diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/bindingeditor/signallist.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/bindingeditor/signallist.cpp
index 298ba7f91ea..b30f0763d35 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/bindingeditor/signallist.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/bindingeditor/signallist.cpp
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ void SignalList::addConnection(const QModelIndex &modelIndex)
     const ModelNode rootModelNode = view->rootModelNode();
 
     if (rootModelNode.isValid() && rootModelNode.metaInfo().isValid()) {
-        NodeMetaInfo nodeMetaInfo = view->model()->metaInfo("QtQuick.Connections");
+        NodeMetaInfo nodeMetaInfo = view->model()->qtQuickConnectionsMetaInfo();
         if (nodeMetaInfo.isValid()) {
             view->executeInTransaction("ConnectionModel::addConnection", [=, &rootModelNode](){
                 ModelNode newNode = view->createModelNode("QtQuick.Connections",
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/designeractionmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/designeractionmanager.cpp
index 9a416a85eaa..20027265685 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/designeractionmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/componentcore/designeractionmanager.cpp
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ QList<SlotList> getSlotsLists(const ModelNode &node)
 //creates connection without signalHandlerProperty
 ModelNode createNewConnection(ModelNode targetNode)
 {
-    NodeMetaInfo connectionsMetaInfo = targetNode.view()->model()->metaInfo("QtQuick.Connections");
+    NodeMetaInfo connectionsMetaInfo = targetNode.view()->model()->qtQuickConnectionsMetaInfo();
     ModelNode newConnectionNode = targetNode.view()->createModelNode(
         "QtQuick.Connections", connectionsMetaInfo.majorVersion(), connectionsMetaInfo.minorVersion());
     if (QmlItemNode::isValidQmlItemNode(targetNode))
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/connectioneditor/connectionmodel.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/connectioneditor/connectionmodel.cpp
index 8a4f7bbdb27..5711d696145 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/connectioneditor/connectionmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/connectioneditor/connectionmodel.cpp
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ void ConnectionModel::addConnection()
 
     if (rootModelNode.isValid() && rootModelNode.metaInfo().isValid()) {
 
-        NodeMetaInfo nodeMetaInfo = connectionView()->model()->metaInfo("QtQuick.Connections");
+        NodeMetaInfo nodeMetaInfo = connectionView()->model()->qtQuickConnectionsMetaInfo();
 
         if (nodeMetaInfo.isValid()) {
             connectionView()->executeInTransaction("ConnectionModel::addConnection", [=, &rootModelNode](){
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/qmlconnections.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/qmlconnections.cpp
index 7ba31a8fcc0..aae9528eb64 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/qmlconnections.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/qmlconnections.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ QList<SignalHandlerProperty> QmlConnections::signalProperties() const
 
 ModelNode QmlConnections::createQmlConnections(AbstractView *view)
 {
-    NodeMetaInfo nodeMetaInfo = view->model()->metaInfo("QtQuick.Connections");
+    NodeMetaInfo nodeMetaInfo = view->model()->qtQuickConnectionsMetaInfo();
     return view->createModelNode("QtQuick.Connections",
                                  nodeMetaInfo.majorVersion(),
                                  nodeMetaInfo.minorVersion());