diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/pathtool/pathtoolview.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/pathtool/pathtoolview.cpp
index b6d30acfd87..20538573148 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/pathtool/pathtoolview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/pathtool/pathtoolview.cpp
@@ -21,13 +21,12 @@ PathToolView::PathToolView(PathTool *pathTool)
 
 static bool isInEditedPath(const NodeAbstractProperty &propertyParent, const ModelNode &editingPathViewModelNode)
 {
-    if (editingPathViewModelNode.isValid()) {
-        if (editingPathViewModelNode.hasNodeProperty("path")) {
-            ModelNode pathModelNode = editingPathViewModelNode.nodeProperty("path").modelNode();
-            if (pathModelNode.metaInfo().isQtQuickPath()) {
-                if (propertyParent.name() == "pathElements" && propertyParent.parentModelNode() == pathModelNode)
-                    return true;
-            }
+    if (editingPathViewModelNode.hasNodeProperty("path")) {
+        ModelNode pathModelNode = editingPathViewModelNode.nodeProperty("path").modelNode();
+        if (pathModelNode.metaInfo().isQtQuickPath()) {
+            if (propertyParent.name() == "pathElements"
+                && propertyParent.parentModelNode() == pathModelNode)
+                return true;
         }
     }