diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlpreview/qmlpreviewplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlpreview/qmlpreviewplugin.cpp
index 9323bf617c0..6175eac2a2f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlpreview/qmlpreviewplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlpreview/qmlpreviewplugin.cpp
@@ -203,6 +203,11 @@ QmlPreviewPlugin::~QmlPreviewPlugin()
 void QmlPreviewPlugin::initialize()
 {
     d = new QmlPreviewPluginPrivate(this);
+
+#ifdef WITH_TESTS
+    addTest<QmlPreviewClientTest>();
+    addTest<QmlPreviewPluginTest>();
+#endif
 }
 
 ExtensionSystem::IPlugin::ShutdownFlag QmlPreviewPlugin::aboutToShutdown()
@@ -212,16 +217,6 @@ ExtensionSystem::IPlugin::ShutdownFlag QmlPreviewPlugin::aboutToShutdown()
     return SynchronousShutdown;
 }
 
-QVector<QObject *> QmlPreviewPlugin::createTestObjects() const
-{
-    QVector<QObject *> tests;
-#ifdef WITH_TESTS
-    tests.append(new QmlPreviewClientTest);
-    tests.append(new QmlPreviewPluginTest);
-#endif
-    return tests;
-}
-
 QString QmlPreviewPlugin::previewedFile() const
 {
     return d->m_previewedFile;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlpreview/qmlpreviewplugin.h b/src/plugins/qmlpreview/qmlpreviewplugin.h
index 8e750146aba..15a5d3e1815 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlpreview/qmlpreviewplugin.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlpreview/qmlpreviewplugin.h
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ public:
 
     void initialize() override;
     ShutdownFlag aboutToShutdown() override;
-    QVector<QObject *> createTestObjects() const override;
 
     QString previewedFile() const;
     void setPreviewedFile(const QString &previewedFile);