diff --git a/src/libs/utils/treemodel.cpp b/src/libs/utils/treemodel.cpp
index a8b7dfb503d..22bb5980ba9 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/treemodel.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/treemodel.cpp
@@ -679,8 +679,6 @@ void TreeItem::insertChild(int pos, TreeItem *item)
         m_model->endInsertRows();
     } else {
         item->m_parent = this;
-        if (m_model)
-            item->propagateModel(m_model);
         m_children.insert(m_children.begin() + pos, item);
     }
 }