diff --git a/src/libs/qmldebug/qmlprofilertraceclient.cpp b/src/libs/qmldebug/qmlprofilertraceclient.cpp
index 6c97f36832b..19f19c3b77f 100644
--- a/src/libs/qmldebug/qmlprofilertraceclient.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/qmldebug/qmlprofilertraceclient.cpp
@@ -73,8 +73,6 @@ public:
 
 using namespace QmlDebug;
 
-static const int GAP_TIME = 150;
-
 void QmlProfilerTraceClientPrivate::sendRecordingStatus(int engineId)
 {
     QPacket stream(q->connection()->currentDataStreamVersion());
@@ -213,9 +211,6 @@ void QmlProfilerTraceClient::messageReceived(const QByteArray &data)
     else
         subtype = -1;
 
-    if (time > (d->maximumTime + GAP_TIME) && 0 == d->inProgressRanges)
-        emit gap(time);
-
     switch (messageType) {
     case Event: {
         switch (subtype) {
diff --git a/src/libs/qmldebug/qmlprofilertraceclient.h b/src/libs/qmldebug/qmlprofilertraceclient.h
index d4226683163..48c913fbb2d 100644
--- a/src/libs/qmldebug/qmlprofilertraceclient.h
+++ b/src/libs/qmldebug/qmlprofilertraceclient.h
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ public slots:
 
 signals:
     void complete(qint64 maximumTime);
-    void gap(qint64 time);
     void traceFinished(qint64 time, const QList<int> &engineIds);
     void traceStarted(qint64 time, const QList<int> &engineIds);
     void rangedEvent(QmlDebug::Message, QmlDebug::RangeType, int detailType, qint64 startTime,