diff --git a/src/libs/utils/treemodel.cpp b/src/libs/utils/treemodel.cpp
index 6ebf1703ad3..4649bb43c86 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/treemodel.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/treemodel.cpp
@@ -700,17 +700,15 @@ void TreeItem::removeChildAt(int pos)
     }
 }
 
-void TreeItem::removeChildren(bool emitSignals)
+void TreeItem::removeChildren()
 {
     if (childCount() == 0)
         return;
     if (m_model) {
         QModelIndex idx = index();
-        if (emitSignals)
-            m_model->beginRemoveRows(idx, 0, childCount() - 1);
+        m_model->beginRemoveRows(idx, 0, childCount() - 1);
         clear();
-        if (emitSignals)
-            m_model->endRemoveRows();
+        m_model->endRemoveRows();
     } else {
         clear();
     }
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/treemodel.h b/src/libs/utils/treemodel.h
index d1e22f907fc..fa960698b67 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/treemodel.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/treemodel.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public:
         const std::function<bool(const TreeItem *, const TreeItem *)> &cmp);
 
     void removeChildAt(int pos);
-    void removeChildren(bool emitSignals = true);
+    void removeChildren();
     void removeChildrenSilently();
     void sortChildren(const std::function<bool(const TreeItem *, const TreeItem *)> &cmp);
     void update();