diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4project.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4project.cpp
index 57e63e15789..f8886e028da 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4project.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4project.cpp
@@ -582,9 +582,6 @@ void Qt4Project::updateCppCodeModel()
 
 void Qt4Project::updateQmlJSCodeModel()
 {
-    if (m_projectFiles->files[QMLType].isEmpty())
-        return;
-
     QmlJS::ModelManagerInterface *modelManager = QmlJS::ModelManagerInterface::instance();
     if (!modelManager)
         return;