diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/basevcseditorfactory.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/basevcseditorfactory.cpp
index 12f467afa05..8f25813885b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/basevcseditorfactory.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/basevcseditorfactory.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ VcsEditorFactory::VcsEditorFactory(const VcsBaseEditorParameters *parameters,
                                    const EditorWidgetCreator editorWidgetCreator,
                                    std::function<void(const QString &, const QString &)> describeFunc)
 {
-    setProperty("VcsEditorFactoryName", QByteArray(parameters->id));
     setId(parameters->id);
     setDisplayName(QCoreApplication::translate("VCS", parameters->displayName));
     if (QLatin1String(parameters->mimeType) != QLatin1String(DiffEditor::Constants::DIFF_EDITOR_MIMETYPE))
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/basevcseditorfactory.h b/src/plugins/vcsbase/basevcseditorfactory.h
index b1b828716e5..0afddcd5ce7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/basevcseditorfactory.h
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/basevcseditorfactory.h
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@ class VcsBaseEditorParameters;
 
 class VCSBASE_EXPORT VcsEditorFactory : public TextEditor::TextEditorFactory
 {
-    Q_OBJECT
-
 public:
     VcsEditorFactory(const VcsBaseEditorParameters *parameters,
                      const EditorWidgetCreator editorWidgetCreator,