diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibrarysectionmodel.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibrarysectionmodel.cpp
index c18a486fda8..5a60dd1eb78 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibrarysectionmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibrarysectionmodel.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ ItemLibrarySectionModel::ItemLibrarySectionModel(QObject *parent) :
 
 ItemLibrarySectionModel::~ItemLibrarySectionModel()
 {
-    clearItems();
 }
 
 int ItemLibrarySectionModel::rowCount(const QModelIndex &) const
@@ -73,12 +72,6 @@ QHash<int, QByteArray> ItemLibrarySectionModel::roleNames() const
     return m_roleNames;
 }
 
-void ItemLibrarySectionModel::clearItems()
-{
-    beginResetModel();
-    endResetModel();
-}
-
 void ItemLibrarySectionModel::addItem(ItemLibraryItem *element)
 {
     m_itemList.append(element);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibrarysectionmodel.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibrarysectionmodel.h
index 6d543b5afae..6e1771a52f0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibrarysectionmodel.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibrarysectionmodel.h
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ public:
     QVariant data(const QModelIndex &index, int role = Qt::DisplayRole) const override;
     QHash<int, QByteArray> roleNames() const override;
 
-    void clearItems();
-
     void addItem(ItemLibraryItem *item);
 
     const QList<ItemLibraryItem *> &items() const;