diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/selectablefilesmodel.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/selectablefilesmodel.cpp
index b88f2e72f08..d89d3a8e846 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/selectablefilesmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/selectablefilesmodel.cpp
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ SelectableFilesModel::SelectableFilesModel(QObject *parent) : QAbstractItemModel
     connect(this, &SelectableFilesModel::modelReset, this, [this] { emit checkedFilesChanged(); });
 
     m_root = new Tree;
-    m_root->parent = 0;
 }
 
 void SelectableFilesModel::setInitialMarkedFiles(const Utils::FileNameList &files)
@@ -78,7 +77,6 @@ void SelectableFilesModel::startParsing(const Utils::FileName &baseDir)
     // Build a tree in a future
     m_rootForFuture = new Tree;
     m_rootForFuture->name = baseDir.toUserOutput();
-    m_rootForFuture->parent = 0;
     m_rootForFuture->fullPath = baseDir;
     m_rootForFuture->isDir = true;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/selectablefilesmodel.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/selectablefilesmodel.h
index d31159931b3..c1baa921e9c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/selectablefilesmodel.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/selectablefilesmodel.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public:
     QList<Tree *> visibleFiles;
     QIcon icon;
     Utils::FileName fullPath;
-    Tree *parent;
+    Tree *parent = nullptr;
 };
 
 class Glob