diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/propertyEditorQmlSources/QtQuick/emptyPane.qml b/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/propertyEditorQmlSources/QtQuick/emptyPane.qml
index c797860c762..3ec325d8f14 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/propertyEditorQmlSources/QtQuick/emptyPane.qml
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qmldesigner/propertyEditorQmlSources/QtQuick/emptyPane.qml
@@ -13,11 +13,6 @@ Rectangle {
     height: 400
     color: StudioTheme.Values.themePanelBackground
 
-    // Called from C++ to clear the search when the selected node changes
-    function clearSearch() {
-        // The function is empty, because it is a placeholder to match other panes
-    }
-
     ColumnLayout {
         id: mainColumn
         anchors.fill: parent
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/propertyeditor/propertyeditorview.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/propertyeditor/propertyeditorview.cpp
index aa81d3b6d11..86ee06fec7e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/propertyeditor/propertyeditorview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/propertyeditor/propertyeditorview.cpp
@@ -453,7 +453,14 @@ void PropertyEditorView::resetView()
 
     if (m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType) {
         m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType->emitSelectionChanged();
-        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType->widget()->rootObject(), "clearSearch");
+
+        const auto qmlBackEndObject = m_qmlBackEndForCurrentType->widget()->rootObject();
+        if (qmlBackEndObject) {
+            const auto metaObject = qmlBackEndObject->metaObject();
+            const int methodIndex = metaObject->indexOfMethod("clearSearch()");
+            if (methodIndex != -1)
+                metaObject->method(methodIndex).invoke(qmlBackEndObject);
+        }
     }
 
     m_locked = false;