diff --git a/include/core/metatileparser.h b/include/core/metatileparser.h
index 2008d60f..b85e5b36 100644
--- a/include/core/metatileparser.h
+++ b/include/core/metatileparser.h
@@ -4,13 +4,9 @@
 
 #include "metatile.h"
 #include <QList>
-#include <QString>
 
-class MetatileParser
-{
-public:
-    MetatileParser();
+namespace MetatileParser {
     QList<Metatile*> parse(QString filepath, bool *error, bool primaryTileset);
-};
+}
 
 #endif // METATILEPARSER_H
diff --git a/src/core/metatileparser.cpp b/src/core/metatileparser.cpp
index 3bbed668..852c26af 100644
--- a/src/core/metatileparser.cpp
+++ b/src/core/metatileparser.cpp
@@ -2,11 +2,7 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "project.h"
-
-MetatileParser::MetatileParser()
-{
-
-}
+#include <QString>
 
 QList<Metatile*> MetatileParser::parse(QString filepath, bool *error, bool primaryTileset)
 {
diff --git a/src/ui/tileseteditor.cpp b/src/ui/tileseteditor.cpp
index d324a5c9..58f41b24 100644
--- a/src/ui/tileseteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/tileseteditor.cpp
@@ -878,9 +878,8 @@ void TilesetEditor::importTilesetMetatiles(Tileset *tileset, bool primary)
         return;
     }
 
-    MetatileParser parser;
     bool error = false;
-    QList<Metatile*> metatiles = parser.parse(filepath, &error, primary);
+    QList<Metatile*> metatiles = MetatileParser::parse(filepath, &error, primary);
     if (error) {
         QMessageBox msgBox(this);
         msgBox.setText("Failed to import metatiles from Advance Map 1.92 .bvd file.");