diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/actionmanager/actioncontainer.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/actionmanager/actioncontainer.cpp
index 078fea7c056..0272d8d3104 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/actionmanager/actioncontainer.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/actionmanager/actioncontainer.cpp
@@ -369,11 +369,10 @@ void ActionContainerPrivate::clear()
     scheduleUpdate();
 }
 
-void ActionContainerPrivate::itemDestroyed()
+void ActionContainerPrivate::itemDestroyed(QObject *sender)
 {
-    QObject *obj = sender();
     for (Group &group : m_groups) {
-        if (group.items.removeAll(obj) > 0)
+        if (group.items.removeAll(sender) > 0)
             break;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/actionmanager/actioncontainer_p.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/actionmanager/actioncontainer_p.h
index 8d5e55c3247..bfc6af3cb44 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/actionmanager/actioncontainer_p.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/actionmanager/actioncontainer_p.h
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ protected:
 private:
     void scheduleUpdate();
     void update();
-    void itemDestroyed();
+    void itemDestroyed(QObject *sender);
 
     QList<Group>::const_iterator findGroup(Utils::Id groupId) const;
     QAction *insertLocation(QList<Group>::const_iterator group) const;