diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/abstracttimelinemodel.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/abstracttimelinemodel.cpp
index 2fa63948c5a..6d8adfdfd7b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/abstracttimelinemodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/abstracttimelinemodel.cpp
@@ -33,13 +33,12 @@
 namespace QmlProfiler {
 
 AbstractTimelineModel::AbstractTimelineModel(AbstractTimelineModelPrivate *dd,
-        const QString &name, const QString &label, QmlDebug::Message message,
-        QmlDebug::RangeType rangeType, QObject *parent) :
+        const QString &label, QmlDebug::Message message, QmlDebug::RangeType rangeType,
+        QObject *parent) :
     QObject(parent), d_ptr(dd)
 {
     Q_D(AbstractTimelineModel);
     d->q_ptr = this;
-    d->name = name;
     d->modelId = 0;
     d->modelManager = 0;
     d->expanded = false;
@@ -62,12 +61,6 @@ void AbstractTimelineModel::setModelManager(QmlProfilerModelManager *modelManage
     d->modelId = d->modelManager->registerModelProxy();
 }
 
-QString AbstractTimelineModel::name() const
-{
-    Q_D(const AbstractTimelineModel);
-    return d->name;
-}
-
 int AbstractTimelineModel::count() const
 {
     Q_D(const AbstractTimelineModel);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/abstracttimelinemodel.h b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/abstracttimelinemodel.h
index 7fae5adb38e..b6e67196bb9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/abstracttimelinemodel.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/abstracttimelinemodel.h
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ public:
 
     // Trivial methods implemented by the abstract model itself
     void setModelManager(QmlProfilerModelManager *modelManager);
-    QString name() const;
     bool isEmpty() const;
 
     // Methods are directly passed on to the private model and relying on its virtual methods.
@@ -124,9 +123,9 @@ protected:
         return QColor::fromHsl(hue % 360, Saturation, Lightness);
     }
 
-    explicit AbstractTimelineModel(AbstractTimelineModelPrivate *dd, const QString &name,
-                                   const QString &label, QmlDebug::Message message,
-                                   QmlDebug::RangeType rangeType, QObject *parent);
+    explicit AbstractTimelineModel(AbstractTimelineModelPrivate *dd, const QString &label,
+                                   QmlDebug::Message message, QmlDebug::RangeType rangeType,
+                                   QObject *parent);
     AbstractTimelineModelPrivate *d_ptr;
 
 protected slots:
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/abstracttimelinemodel_p.h b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/abstracttimelinemodel_p.h
index 4cc42cd8eb6..34910ba561a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/abstracttimelinemodel_p.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/abstracttimelinemodel_p.h
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ public:
     virtual int findLastIndex(qint64 endTime) const = 0;
 
     QVector<int> rowOffsets;
-    QString name;
     QmlProfilerModelManager *modelManager;
     int modelId;
     bool expanded;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerpainteventsmodelproxy.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerpainteventsmodelproxy.cpp
index cc6b1d8296c..54f5a8ff69e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerpainteventsmodelproxy.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerpainteventsmodelproxy.cpp
@@ -61,9 +61,8 @@ private:
 };
 
 PaintEventsModelProxy::PaintEventsModelProxy(QObject *parent)
-    : AbstractTimelineModel(new PaintEventsModelProxyPrivate,
-                                  QLatin1String("PaintEventsModelProxy"), tr("Animations"),
-                                  QmlDebug::Event, QmlDebug::MaximumRangeType, parent)
+    : AbstractTimelineModel(new PaintEventsModelProxyPrivate, tr("Animations"), QmlDebug::Event,
+                            QmlDebug::MaximumRangeType, parent)
 {
     Q_D(PaintEventsModelProxy);
     d->maxGuiThreadAnimations = d->maxRenderThreadAnimations = 0;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertimelinemodelproxy.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertimelinemodelproxy.cpp
index 63e033be015..0bbad005867 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertimelinemodelproxy.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertimelinemodelproxy.cpp
@@ -63,9 +63,8 @@ private:
 };
 
 RangeTimelineModel::RangeTimelineModel(QmlDebug::RangeType rangeType, QObject *parent)
-    : AbstractTimelineModel(new RangeTimelineModelPrivate,
-                                  QLatin1String("RangeTimelineModel"), categoryLabel(rangeType),
-                                  QmlDebug::MaximumMessage, rangeType, parent)
+    : AbstractTimelineModel(new RangeTimelineModelPrivate, categoryLabel(rangeType),
+                            QmlDebug::MaximumMessage, rangeType, parent)
 {
     Q_D(RangeTimelineModel);
     d->seenPaintEvent = false;