diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlinspectoragent.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlinspectoragent.cpp
index ece99ccb761..2a4dc61478f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlinspectoragent.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlinspectoragent.cpp
@@ -685,6 +685,7 @@ void QmlInspectorAgent::insertObjectInTree(const ObjectReference &object)
         m_debuggerEngine->watchHandler()->setCurrentItem(iname);
         m_objectToSelect = -1;
     }
+    m_debuggerEngine->watchHandler()->updateWatchersWindow();
 }
 
 void QmlInspectorAgent::buildDebugIdHashRecursive(const ObjectReference &ref)
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/watchhandler.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/watchhandler.cpp
index 973bab20ead..7b1bd7a6dca 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/watchhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/watchhandler.cpp
@@ -1200,7 +1200,6 @@ void WatchModel::reexpandItems()
 void WatchHandler::removeAllData(bool includeInspectData)
 {
     m_model->reinitialize(includeInspectData);
-    updateWatchersWindow();
 }
 
 void WatchHandler::resetValueCache()