diff --git a/src/libs/utils/treemodel.cpp b/src/libs/utils/treemodel.cpp
index d0dab99c0d8..0493a67a4a8 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/treemodel.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/treemodel.cpp
@@ -1028,12 +1028,6 @@ QVariant BaseTreeModel::headerData(int section, Qt::Orientation orientation,
     return QVariant();
 }
 
-bool BaseTreeModel::hasChildren(const QModelIndex &idx) const
-{
-    TreeItem *item = itemForIndex(idx);
-    return !item || item->hasChildren();
-}
-
 Qt::ItemFlags BaseTreeModel::flags(const QModelIndex &idx) const
 {
     if (!idx.isValid())
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/treemodel.h b/src/libs/utils/treemodel.h
index 930f6f5e2ec..fd299bd9455 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/treemodel.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/treemodel.h
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ protected:
     QModelIndex sibling(int row, int column, const QModelIndex &idx) const override;
     Qt::ItemFlags flags(const QModelIndex &idx) const override;
     QVariant headerData(int section, Qt::Orientation orientation, int role) const override;
-    bool hasChildren(const QModelIndex &idx) const override;
 
     bool canFetchMore(const QModelIndex &idx) const override;
     void fetchMore(const QModelIndex &idx) override;