diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlinspectoradapter.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlinspectoradapter.cpp
index cec5d2f1eaa..9266e339cbe 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlinspectoradapter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlinspectoradapter.cpp
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ void QmlInspectorAdapter::toolsClientStateChanged(QmlDebugClient::State state)
         connect(client, SIGNAL(logActivity(QString,QString)),
                 m_debugAdapter, SLOT(logServiceActivity(QString,QString)));
         connect(client, SIGNAL(reloaded()), SLOT(onReloaded()));
-        connect(client, SIGNAL(destroyedObject(int)), SLOT(onDestroyedObject(int)));
 
         // register actions here
         // because there can be multiple QmlEngines
@@ -364,11 +363,6 @@ void QmlInspectorAdapter::onReloaded()
     m_agent->reloadEngines();
 }
 
-void QmlInspectorAdapter::onDestroyedObject(int objectDebugId)
-{
-    m_agent->fetchObject(m_agent->parentIdForObject(objectDebugId));
-}
-
 void QmlInspectorAdapter::onEngineStateChanged(const DebuggerState state)
 {
     enableTools(state == InferiorRunOk);
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlinspectoradapter.h b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlinspectoradapter.h
index 9c487f439c7..ef810f4052d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlinspectoradapter.h
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/qml/qmlinspectoradapter.h
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ private slots:
     void onZoomActionTriggered(bool checked);
     void onShowAppOnTopChanged(bool checked);
     void onReloaded();
-    void onDestroyedObject(int);
     void jumpToObjectDefinitionInEditor(const QmlDebug::FileReference &objSource, int debugId = -1);
 
 private: