diff --git a/src/libs/timeline/timelinemodelaggregator.h b/src/libs/timeline/timelinemodelaggregator.h
index eb50282cb49..bcee93c9bfd 100644
--- a/src/libs/timeline/timelinemodelaggregator.h
+++ b/src/libs/timeline/timelinemodelaggregator.h
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ public:
     Q_INVOKABLE QVariantMap prevItem(int selectedModel, int selectedItem, qint64 time) const;
 
 signals:
-    void stateChanged();
     void modelsChanged();
     void heightChanged();
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertraceview.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertraceview.cpp
index aced3bc5383..78716dd4bb4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertraceview.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertraceview.cpp
@@ -145,9 +145,6 @@ QmlProfilerTraceView::QmlProfilerTraceView(QWidget *parent, QmlProfilerTool *pro
         d->m_modelProxy->addModel(new QmlProfilerRangeModel(modelManager, (RangeType)i,
                                                             d->m_modelProxy));
 
-    // Connect this last so that it's executed after the models have updated their data.
-    connect(modelManager->qmlModel(), SIGNAL(changed()), d->m_modelProxy, SIGNAL(stateChanged()));
-
     // Minimum height: 5 rows of 20 pixels + scrollbar of 50 pixels + 20 pixels margin
     setMinimumHeight(170);