diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qml/MainView.qml b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qml/MainView.qml
index bce1391503d..482dd03594d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qml/MainView.qml
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qml/MainView.qml
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ Rectangle {
 
     property alias selectionLocked : view.selectionLocked
     signal updateLockButton
-    property alias selectedItem: view.selectedItem
-    signal selectedEventChanged(int eventId)
     property bool lockItemSelection : false
 
     property real mainviewTimePerPixel : 0
@@ -196,16 +194,6 @@ Rectangle {
         updateLockButton();
     }
 
-    onSelectedItemChanged: {
-        if (selectedItem != -1 && !lockItemSelection) {
-            lockItemSelection = true;
-            // update in other views
-            var eventLocation = qmlProfilerModelProxy.getEventLocation(view.selectedModel, view.selectedItem);
-            gotoSourceLocation(eventLocation.file, eventLocation.line, eventLocation.column);
-            lockItemSelection = false;
-        }
-    }
-
     Flickable {
         id: labelsflick
         flickableDirection: Flickable.VerticalFlick
@@ -362,7 +350,16 @@ Rectangle {
                                             Math.max(0, Math.floor(center - windowLength/2)));
 
                         zoomControl.setRange(from, from + windowLength);
+                    }
 
+                    if (!lockItemSelection) {
+                        lockItemSelection = true;
+                        // update in other views
+                        var eventLocation = qmlProfilerModelProxy.getEventLocation(
+                                    view.selectedModel, view.selectedItem);
+                        gotoSourceLocation(eventLocation.file, eventLocation.line,
+                                           eventLocation.column);
+                        lockItemSelection = false;
                     }
                 } else {
                     root.hideRangeDetails();
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertraceview.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertraceview.cpp
index 7b7da1c609e..c8f6562704d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertraceview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertraceview.cpp
@@ -186,7 +186,6 @@ void QmlProfilerTraceView::reset()
     connect(rootObject, SIGNAL(updateLockButton()), this, SLOT(updateLockButton()));
     connect(this, SIGNAL(jumpToPrev()), rootObject, SLOT(prevEvent()));
     connect(this, SIGNAL(jumpToNext()), rootObject, SLOT(nextEvent()));
-    connect(rootObject, SIGNAL(selectedEventChanged(int)), this, SIGNAL(selectedEventChanged(int)));
     connect(rootObject, SIGNAL(changeToolTip(QString)), this, SLOT(updateToolTip(QString)));
     connect(this, SIGNAL(enableToolbar(bool)), this, SLOT(setZoomSliderEnabled(bool)));
     connect(this, SIGNAL(showZoomSlider(bool)), this, SLOT(setZoomSliderVisible(bool)));
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertraceview.h b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertraceview.h
index db1626c3631..d6c0210c547 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertraceview.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertraceview.h
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ private slots:
 
 signals:
     void gotoSourceLocation(const QString &fileUrl, int lineNumber, int columNumber);
-    void selectedEventChanged(int eventId);
 
     void jumpToPrev();
     void jumpToNext();