diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibrarymodel.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibrarymodel.cpp
index 9c856c99289..e1d078306ce 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibrarymodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibrarymodel.cpp
@@ -234,8 +234,6 @@ void ItemLibraryModel::showAllHiddenCategories()
 void ItemLibraryModel::setFlowMode(bool b)
 {
     m_flowMode = b;
-    bool changed;
-    updateVisibility(&changed);
 }
 
 ItemLibraryModel::ItemLibraryModel(QObject *parent)