diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlproject.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlproject.cpp
index f6cd9a55bed..909f6d14c7c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlproject.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlproject.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
 #include <projectexplorer/target.h>
 #include <qtsupport/qtsupportconstants.h>
 
+#include <utils/algorithm.h>
+
 #include <QDebug>
 
 using namespace Core;
@@ -161,7 +163,7 @@ void QmlProject::parseProject(RefreshOptions options)
                 }
             }
         }
-        rootProjectNode()->refresh();
+        generateProjectTree();
     }
 
     if (options & Configuration) {
@@ -177,7 +179,7 @@ void QmlProject::refresh(RefreshOptions options)
     parseProject(options);
 
     if (options & Files)
-        rootProjectNode()->refresh();
+        generateProjectTree();
 
     if (!modelManager())
         return;
@@ -382,5 +384,20 @@ Project::RestoreResult QmlProject::fromMap(const QVariantMap &map, QString *erro
     return RestoreResult::Ok;
 }
 
+void QmlProject::generateProjectTree()
+{
+    QStringList allFiles = files();
+
+    QList<FileNode *> fileNodes = Utils::transform(allFiles, [this](const QString &f) {
+        FileType fileType = FileType::Source; // ### FIXME
+        if (f == projectFilePath().toString())
+            fileType = FileType::Project;
+        return new FileNode(Utils::FileName::fromString(f), fileType, false);
+    });
+
+    rootProjectNode()->makeEmpty();
+    rootProjectNode()->buildTree(fileNodes);
+}
+
 } // namespace QmlProjectManager
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlproject.h b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlproject.h
index 8c3b80d562b..bfc642a540c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlproject.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlproject.h
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ protected:
     RestoreResult fromMap(const QVariantMap &map, QString *errorMessage) override;
 
 private:
+    void generateProjectTree();
     void refreshFiles(const QSet<QString> &added, const QSet<QString> &removed);
     void addedTarget(ProjectExplorer::Target *target);
     void onActiveTargetChanged(ProjectExplorer::Target *target);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectnodes.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectnodes.cpp
index 8b6bdc1f9a6..c3e1034baf1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectnodes.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectnodes.cpp
@@ -39,9 +39,8 @@ using namespace ProjectExplorer;
 namespace QmlProjectManager {
 namespace Internal {
 
-QmlProjectNode::QmlProjectNode(QmlProject *project)
-    : ProjectNode(project->projectDirectory()),
-      m_project(project)
+QmlProjectNode::QmlProjectNode(QmlProject *project) : ProjectNode(project->projectDirectory()),
+    m_project(project)
 {
     setDisplayName(project->projectFilePath().toFileInfo().completeBaseName());
     // make overlay
@@ -53,22 +52,6 @@ QmlProjectNode::QmlProjectNode(QmlProject *project)
     setIcon(QIcon(projectPixmap));
 }
 
-void QmlProjectNode::refresh()
-{
-    QStringList files = m_project->files();
-    files.removeAll(m_project->projectFilePath().toString());
-
-    QList<FileNode *> fileNodes = Utils::transform(files, [](const QString &f) {
-        FileType fileType = FileType::Source; // ### FIXME
-        return new FileNode(Utils::FileName::fromString(f), fileType, false);
-
-    });
-    fileNodes.append(new FileNode(m_project->projectFilePath(), FileType::Project, false));
-
-    makeEmpty();
-    buildTree(fileNodes);
-}
-
 bool QmlProjectNode::showInSimpleTree() const
 {
     return true;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectnodes.h b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectnodes.h
index d87f32af59b..3df7d7e3be1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectnodes.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprojectmanager/qmlprojectnodes.h
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ public:
     virtual bool deleteFiles(const QStringList &filePaths) override;
     virtual bool renameFile(const QString &filePath, const QString &newFilePath) override;
 
-    void refresh();
-
 private:
     QmlProject *m_project;
 };