NWIndex(theProject)
+    theHtml = ToHtml(theProject)
 
     # Export Mode
     # ===========
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ def testCoreToHtml_Convert(dummyGUI):
     """Test the converter of the ToHtml class.
     """
     theProject = NWProject(dummyGUI)
-    dummyGUI.theIndex = NWIndex(theProject, dummyGUI)
-    theHtml = ToHtml(theProject, dummyGUI)
+    dummyGUI.theIndex = NWIndex(theProject)
+    theHtml = ToHtml(theProject)
 
     # Export Mode
     # ===========
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ def testCoreToHtml_Complex(dummyGUI, fncDir):
     """Test the ave method of the ToHtml class.
     """
     theProject = NWProject(dummyGUI)
-    theHtml = ToHtml(theProject, dummyGUI)
+    theHtml = ToHtml(theProject)
 
     # Build Project
     # =============
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ def testCoreToHtml_Methods(dummyGUI):
     """Test all the other methods of the ToHtml class.
     """
     theProject = NWProject(dummyGUI)
-    theHtml = ToHtml(theProject, dummyGUI)
+    theHtml = ToHtml(theProject)
     theHtml.setKeepMarkdown(True)
 
     # Auto-Replace, keep Unicode
diff --git a/tests/test_core/test_core_tokenizer.py b/tests/test_core/test_core_tokenizer.py
index 743c45f5..6d13faee 100644
--- a/tests/test_core/test_core_tokenizer.py
+++ b/tests/test_core/test_core_tokenizer.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ def testCoreToken_Setters(dummyGUI):
     """Test all the setters for the Tokenizer class.
     """
     theProject = NWProject(dummyGUI)
-    theToken = Tokenizer(theProject, dummyGUI)
+    theToken = Tokenizer(theProject)
 
     # Verify defaults
     assert theToken.fmtTitle == "%title%"
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def testCoreToken_TextOps(monkeypatch, nwMinimal, dummyGUI):
     theProject.projLang = "en"
     theProject._loadProjectLocalisation()
 
-    theToken = Tokenizer(theProject, dummyGUI)
+    theToken = Tokenizer(theProject)
     theToken.setKeepMarkdown(True)
 
     assert theProject.openProject(nwMinimal)
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def testCoreToken_TextOps(monkeypatch, nwMinimal, dummyGUI):
     )
     docTextR = docText.replace("<A>", "this").replace("<B>", "that")
 
-    nDoc = NWDoc(theProject, dummyGUI)
+    nDoc = NWDoc(theProject)
     nDoc.readDocument(sHandle)
     nDoc.writeDocument(docText)
     nDoc.clearDocument()
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ def testCoreToken_Tokenize(dummyGUI):
     """Test the tokenization of the Tokenizer class.
     """
     theProject = NWProject(dummyGUI)
-    theToken = Tokenizer(theProject, dummyGUI)
+    theToken = Tokenizer(theProject)
     theToken.setKeepMarkdown(True)
 
     # Header 1
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ def testCoreToken_Headers(dummyGUI):
     theProject = NWProject(dummyGUI)
     theProject.projLang = "en"
     theProject._loadProjectLocalisation()
-    theToken = Tokenizer(theProject, dummyGUI)
+    theToken = Tokenizer(theProject)
 
     # Nothing
     theToken.theText = "Some text ...\n"
diff --git a/tests/test_core/test_core_toodt.py b/tests/test_core/test_core_toodt.py
index 9cad2f7d..955963e7 100644
--- a/tests/test_core/test_core_toodt.py
+++ b/tests/test_core/test_core_toodt.py
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ def testCoreToOdt_Convert(dummyGUI):
     """Test the converter of the ToHtml class.
     """
     theProject = NWProject(dummyGUI)
-    dummyGUI.theIndex = NWIndex(theProject, dummyGUI)
-    theDoc = ToOdt(theProject, dummyGUI, isFlat=True)
+    dummyGUI.theIndex = NWIndex(theProject)
+    theDoc = ToOdt(theProject, isFlat=True)
 
     # Export Mode
     # ===========