diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp
index 107d3708ba9..53a65293420 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlengine.cpp
@@ -2207,18 +2207,6 @@ void QmlEnginePrivate::handleFrame(const QVariantMap &response)
             });
         }
     }
-
-    // Expand locals that were previously expanded. local.this and watch.*
-    // trigger updates in there handleEvaluatedExpression handlers.
-    LookupItems itemsToLookup;
-    foreach (const QString &iname, watchHandler->expandedINames()) {
-        if (iname != "local.this") {
-            const WatchItem *item = watchHandler->findItem(iname);
-            if (item && item->isLocal())
-                itemsToLookup.insert(int(item->id), {item->iname, item->name, item->exp});
-        }
-    }
-    lookup(itemsToLookup);
 }
 
 void QmlEnginePrivate::handleScope(const QVariantMap &response)