diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testprojectsettings.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/testprojectsettings.cpp
index 5f745637db8..dd0c05079cc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testprojectsettings.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testprojectsettings.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
 #include "testprojectsettings.h"
 
 #include "autotestconstants.h"
+#include "testcodeparser.h"
 #include "testframeworkmanager.h"
+#include "testtreemodel.h"
 
 #include <projectexplorer/project.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/projectmanager.h>
@@ -49,7 +51,9 @@ void TestProjectSettings::activateFramework(const Id &id, bool activate)
 {
     ITestFramework *framework = TestFrameworkManager::frameworkForId(id);
     m_activeTestFrameworks[framework] = activate;
-    if (!activate)
+    if (TestTreeModel::instance()->parser()->isParsing())
+        framework->rootNode()->markForRemoval(!activate);
+    else if (!activate)
         framework->resetRootNode();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testtreeitem.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/testtreeitem.cpp
index f18adb812d4..69481b60cad 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testtreeitem.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testtreeitem.cpp
@@ -214,12 +214,16 @@ bool TestTreeItem::modifyLineAndColumn(const TestParseResult *result)
 
 void TestTreeItem::markForRemoval(bool mark)
 {
-    m_status = mark ? MarkedForRemoval : Cleared;
+    if (type() == Root)
+        m_status = mark ? ForcedRootRemoval : NewlyAdded;
+    else
+        m_status = mark ? MarkedForRemoval : Cleared;
 }
 
 void TestTreeItem::markForRemovalRecursively(bool mark)
 {
-    markForRemoval(mark);
+    if (type() != Root)
+        markForRemoval(mark);
     for (int row = 0, count = childCount(); row < count; ++row)
         childItem(row)->markForRemovalRecursively(mark);
 }
@@ -231,7 +235,8 @@ void TestTreeItem::markForRemovalRecursively(const QSet<FilePath> &filePaths)
         child->markForRemovalRecursively(filePaths);
         mark &= child->markedForRemoval();
     });
-    markForRemoval(mark);
+    if (type() != Root)
+        markForRemoval(mark);
 }
 
 TestTreeItem *TestTreeItem::childItem(int at) const
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testtreeitem.h b/src/plugins/autotest/testtreeitem.h
index 3737d2a3607..4f4065c62d8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testtreeitem.h
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testtreeitem.h
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ private:
     {
         NewlyAdded,
         MarkedForRemoval,
+        ForcedRootRemoval,      // only valid on rootNode
         Cleared
     };
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testtreemodel.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/testtreemodel.cpp
index 5e7fcb85a86..7d0dd3954d0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testtreemodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testtreemodel.cpp
@@ -485,6 +485,10 @@ void TestTreeModel::markForRemoval(const QSet<Utils::FilePath> &filePaths)
 void TestTreeModel::sweep()
 {
     for (TestTreeItem *frameworkRoot : frameworkRootNodes()) {
+        if (frameworkRoot->m_status == TestTreeItem::ForcedRootRemoval) {
+            frameworkRoot->framework()->resetRootNode();
+            continue;
+        }
         sweepChildren(frameworkRoot);
         revalidateCheckState(frameworkRoot);
     }