diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qml/MainView.qml b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qml/MainView.qml
index c4aceb6ef9d..f32395ab2ea 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qml/MainView.qml
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qml/MainView.qml
@@ -60,12 +60,6 @@ Rectangle {
 
     signal changeToolTip(string text)
 
-    property bool recordingEnabled: false
-    property bool appKilled : false
-
-    property date recordingStartDate
-    property real elapsedTime
-
     color: "#dcdcdc"
 
     // ***** connections with external objects
@@ -114,7 +108,6 @@ Rectangle {
 
     function clearData() {
         view.clearData();
-        appKilled = false;
         hideRangeDetails();
         selectionRangeMode = false;
         updateRangeButton();
@@ -128,7 +121,6 @@ Rectangle {
 
     function clearAll() {
         clearDisplay();
-        elapsedTime = 0;
     }
 
     function nextEvent() {
@@ -221,15 +213,6 @@ Rectangle {
         }
     }
 
-    onRecordingEnabledChanged: {
-        if (recordingEnabled) {
-            recordingStartDate = new Date();
-            elapsedTime = 0;
-        } else {
-            elapsedTime = (new Date() - recordingStartDate)/1000.0;
-        }
-    }
-
     Flickable {
         id: labelsflick
         flickableDirection: Flickable.VerticalFlick
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertraceview.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertraceview.cpp
index 4e5dd50e936..096a5dda6d2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertraceview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertraceview.cpp
@@ -157,12 +157,6 @@ QmlProfilerTraceView::QmlProfilerTraceView(QWidget *parent, Analyzer::IAnalyzerT
                                                      d->m_modelProxy);
 
     d->m_profilerState = profilerState;
-    connect(d->m_profilerState, SIGNAL(stateChanged()),
-            this, SLOT(profilerStateChanged()));
-    connect(d->m_profilerState, SIGNAL(clientRecordingChanged()),
-            this, SLOT(clientRecordingChanged()));
-    connect(d->m_profilerState, SIGNAL(serverRecordingChanged()),
-            this, SLOT(serverRecordingChanged()));
 
     // Minimum height: 5 rows of 20 pixels + scrollbar of 50 pixels + 20 pixels margin
     setMinimumHeight(170);
@@ -455,21 +449,6 @@ void QmlProfilerTraceView::showContextMenu(QPoint position)
     }
 }
 
-/////////////////////////////////////////////////
-// Tell QML the state of the profiler
-void QmlProfilerTraceView::setRecording(bool recording)
-{
-    QQuickItem *rootObject = d->m_mainView->rootObject();
-    if (rootObject)
-        rootObject->setProperty("recordingEnabled", QVariant(recording));
-}
-
-void QmlProfilerTraceView::setAppKilled()
-{
-    QQuickItem *rootObject = d->m_mainView->rootObject();
-    if (rootObject)
-        rootObject->setProperty("appKilled",QVariant(true));
-}
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // Profiler State
 void QmlProfilerTraceView::profilerDataModelStateChanged()
@@ -491,30 +470,6 @@ void QmlProfilerTraceView::profilerDataModelStateChanged()
     }
 }
 
-void QmlProfilerTraceView::profilerStateChanged()
-{
-    switch (d->m_profilerState->currentState()) {
-    case QmlProfilerStateManager::AppKilled : {
-        if (d->m_modelManager->state() == QmlProfilerDataState::AcquiringData)
-            setAppKilled();
-        break;
-    }
-    default:
-        // no special action needed for other states
-        break;
-    }
-}
-
-void QmlProfilerTraceView::clientRecordingChanged()
-{
-    // nothing yet
-}
-
-void QmlProfilerTraceView::serverRecordingChanged()
-{
-    setRecording(d->m_profilerState->serverRecording());
-}
-
 bool QmlProfilerQuickView::event(QEvent *ev)
 {
     // We assume context menus can only be triggered by mouse press, mouse release, or
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertraceview.h b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertraceview.h
index 02005d77ac3..ef2dee74a21 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertraceview.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertraceview.h
@@ -99,9 +99,6 @@ protected:
     virtual void contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent *event);
 
 private slots:
-    void profilerStateChanged();
-    void clientRecordingChanged();
-    void serverRecordingChanged();
     void setZoomSliderEnabled(bool enabled);
     void setZoomSliderVisible(bool visible);
 
@@ -121,9 +118,6 @@ signals:
 private:
     QWidget *createToolbar();
 
-    void setRecording(bool recording);
-    void setAppKilled();
-
 private:
     class QmlProfilerTraceViewPrivate;
     QmlProfilerTraceViewPrivate *d;