diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/nodeinstanceserverproxy.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/nodeinstanceserverproxy.cpp
index 70c36896ffd..a2e1c8e4171 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/nodeinstanceserverproxy.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/instances/nodeinstanceserverproxy.cpp
@@ -405,7 +405,6 @@ void NodeInstanceServerProxy::processFinished(int exitCode, QProcess::ExitStatus
 
     if (m_captureFileForTest.isOpen()) {
         m_captureFileForTest.close();
-        m_captureFileForTest.remove();
         Core::AsynchronousMessageBox::warning(tr("QML Emulation Layer (QML Puppet) Crashed"),
                              tr("You are recording a puppet stream and the emulations layer crashed. "
                                 "It is recommended to reopen the Qt Quick Designer and start again."));