diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/timelinemodelaggregator.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/timelinemodelaggregator.cpp
index 19111dd64f2..6bbe1fe68a1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/timelinemodelaggregator.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/timelinemodelaggregator.cpp
@@ -123,12 +123,6 @@ bool TimelineModelAggregator::isEmpty() const
     return true;
 }
 
-bool TimelineModelAggregator::eventAccepted(const QmlProfilerDataModel::QmlEventData &/*event*/) const
-{
-    // accept all events
-    return true;
-}
-
 int TimelineModelAggregator::height(int modelIndex) const
 {
     return d->modelList[modelIndex]->height();
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/timelinemodelaggregator.h b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/timelinemodelaggregator.h
index cfb6f6f0dea..cc47391ce38 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/timelinemodelaggregator.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/timelinemodelaggregator.h
@@ -57,8 +57,6 @@ public:
 
     bool isEmpty() const;
 
-    bool eventAccepted(const QmlProfilerDataModel::QmlEventData &event) const;
-
     Q_INVOKABLE int height(int modelIndex) const;
     Q_INVOKABLE int rowHeight(int modelIndex, int row) const;
     Q_INVOKABLE void setRowHeight(int modelIndex, int row, int height);