diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerextension/connectioneditor/backendmodel.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerextension/connectioneditor/backendmodel.cpp
index 2944a195b6b..0d86c4696a1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerextension/connectioneditor/backendmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/qmldesignerextension/connectioneditor/backendmodel.cpp
@@ -156,8 +156,6 @@ CppTypeData BackendModel::cppTypeDataForType(const QString &typeName) const
 {
     RewriterView *rewriterView = m_connectionView->model()->rewriterView();
 
-    QStringList list;
-
     if (!rewriterView)
         return CppTypeData();