diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/snapper.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/snapper.cpp
index 367b2678f9f..71286cb66ef 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/snapper.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/formeditor/snapper.cpp
@@ -587,7 +587,6 @@ static QmlItemNode findItemOnSnappingLine(const QmlItemNode &sourceQmlItemNode,
             if (possibleAchorItemNode != sourceQmlItemNode) {
                 if (sourceQmlItemNode.instanceParent() == possibleAchorItemNode) {
                     targetQmlItemNode = possibleAchorItemNode;
-                    targetAnchorLine = currentToAnchorLine;
                     break;
                 } else if (currentToAnchorLine < targetAnchorLine) {
                     targetQmlItemNode = possibleAchorItemNode;