diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerplugin.cpp
index 31a4999b657..d562131e00f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerplugin.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,31 @@ public:
 bool QmlProfilerPlugin::initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *errorString)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(arguments)
+
+#ifdef WITH_TESTS
+    addTest<DebugMessagesModelTest>();
+    addTest<FlameGraphModelTest>();
+    addTest<FlameGraphViewTest>();
+    addTest<InputEventsModelTest>();
+    addTest<LocalQmlProfilerRunnerTest>();
+    addTest<MemoryUsageModelTest>();
+    addTest<PixmapCacheModelTest>();
+    addTest<QmlEventTest>();
+    addTest<QmlEventLocationTest>();
+    addTest<QmlEventTypeTest>();
+    addTest<QmlNoteTest>();
+    addTest<QmlProfilerAnimationsModelTest>();
+    addTest<QmlProfilerAttachDialogTest>();
+    addTest<QmlProfilerBindingLoopsRenderPassTest>();
+    addTest<QmlProfilerClientManagerTest>();
+    addTest<QmlProfilerDetailsRewriterTest>();
+    addTest<QmlProfilerToolTest>();
+    addTest<QmlProfilerTraceClientTest>();
+    addTest<QmlProfilerTraceViewTest>();
+
+    addTest<QQmlEngine>(); // Trigger debug connector to be started
+#endif
+
     return Utils::HostOsInfo::canCreateOpenGLContext(errorString);
 }
 
@@ -99,33 +124,4 @@ QmlProfilerSettings *QmlProfilerPlugin::globalSettings()
     return qmlProfilerGlobalSettings();
 }
 
-QVector<QObject *> QmlProfiler::Internal::QmlProfilerPlugin::createTestObjects() const
-{
-    QVector<QObject *> tests;
-#ifdef WITH_TESTS
-    tests << new DebugMessagesModelTest;
-    tests << new FlameGraphModelTest;
-    tests << new FlameGraphViewTest;
-    tests << new InputEventsModelTest;
-    tests << new LocalQmlProfilerRunnerTest;
-    tests << new MemoryUsageModelTest;
-    tests << new PixmapCacheModelTest;
-    tests << new QmlEventTest;
-    tests << new QmlEventLocationTest;
-    tests << new QmlEventTypeTest;
-    tests << new QmlNoteTest;
-    tests << new QmlProfilerAnimationsModelTest;
-    tests << new QmlProfilerAttachDialogTest;
-    tests << new QmlProfilerBindingLoopsRenderPassTest;
-    tests << new QmlProfilerClientManagerTest;
-    tests << new QmlProfilerDetailsRewriterTest;
-    tests << new QmlProfilerToolTest;
-    tests << new QmlProfilerTraceClientTest;
-    tests << new QmlProfilerTraceViewTest;
-
-    tests << new QQmlEngine; // Trigger debug connector to be started
-#endif
-    return tests;
-}
-
 } // QmlProfiler::Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerplugin.h b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerplugin.h
index 262fd73bc73..e189268e705 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerplugin.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerplugin.h
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ private:
     bool initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *errorString) final;
     void extensionsInitialized() final;
     ShutdownFlag aboutToShutdown() final;
-    QVector<QObject *> createTestObjects() const final;
 
     class QmlProfilerPluginPrivate *d = nullptr;
 };