diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildsystem.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildsystem.cpp
index 0ab7ff8e62c..d33c5f48ac9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildsystem.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildsystem.cpp
@@ -481,8 +481,6 @@ void CMakeBuildSystem::updateProjectData()
         updateQmlJSCodeModel();
     }
 
-    emit p->fileListChanged();
-
     emit m_buildConfiguration->emitBuildTypeChanged();
 
     m_buildDirManager.resetData();
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.cpp
index f5b2538dc87..b915107202a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.cpp
@@ -463,7 +463,6 @@ void QbsBuildSystem::updateAfterParse()
         updateCppCodeModel();
         updateExtraCompilers();
         updateQmlJsCodeModel();
-        emit project()->fileListChanged();
         m_envCache.clear();
         m_guard.markAsSuccess();
         m_guard = {};