diff --git a/share/qtcreator/debugger/boosttypes.py b/share/qtcreator/debugger/boosttypes.py
index d69164b8741..d1633140a31 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/debugger/boosttypes.py
+++ b/share/qtcreator/debugger/boosttypes.py
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ def qdump__boost__bimaps__bimap(d, value):
     #rightType = d.templateArgument(value.type, 1)
     size = int(value["core"]["node_count"])
     d.putItemCount(size)
-    d.putNumChild(size)
     if d.isExpanded():
         d.putPlainChildren(value)
 
@@ -99,7 +98,6 @@ def qdump__boost__container__list(d, value):
     r = value["members_"]["m_icont"]["data_"]["root_plus_size_"]
     n = toInteger(r["size_"])
     d.putItemCount(n)
-    d.putNumChild(n)
     if d.isExpanded():
         innerType = d.templateArgument(value.type, 0)
         offset = 2 * d.ptrSize()
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/debugger/dumper.py b/share/qtcreator/debugger/dumper.py
index 90a99d447b7..cc98416dbcc 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/debugger/dumper.py
+++ b/share/qtcreator/debugger/dumper.py
@@ -646,6 +646,7 @@ class DumperBase:
             self.putValue('<>%s items>' % maximum)
         else:
             self.putValue('<%s items>' % count)
+        self.putNumChild(count)
 
     def putField(self, name, value):
         self.put('%s="%s",' % (name, value))
@@ -859,7 +860,6 @@ class DumperBase:
             n = (10, 100, 1000, 10000)[format - Array10Format]
             self.putType(typeName)
             self.putItemCount(n)
-            self.putNumChild(n)
             self.putArrayData(value, n, innerType)
             return
 
@@ -1149,7 +1149,6 @@ class DumperBase:
         with SubItem(self, "[methods]"):
             methodCount = self.staticQObjectMethodCount(smo)
             self.putItemCount(methodCount)
-            self.putNumChild(methodCount)
             if self.isExpanded():
                 methodNames = self.staticQObjectMethodNames(smo)
                 with Children(self):
@@ -1161,7 +1160,6 @@ class DumperBase:
         with SubItem(self, "[signals]"):
             signalCount = self.staticQObjectSignalCount(smo)
             self.putItemCount(signalCount)
-            self.putNumChild(signalCount)
             if self.isExpanded():
                 signalNames = self.staticQObjectSignalNames(smo)
                 signalCount = len(signalNames)
@@ -1184,7 +1182,6 @@ class DumperBase:
             connections = d_ptr["connectionLists"]
             if self.isNull(connections):
                 self.putItemCount(0)
-                self.putNumChild(0)
             else:
                 connections = connections.dereference()
                 connections = connections.cast(self.directBaseClass(connections.type))
@@ -1311,7 +1308,6 @@ class DumperBase:
             self.put('iname="local.argv",name="argv",')
             self.putItemCount(n, 100)
             self.putType('char **')
-            self.putNumChild(n)
             if self.currentIName in self.expandedINames:
                 p = value
                 with Children(self, n):
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/debugger/qttypes.py b/share/qtcreator/debugger/qttypes.py
index 18a9bc7ecca..003f0e85732 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/debugger/qttypes.py
+++ b/share/qtcreator/debugger/qttypes.py
@@ -532,7 +532,6 @@ def qdump__QFiniteStack(d, value):
     size = int(value["_size"])
     d.check(0 <= size and size <= alloc and alloc <= 1000 * 1000 * 1000)
     d.putItemCount(size)
-    d.putNumChild(size)
     if d.isExpanded():
         d.putPlotData(value["_array"], size, d.templateArgument(value.type, 0))
 
@@ -613,7 +612,6 @@ def qdump__QHash(d, value):
     d.checkRef(d_ptr["ref"])
 
     d.putItemCount(size)
-    d.putNumChild(size)
     if d.isExpanded():
         numBuckets = int(d_ptr.dereference()["numBuckets"])
         innerType = e_ptr.dereference().type
@@ -769,7 +767,6 @@ def qdump__QList(d, value):
     innerType = d.templateArgument(value.type, 0)
 
     d.putItemCount(size)
-    d.putNumChild(size)
     if d.isExpanded():
         innerSize = innerType.sizeof
         stepSize = d.ptrSize()
@@ -873,7 +870,6 @@ def qdump__QLinkedList(d, value):
     d.check(0 <= n and n <= 100*1000*1000)
     d.check(-1 <= ref and ref <= 1000)
     d.putItemCount(n)
-    d.putNumChild(n)
     if d.isExpanded():
         innerType = d.templateArgument(value.type, 0)
         with Children(d, n, maxNumChild=1000, childType=innerType):
@@ -946,7 +942,6 @@ def qdumpHelper__Qt4_QMap(d, value):
     d.checkRef(d_ptr["ref"])
 
     d.putItemCount(n)
-    d.putNumChild(n)
     if d.isExpanded():
         if n > 10000:
             n = 10000
@@ -989,7 +984,6 @@ def qdumpHelper__Qt5_QMap(d, value):
     d.checkRef(d_ptr["ref"])
 
     d.putItemCount(n)
-    d.putNumChild(n)
     if d.isExpanded():
         if n > 10000:
             n = 10000
@@ -1257,7 +1251,6 @@ def _qdump__QObject(d, value):
 
             d.putNoType()
             d.putItemCount(dynamicPropertyCount)
-            d.putNumChild(dynamicPropertyCount)
 
             if d.isExpanded() and d.isGdb:
                 import gdb
@@ -1302,7 +1295,6 @@ def _qdump__QObject(d, value):
             if not d.isNull(connections):
                 connectionListCount = connections["d"]["size"]
             d.putItemCount(connectionListCount, 0)
-            d.putNumChild(connectionListCount)
             if d.isExpanded():
                 pp = 0
                 with Children(d):
@@ -1582,7 +1574,6 @@ def qdump__QRegion(d, value):
         pp = d.extractPointer(p)
         n = d.extractInt(pp)
         d.putItemCount(n)
-        d.putNumChild(n)
         if d.isExpanded():
             with Children(d):
                 v = d.ptrSize()
@@ -1647,7 +1638,6 @@ def qdump__QSet(d, value):
     d.checkRef(d_ptr["ref"])
 
     d.putItemCount(size)
-    d.putNumChild(size)
     if d.isExpanded():
         hashDataType = d_ptr.type
         nodeTypePtr = d_ptr.dereference()["fakeNext"].type
@@ -2169,7 +2159,6 @@ def qdump__QVector(d, value):
     data, size, alloc = d.vectorDataHelper(d.extractPointer(value))
     d.check(0 <= size and size <= alloc and alloc <= 1000 * 1000 * 1000)
     d.putItemCount(size)
-    d.putNumChild(size)
     d.putPlotData(data, size, d.templateArgument(value.type, 0))
 
 
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/debugger/stdtypes.py b/share/qtcreator/debugger/stdtypes.py
index e10fbd1b411..7c6d39b07af 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/debugger/stdtypes.py
+++ b/share/qtcreator/debugger/stdtypes.py
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ def qform__std__array():
 def qdump__std__array(d, value):
     size = d.numericTemplateArgument(value.type, 1)
     d.putItemCount(size)
-    d.putNumChild(size)
     if d.isExpanded():
         d.putPlotData(d.addressOf(value), size, d.templateArgument(value.type, 0))
 
@@ -79,7 +78,6 @@ def qdump__std__deque(d, value):
 
     d.check(0 <= size and size <= 1000 * 1000 * 1000)
     d.putItemCount(size)
-    d.putNumChild(size)
     if d.isExpanded():
         with Children(d, size, maxNumChild=2000, childType=innerType):
             pcur = start["_M_cur"]
@@ -116,7 +114,6 @@ def qdump__std__deque__QNX(d, value):
 
     d.check(0 <= mapsize and mapsize <= 1000 * 1000 * 1000)
     d.putItemCount(mysize)
-    d.putNumChild(mysize)
     if d.isExpanded():
         with Children(d, mysize, maxNumChild=2000, childType=innerType):
             map = value['_Map']
@@ -147,7 +144,6 @@ def qdump__std__list(d, value):
         pp = d.extractPointer(pp)
 
     d.putItemCount(size, 1000)
-    d.putNumChild(size)
 
     if d.isExpanded():
         p = node["_M_next"]
@@ -163,7 +159,6 @@ def qdump__std__list__QNX(d, value):
     size = value["_Mysize"]
 
     d.putItemCount(size, 1000)
-    d.putNumChild(size)
 
     if d.isExpanded():
         p = node["_Next"]
@@ -188,7 +183,6 @@ def qdump__std__map(d, value):
     size = int(impl["_M_node_count"])
     d.check(0 <= size and size <= 100*1000*1000)
     d.putItemCount(size)
-    d.putNumChild(size)
 
     if d.isExpanded():
         pairType = d.templateArgument(d.templateArgument(value.type, 3), 0)
@@ -215,7 +209,6 @@ def qdump__std__map__QNX(d, value):
     size = value['_Mysize']
     d.check(0 <= size and size <= 100*1000*1000)
     d.putItemCount(size)
-    d.putNumChild(size)
 
     if d.isExpanded():
         keyType = d.templateArgument(value.type, 0)
@@ -338,7 +331,6 @@ def qdump__std__set(d, value):
     size = int(impl["_M_node_count"])
     d.check(0 <= size and size <= 100*1000*1000)
     d.putItemCount(size)
-    d.putNumChild(size)
     if d.isExpanded():
         valueType = d.templateArgument(value.type, 0)
         node = impl["_M_header"]["_M_left"]
@@ -361,7 +353,6 @@ def qdump__std__set__QNX(d, value):
     size = value['_Mysize']
     d.check(0 <= size and size <= 100*1000*1000)
     d.putItemCount(size)
-    d.putNumChild(size)
     if d.isExpanded():
         valueType = d.templateArgument(value.type, 0)
         head = value['_Myhead']
@@ -588,7 +579,6 @@ def qdump__std__unordered_map(d, value):
                 d.putNumChild(0)
                 return
     d.putItemCount(size)
-    d.putNumChild(size)
     if d.isExpanded():
         p = d.pointerValue(start)
         if d.isMapCompact(keyType, valueType):
@@ -627,7 +617,6 @@ def qdump__std__unordered_set(d, value):
                 start = value["_M_buckets"].dereference()
                 offset = d.ptrSize()
     d.putItemCount(size)
-    d.putNumChild(size)
     if d.isExpanded():
         p = d.pointerValue(start)
         valueType = d.templateArgument(value.type, 0)
@@ -714,7 +703,6 @@ def qdump__std__vector(d, value):
     d.checkPointer(alloc)
 
     d.putItemCount(size)
-    d.putNumChild(size)
     if d.isExpanded():
         if isBool:
             with Children(d, size, maxNumChild=10000, childType=type):
@@ -749,7 +737,6 @@ def qdump__std__vector__QNX(d, value):
     d.checkPointer(end)
 
     d.putItemCount(size)
-    d.putNumChild(size)
     if d.isExpanded():
         if isBool:
             with Children(d, size, maxNumChild=10000, childType=innerType):
@@ -772,7 +759,6 @@ def qdump__std____1__vector(d, value):
         size = (end - begin) / innerType.sizeof
 
     d.putItemCount(size)
-    d.putNumChild(size)
     if d.isExpanded():
         d.putPlotData(begin, size, innerType)
 
@@ -819,7 +805,6 @@ def qdump____gnu_cxx__hash_set(d, value):
     size = int(ht["_M_num_elements"])
     d.check(0 <= size and size <= 1000 * 1000 * 1000)
     d.putItemCount(size)
-    d.putNumChild(size)
     type = d.templateArgument(value.type, 0)
     d.putType("__gnu__cxx::hash_set<%s>" % type)
     if d.isExpanded():