diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/mockfiles/EditView3D.qml b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/mockfiles/EditView3D.qml
index f3c7dc3429e..b9849d484c8 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/mockfiles/EditView3D.qml
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/mockfiles/EditView3D.qml
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ Window {
             onTapped: {
                 var pickResult = editView.pick(eventPoint.scenePosition.x,
                                                eventPoint.scenePosition.y);
-                if (pickResult.objectHit)
-                    viewWindow.objectClicked(pickResult.objectHit);
+                viewWindow.objectClicked(pickResult.objectHit);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/qt5informationnodeinstanceserver.cpp b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/qt5informationnodeinstanceserver.cpp
index ff4bb7e84dd..685136cb2d4 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/qt5informationnodeinstanceserver.cpp
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qml2puppet/instances/qt5informationnodeinstanceserver.cpp
@@ -101,9 +101,10 @@ QObject *Qt5InformationNodeInstanceServer::createEditView3D(QQmlEngine *engine)
     return window;
 }
 
-void Qt5InformationNodeInstanceServer::objectClicked(const QVariant &object) {
-    QObject *item = qobject_cast<QObject *>(object.value<QObject *>());
-    selectInstance(instanceForObject(item));
+// an object is clicked in the 3D edit view
+void Qt5InformationNodeInstanceServer::objectClicked(const QVariant &object)
+{
+    selectInstance(instanceForObject(object.value<QObject *>()));
 }
 
 Qt5InformationNodeInstanceServer::Qt5InformationNodeInstanceServer(NodeInstanceClientInterface *nodeInstanceClient) :