diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testtreemodel.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/testtreemodel.cpp
index fa69cafe42d..4701e126a66 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testtreemodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testtreemodel.cpp
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ void TestTreeModel::markForRemoval(const QString &filePath)
             TestTreeItem *child = root->childItem(childRow);
             // Qt + named Quick Tests
             if (child->filePath() == filePath) {
-                child->markForRemoval(true);
+                child->markForRemovalRecursively(true);
             } else {
                 // unnamed Quick Tests and GTest and Qt Tests with separated source/header
                 int grandChildRow = child->childCount() - 1;