diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testresult.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/testresult.cpp
index fc1f481dfe4..b718b843dba 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testresult.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testresult.cpp
@@ -175,15 +175,14 @@ bool TestResult::isIntermediateFor(const TestResult *other) const
     return !m_id.isEmpty() && m_id == other->m_id && m_name == other->m_name;
 }
 
-TestResult *TestResult::createIntermediateResultFor(const TestResult *other) const
+TestResult *TestResult::createIntermediateResult() const
 {
-    QTC_ASSERT(other, return nullptr);
-    if (other->m_hooks.createResult) {
+    if (m_hooks.createResult) {
         TestResult *newResult = new TestResult;
-        *newResult = other->m_hooks.createResult(*other);
+        *newResult = m_hooks.createResult(*this);
         return newResult;
     }
-    TestResult *intermediate = new TestResult(other->m_id, other->m_name);
+    TestResult *intermediate = new TestResult(m_id, m_name);
     return intermediate;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testresult.h b/src/plugins/autotest/testresult.h
index a136d356e18..08136db6f54 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testresult.h
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testresult.h
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public:
 
     bool isDirectParentOf(const TestResult *other, bool *needsIntermediate) const;
     bool isIntermediateFor(const TestResult *other) const;
-    TestResult *createIntermediateResultFor(const TestResult *other) const;
+    TestResult *createIntermediateResult() const;
 
 private:
     QString m_id;
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testresultmodel.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/testresultmodel.cpp
index b975fb34ee8..0eb9faf52e5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testresultmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testresultmodel.cpp
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ TestResultItem *TestResultItem::intermediateFor(const TestResultItem *item) cons
 
 TestResultItem *TestResultItem::createAndAddIntermediateFor(const TestResultItem *child)
 {
-    TestResultPtr result(m_testResult->createIntermediateResultFor(child->testResult()));
+    TestResultPtr result(child->testResult()->createIntermediateResult());
     QTC_ASSERT(!result.isNull(), return nullptr);
     result->setResult(ResultType::TestStart);
     TestResultItem *intermediate = new TestResultItem(result);