diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tests/debugmessagesmodel_test.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tests/debugmessagesmodel_test.cpp
index c48d8a52190..7be5f04ff17 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tests/debugmessagesmodel_test.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tests/debugmessagesmodel_test.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ void DebugMessagesModelTest::testColor()
     // TimelineModel::colorBySelectionId ...
     for (int i = 0; i < 10; ++i) {
         QCOMPARE(model.color(i),
-                 QColor::fromHsl((i % (QtMsgType::QtInfoMsg + 1) * 25) % 360, 150, 166));
+                 QColor::fromHsl((i % (QtMsgType::QtInfoMsg + 1) * 25) % 360, 150, 166).rgb());
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tests/inputeventsmodel_test.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tests/inputeventsmodel_test.cpp
index f0212b66a36..c67856bc03b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tests/inputeventsmodel_test.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tests/inputeventsmodel_test.cpp
@@ -74,15 +74,15 @@ void InputEventsModelTest::testTypeId()
 
 void InputEventsModelTest::testColor()
 {
-    QColor keyColor;
-    QColor mouseColor;
+    QRgb keyColor = 0;
+    QRgb mouseColor = 0;
     for (int i = 0; i < 10; ++i) {
         InputEventType type = static_cast<InputEventType>(i % MaximumInputEventType);
         int selectionId = (type <= InputKeyUnknown ? Key : Mouse);
         QCOMPARE(selectionId, model.selectionId(i));
 
-        QColor &expectedColor = selectionId == Key ? keyColor : mouseColor;
-        if (expectedColor.isValid())
+        QRgb &expectedColor = selectionId == Key ? keyColor : mouseColor;
+        if (expectedColor != 0)
             QCOMPARE(model.color(i), expectedColor);
         else
             expectedColor = model.color(i);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tests/memoryusagemodel_test.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tests/memoryusagemodel_test.cpp
index 274f3a9c011..b561074bf88 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tests/memoryusagemodel_test.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tests/memoryusagemodel_test.cpp
@@ -122,9 +122,9 @@ void MemoryUsageModelTest::testTypeId()
 
 void MemoryUsageModelTest::testColor()
 {
-    QColor heapPageColor = model.color(0);
-    QColor smallItemColor = model.color(1);
-    QColor largeItemColor = model.color(2);
+    QRgb heapPageColor = model.color(0);
+    QRgb smallItemColor = model.color(1);
+    QRgb largeItemColor = model.color(2);
     QVERIFY(smallItemColor != heapPageColor);
     QVERIFY(largeItemColor != heapPageColor);
     QVERIFY(smallItemColor != largeItemColor);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tests/pixmapcachemodel_test.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tests/pixmapcachemodel_test.cpp
index 8332904f876..069de0cca1c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tests/pixmapcachemodel_test.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tests/pixmapcachemodel_test.cpp
@@ -270,20 +270,20 @@ void PixmapCacheModelTest::testRowMaxValue()
 
 void PixmapCacheModelTest::testColor()
 {
-    QColor row1Color;
-    QColor dingsColor;
-    QColor blahColor;
+    QRgb row1Color = 0;
+    QRgb dingsColor = 0;
+    QRgb blahColor = 0;
     for (int i = 0; i < model.count(); ++i) {
         if (model.collapsedRow(i) == 1) {
-            if (!row1Color.isValid())
+            if (row1Color == 0)
                 row1Color = model.color(i);
             else
                 QCOMPARE(model.color(i), row1Color);
         } else {
             const QmlEventType &type = manager.qmlModel()->eventTypes()[model.typeId(i)];
-            QColor &pixmapColor = (type.location().filename() == QString("blah.png")) ?
+            QRgb &pixmapColor = (type.location().filename() == QString("blah.png")) ?
                         blahColor : dingsColor;
-            if (!pixmapColor.isValid())
+            if (pixmapColor == 0)
                 pixmapColor = model.color(i);
             else
                 QCOMPARE(model.color(i), pixmapColor);