diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibrarywidget.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibrarywidget.cpp
index 818553404d5..5b59284663e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibrarywidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/components/itemlibrary/itemlibrarywidget.cpp
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ void ItemLibraryWidget::handleAddImport(int index)
     }
 
     m_model->changeImports({import}, {});
-    QmlDesignerPlugin::instance()->currentDesignDocument()->updateSubcomponentManager();
+
     m_stackedWidget->setCurrentIndex(0); // switch to the Components view after import is added
     updateSearch();
 }