diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/integration/designdocument.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/integration/designdocument.cpp
index 47694f844da..c17ed3b6a26 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/integration/designdocument.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/integration/designdocument.cpp
@@ -560,7 +560,8 @@ void DesignDocument::paste()
             targetNode = view.firstSelectedModelNode();
 
         // in case we copy and paste a selection we paste in the parent item
-        if ((view.selectedModelNodes().count() == selectedNodes.count()) && targetNode.isValid() && targetNode.hasParentProperty()) {
+        if ((view.selectedModelNodes().count() == selectedNodes.count())
+            && targetNode.hasParentProperty()) {
             targetNode = targetNode.parentProperty().parentModelNode();
         } else if (view.selectedModelNodes().isEmpty()) {
             // if selection is empty and copied nodes are all 3D nodes, paste them under the active scene