diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertimelinemodel.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertimelinemodel.cpp
index fe4f00ba3e7..a238110dd70 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertimelinemodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertimelinemodel.cpp
@@ -70,11 +70,6 @@ bool QmlProfilerTimelineModel::handlesTypeId(int typeIndex) const
     return accepted(modelManager()->qmlModel()->eventTypes().at(typeIndex));
 }
 
-void QmlProfilerTimelineModel::clear()
-{
-    TimelineModel::clear();
-}
-
 QmlProfilerModelManager *QmlProfilerTimelineModel::modelManager() const
 {
     return m_modelManager;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertimelinemodel.h b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertimelinemodel.h
index 996a0a5b52d..4ae3dbad9c7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertimelinemodel.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertimelinemodel.h
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ public:
 
     virtual void loadEvent(const QmlEvent &event, const QmlEventType &type) = 0;
     virtual void finalize() = 0;
-    void clear();
 
 private slots:
     void dataChanged();