diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilereventsview.h b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilereventsview.h
index 99efcd50d1b..b24cbed633f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilereventsview.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilereventsview.h
@@ -53,12 +53,4 @@ public slots:
     virtual void onVisibleFeaturesChanged(quint64 features) = 0;
 };
 
-class QMLPROFILER_EXPORT QmlProfilerEventsViewFactory : public QObject
-{
-    Q_OBJECT
-public:
-    virtual QList<QmlProfilerEventsView *> create(QWidget *parent,
-                                                  QmlProfilerModelManager *manager) = 0;
-};
-
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerviewmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerviewmanager.cpp
index c0b82048f78..032d2f8465f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerviewmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerviewmanager.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ public:
     QList<QmlProfilerEventsView *> eventsViews;
     QmlProfilerStateManager *profilerState;
     QmlProfilerModelManager *profilerModelManager;
-    QmlProfilerEventsViewFactory *eventsViewFactory;
 };
 
 QmlProfilerViewManager::QmlProfilerViewManager(QObject *parent,
@@ -66,8 +65,6 @@ QmlProfilerViewManager::QmlProfilerViewManager(QObject *parent,
     d->traceView = 0;
     d->profilerState = profilerState;
     d->profilerModelManager = modelManager;
-    d->eventsViewFactory =
-            ExtensionSystem::PluginManager::getObject<QmlProfilerEventsViewFactory>();
     createViews();
 }