diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/integration/designdocument.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/integration/designdocument.cpp
index bd169af5b24..ac6a19d11be 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/integration/designdocument.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/integration/designdocument.cpp
@@ -306,11 +306,6 @@ void DesignDocument::changeToSubComponent(const ModelNode &componentNode)
         attachRewriterToModel();
 }
 
-void DesignDocument::changeToExternalSubComponent(const QString &fileName)
-{
-    Core::EditorManager::openEditor(fileName, Core::Id(), Core::EditorManager::DoNotMakeVisible);
-}
-
 void DesignDocument::attachRewriterToModel()
 {
     QApplication::setOverrideCursor(QCursor(Qt::WaitCursor));
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/integration/designdocument.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/integration/designdocument.h
index 234aeb15bbe..e2e789032d5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/integration/designdocument.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/integration/designdocument.h
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ public slots:
     void updateActiveQtVersion();
     void changeToSubComponentAndPushOnCrumblePath(const ModelNode &componentNode);
     void changeToSubComponent(const ModelNode &componentNode);
-    void changeToExternalSubComponent(const QString &m_oldFileName);
 
 private slots:
     void updateFileName(const QString &oldFileName, const QString &newFileName);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/documentmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/documentmanager.cpp
index a8f726c317b..9b83cb8a6d1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/documentmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/documentmanager.cpp
@@ -102,13 +102,14 @@ static inline void openFileForComponent(const ModelNode &node)
     if (node.metaInfo().isFileComponent()) {
         //getWidthHeight(node, width, height);
         getProperties(node, propertyHash);
-        currentDesignDocument()->changeToExternalSubComponent(node.metaInfo().componentFileName());
+        Core::EditorManager::openEditor(node.metaInfo().componentFileName(), Core::Id(), Core::EditorManager::DoNotMakeVisible);
     } else if (node.metaInfo().isView() &&
                node.hasNodeProperty("delegate") &&
                node.nodeProperty("delegate").modelNode().metaInfo().isFileComponent()) {
         //getWidthHeight(node, width, height);
         getProperties(node, propertyHash);
-        currentDesignDocument()->changeToExternalSubComponent(node.nodeProperty("delegate").modelNode().metaInfo().componentFileName());
+        Core::EditorManager::openEditor(node.nodeProperty("delegate").modelNode().metaInfo().componentFileName(),
+                                        Core::Id(), Core::EditorManager::DoNotMakeVisible);
     }
     ModelNode rootModelNode = currentDesignDocument()->rewriterView()->rootModelNode();
     applyProperties(rootModelNode, propertyHash);