diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibrarymodel.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibrarymodel.cpp
index 12c4e695b95..e9bf2382dbd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibrarymodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibrarymodel.cpp
@@ -258,9 +258,6 @@ void ItemLibraryModel::updateVisibility()
 
         changed |= itemLibrarySection->setVisible(sectionVisibility);
     }
-
-    if (changed)
-        emit visibilityChanged();
 }
 
 void ItemLibraryModel::addRoleNames()
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibrarymodel.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibrarymodel.h
index 2d74bb13f93..93da9ff0a68 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibrarymodel.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibrarymodel.h
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ public slots:
 signals:
     void qmlModelChanged();
     void searchTextChanged();
-    void visibilityChanged();
 
 private: // functions
     void updateVisibility();