diff --git a/include/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.hpp b/include/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.hpp
index 52071bb8..68f1cbcc 100644
--- a/include/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.hpp
+++ b/include/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.hpp
@@ -126,12 +126,12 @@ public :
     const View& GetView() const;
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    /// Get the default view of the window for read / write
+    /// Get the default view of the window
     ///
     /// \return Default view
     ///
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    View& GetDefaultView();
+    const View& GetDefaultView() const;
 
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// Get the viewport of a view applied to this target
@@ -170,12 +170,6 @@ public :
 
 protected :
 
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    /// Default constructor
-    ///
-    ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-    RenderTarget();
-
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     /// Called by the derived class when it's ready to be initialized
     ///
@@ -199,7 +193,7 @@ private :
     ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     RenderQueue myRenderQueue; ///< Rendering queue storing render commands
     View        myDefaultView; ///< Default view
-    const View* myCurrentView; ///< Current active view
+    View        myCurrentView; ///< Current active view
 };
 
 } // namespace sf
diff --git a/samples/qt/Main.cpp b/samples/qt/Main.cpp
index c256f1ab..8b44ad72 100644
--- a/samples/qt/Main.cpp
+++ b/samples/qt/Main.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ private :
             // Adjust the size of the default view when the widget is resized
             if (event.Type == sf::Event::Resized)
             {
-                GetDefaultView().Reset(sf::FloatRect(0, 0, event.Size.Width, event.Size.Height));
+                SetView(sf::View(sf::FloatRect(0, 0, event.Size.Width, event.Size.Height)));
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.cpp b/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.cpp
index b0b8ab10..cf320eb1 100644
--- a/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.cpp
+++ b/src/SFML/Graphics/RenderTarget.cpp
@@ -33,16 +33,6 @@
 
 namespace sf
 {
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-/// Default constructor
-////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-RenderTarget::RenderTarget() :
-myCurrentView(&myDefaultView)
-{
-
-}
-
-
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 /// Destructor
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -79,12 +69,6 @@ void RenderTarget::Draw(const Drawable& object)
     // Save the current render states
     myRenderQueue.PushStates();
 
-    // Setup the viewport
-    myRenderQueue.SetViewport(GetViewport(*myCurrentView));
-
-    // Setup the projection matrix
-    myRenderQueue.SetProjection(myCurrentView->GetMatrix());
-
     // Setup the shader
     myRenderQueue.SetShader(NULL);
 
@@ -104,12 +88,6 @@ void RenderTarget::Draw(const Drawable& object, const Shader& shader)
     // Save the current render states
     myRenderQueue.PushStates();
 
-    // Setup the viewport
-    myRenderQueue.SetViewport(GetViewport(*myCurrentView));
-
-    // Setup the projection matrix
-    myRenderQueue.SetProjection(myCurrentView->GetMatrix());
-
     // Setup the shader
     myRenderQueue.SetShader(&shader);
 
@@ -141,7 +119,12 @@ void RenderTarget::Flush()
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void RenderTarget::SetView(const View& view)
 {
-    myCurrentView = &view;
+    // Save it
+    myCurrentView = view;
+
+    // Send the view's viewport and projection matrix to the render queue
+    myRenderQueue.SetViewport(GetViewport(view));
+    myRenderQueue.SetProjection(view.GetMatrix());
 }
 
 
@@ -150,14 +133,14 @@ void RenderTarget::SetView(const View& view)
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 const View& RenderTarget::GetView() const
 {
-    return *myCurrentView;
+    return myCurrentView;
 }
 
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-/// Get the default view of the window for read / write
+/// Get the default view of the window
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-View& RenderTarget::GetDefaultView()
+const View& RenderTarget::GetDefaultView() const
 {
     return myDefaultView;
 }