diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/nodemetainfo.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/nodemetainfo.cpp
index d966d4fda1b..5e34593cc34 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/nodemetainfo.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/metainfo/nodemetainfo.cpp
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ static TypeName resolveTypeName(const ASTPropertyReference *ref, const ContextPt
             type = componentObjectValue->className().toUtf8();
             dotProperties = getObjectTypes(componentObjectValue, context);
         }  else if (const ObjectValue * objectValue = value->asObjectValue()) {
-            type = objectValue->className().toUtf8();
             dotProperties = getObjectTypes(objectValue, context);
         }