diff --git a/src/libs/timeline/timelinemodel.cpp b/src/libs/timeline/timelinemodel.cpp
index c28ca789639..63ea7ce1620 100644
--- a/src/libs/timeline/timelinemodel.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/timeline/timelinemodel.cpp
@@ -375,14 +375,6 @@ bool TimelineModel::handlesTypeId(int typeIndex) const
     return false;
 }
 
-int TimelineModel::selectionIdForLocation(const QString &filename, int line, int column) const
-{
-    Q_UNUSED(filename);
-    Q_UNUSED(line);
-    Q_UNUSED(column);
-    return -1;
-}
-
 float TimelineModel::relativeHeight(int index) const
 {
     Q_UNUSED(index);
diff --git a/src/libs/timeline/timelinemodel.h b/src/libs/timeline/timelinemodel.h
index dd9b6701a78..c525281510e 100644
--- a/src/libs/timeline/timelinemodel.h
+++ b/src/libs/timeline/timelinemodel.h
@@ -99,8 +99,6 @@ public:
     Q_INVOKABLE virtual QVariantMap location(int index) const;
     Q_INVOKABLE virtual int typeId(int index) const;
     Q_INVOKABLE virtual bool handlesTypeId(int typeId) const;
-    Q_INVOKABLE virtual int selectionIdForLocation(const QString &filename, int line,
-                                                   int column) const;
     Q_INVOKABLE virtual float relativeHeight(int index) const;
     Q_INVOKABLE virtual int rowMinValue(int rowNumber) const;
     Q_INVOKABLE virtual int rowMaxValue(int rowNumber) const;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerrangemodel.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerrangemodel.cpp
index 4c174dbc74d..085dd49fde5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerrangemodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerrangemodel.cpp
@@ -227,21 +227,6 @@ int QmlProfilerRangeModel::typeId(int index) const
     return selectionId(index);
 }
 
-int QmlProfilerRangeModel::selectionIdForLocation(const QString &filename, int line, int column) const
-{
-    // if this is called from v8 view, we don't have the column number, it will be -1
-    const QVector<QmlEventType> &types = modelManager()->qmlModel()->eventTypes();
-    for (int i = 1; i < expandedRowCount(); ++i) {
-        int typeId = m_expandedRowTypes[i];
-        const QmlEventType &eventData = types[typeId];
-        if (eventData.location.filename == filename &&
-                eventData.location.line == line &&
-                (column == -1 || eventData.location.column == column))
-            return typeId;
-    }
-    return -1;
-}
-
 QList<const Timeline::TimelineRenderPass *> QmlProfilerRangeModel::supportedRenderPasses() const
 {
     if (supportsBindingLoops()) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerrangemodel.h b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerrangemodel.h
index cfc68bf998e..3eb281ef8d5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerrangemodel.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilerrangemodel.h
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ public:
     QVariantMap location(int index) const override;
 
     int typeId(int index) const override;
-    int selectionIdForLocation(const QString &filename, int line, int column) const override;
 
     virtual QList<const Timeline::TimelineRenderPass *> supportedRenderPasses() const override;
 
diff --git a/tests/auto/timeline/timelinemodel/tst_timelinemodel.cpp b/tests/auto/timeline/timelinemodel/tst_timelinemodel.cpp
index 49a56e6a83c..d317169e18a 100644
--- a/tests/auto/timeline/timelinemodel/tst_timelinemodel.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/timeline/timelinemodel/tst_timelinemodel.cpp
@@ -370,7 +370,6 @@ void tst_TimelineModel::defaultValues()
     Timeline::TimelineModel dummy(12);
     QCOMPARE(dummy.location(0), QVariantMap());
     QCOMPARE(dummy.handlesTypeId(0), false);
-    QCOMPARE(dummy.selectionIdForLocation(QString(), 0, 0), -1);
     QCOMPARE(dummy.relativeHeight(0), 1.0);
     QCOMPARE(dummy.rowMinValue(0), 0);
     QCOMPARE(dummy.rowMaxValue(0), 0);