diff --git a/src/libs/qmldebug/qmlprofilertraceclient.cpp b/src/libs/qmldebug/qmlprofilertraceclient.cpp
index bb1bd59a225..f69945d6023 100644
--- a/src/libs/qmldebug/qmlprofilertraceclient.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/qmldebug/qmlprofilertraceclient.cpp
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ void QmlProfilerTraceClient::messageReceived(const QByteArray &data)
                 stream >> id;
                 engineIds << id;
             }
-            emit this->traceStarted(time, engineIds);
+            emit traceStarted(time, engineIds);
             d->maximumTime = time;
             break;
         }
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ void QmlProfilerTraceClient::messageReceived(const QByteArray &data)
                 stream >> id;
                 engineIds << id;
             }
-            emit this->traceFinished(time, engineIds);
+            emit traceFinished(time, engineIds);
             d->maximumTime = time;
             d->maximumTime = qMax(time, d->maximumTime);
             break;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerclientmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerclientmanager.cpp
index e60cacf3c12..1adf0f31cf2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerclientmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerclientmanager.cpp
@@ -219,7 +219,6 @@ void QmlProfilerClientManager::disconnectClientSignals()
                    d->modelManager->traceTime(), &QmlProfilerTraceTime::decreaseStartTime);
         disconnect(d->qmlclientplugin.data(), &QmlProfilerTraceClient::enabledChanged,
                    d->qmlclientplugin.data(), &QmlProfilerTraceClient::sendRecordingStatus);
-        // fixme: this should be unified for both clients
         disconnect(d->qmlclientplugin.data(), &QmlProfilerTraceClient::recordingChanged,
                    d->profilerState, &QmlProfilerStateManager::setServerRecording);
         disconnect(d->profilerState, &QmlProfilerStateManager::requestedFeaturesChanged,
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerruncontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerruncontrol.cpp
index e34687114d7..cd702e68e82 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerruncontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerruncontrol.cpp
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ void QmlProfilerRunControl::profilerStateChanged()
     }
 }
 
-RunControl::StopResult QmlProfiler::QmlProfilerRunControl::stop()
+RunControl::StopResult QmlProfilerRunControl::stop()
 {
     StopResult result = Analyzer::AnalyzerRunControl::stop();
     if (d->m_profilerState->currentState() != QmlProfilerStateManager::Idle)
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerruncontrol.h b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerruncontrol.h
index f9f9d6aed57..108483b695f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerruncontrol.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerruncontrol.h
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ public:
 
 signals:
     void processRunning(quint16 port);
-    void timeUpdate();
 
 public slots:
     bool startEngine();