diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerdatamodel.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerdatamodel.cpp
index cbd0d85dbf5..435eaadf34e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerdatamodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerdatamodel.cpp
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@ public:
     int resolveStackTop();
 
     QVector<QmlEventType> eventTypes;
-
-    QmlProfilerModelManager *modelManager;
-    int modelId;
     Internal::QmlProfilerDetailsRewriter *detailsRewriter;
 
     Utils::TemporaryFile file;
@@ -94,14 +91,12 @@ QString getInitialDetails(const QmlEventType &event)
     return details;
 }
 
-QmlProfilerDataModel::QmlProfilerDataModel(QmlProfilerModelManager *parent) :
+QmlProfilerDataModel::QmlProfilerDataModel(QObject *parent) :
     QObject(parent), d_ptr(new QmlProfilerDataModelPrivate)
 {
     Q_D(QmlProfilerDataModel);
     Q_ASSERT(parent);
     d->detailsRewriter = new QmlProfilerDetailsRewriter(this);
-    d->modelManager = parent;
-    d->modelId = d->modelManager->registerModelProxy();
     connect(d->detailsRewriter, &QmlProfilerDetailsRewriter::rewriteDetailsString,
             this, &QmlProfilerDataModel::detailsChanged);
     connect(d->detailsRewriter, &QmlProfilerDetailsRewriter::eventDetailsChanged,
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerdatamodel.h b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerdatamodel.h
index 9f86d74b773..fb60a881158 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerdatamodel.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerdatamodel.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class QMLPROFILER_EXPORT QmlProfilerDataModel : public QObject
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    explicit QmlProfilerDataModel(QmlProfilerModelManager *parent);
+    explicit QmlProfilerDataModel(QObject *parent = nullptr);
     ~QmlProfilerDataModel();
 
     const QmlEventType &eventType(int typeId) const;