diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projecttreewidget.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projecttreewidget.cpp
index cb505a43a7c..e850d43e7ea 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projecttreewidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projecttreewidget.cpp
@@ -210,7 +210,6 @@ ProjectTreeWidget::ProjectTreeWidget(QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent)
     m_view->setModel(m_model);
     m_view->setItemDelegate(new ProjectTreeItemDelegate(m_view));
     setFocusProxy(m_view);
-    m_view->installEventFilter(this);
 
     auto layout = new QVBoxLayout();
     layout->addWidget(ItemViewFind::createSearchableWrapper(