diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/viewmanager.h b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/viewmanager.h
index a238692594d..70f353a80b8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/viewmanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/include/viewmanager.h
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ public:
 
     void resetPropertyEditorView();
 
-    void registerFormEditorTool(AbstractCustomTool *tool); // takes ownership
-    void registerView(AbstractView *view);
+    void registerFormEditorToolTakingOwnership(AbstractCustomTool *tool);
+    void registerViewTakingOwnership(AbstractView *view);
 
     QList<WidgetInfo> widgetInfos();
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/viewmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/viewmanager.cpp
index a5dcc37d580..b09e4d9bf41 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/viewmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/viewmanager.cpp
@@ -89,12 +89,12 @@ void ViewManager::resetPropertyEditorView()
     m_propertyEditorView.resetView();
 }
 
-void ViewManager::registerFormEditorTool(AbstractCustomTool *tool)
+void ViewManager::registerFormEditorToolTakingOwnership(AbstractCustomTool *tool)
 {
     m_formEditorView.registerTool(tool);
 }
 
-void ViewManager::registerView(AbstractView *view)
+void ViewManager::registerViewTakingOwnership(AbstractView *view)
 {
     m_additionalViews.append(view);
 }