diff --git a/src/tools/qml2puppet/qml2puppet/instances/objectnodeinstance.cpp b/src/tools/qml2puppet/qml2puppet/instances/objectnodeinstance.cpp
index 69e791f0dd9..d2f8f16a19d 100644
--- a/src/tools/qml2puppet/qml2puppet/instances/objectnodeinstance.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/qml2puppet/qml2puppet/instances/objectnodeinstance.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ void ObjectNodeInstance::initialize(const ObjectNodeInstance::Pointer &objectNod
                                     InstanceContainer::NodeFlags /*flags*/)
 {
     initializePropertyWatcher(objectNodeInstance);
-    QmlPrivateGate::registerNodeInstanceMetaObject(objectNodeInstance->object(), objectNodeInstance->nodeInstanceServer()->engine());
 }
 
 void ObjectNodeInstance::setId(const QString &id)