diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/syntaxhighlighterrunner.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/syntaxhighlighterrunner.cpp
index 626721efbfb..a22c8dd1a1d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/syntaxhighlighterrunner.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/syntaxhighlighterrunner.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ public:
         , m_document(document)
         , m_fontSettings(fontSettings)
     {
-        m_highlighter.reset(m_creator());
         createHighlighter();
     }