diff --git a/src/libs/utils/basetreeview.cpp b/src/libs/utils/basetreeview.cpp
index ec3dc2f24cf..f477ba04533 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/basetreeview.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/basetreeview.cpp
@@ -309,9 +309,11 @@ void BaseTreeView::setModel(QAbstractItemModel *m)
 void BaseTreeView::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *ev)
 {
     TreeView::mousePressEvent(ev);
-    const QModelIndex mi = indexAt(ev->pos());
-    if (!mi.isValid())
-        d->toggleColumnWidth(columnAt(ev->x()));
+// Resizing columns by clicking on the empty space seems to be controversial.
+// Let's try without for a while.
+//    const QModelIndex mi = indexAt(ev->pos());
+//    if (!mi.isValid())
+//        d->toggleColumnWidth(columnAt(ev->x()));
 }
 
 void BaseTreeView::contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent *ev)