diff --git a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/modelnode.cpp b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/modelnode.cpp
index 66c69f8c88d..4b5dba99bd8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/modelnode.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmldesigner/designercore/model/modelnode.cpp
@@ -870,10 +870,9 @@ bool ModelNode::isSelected() const
 */
 bool ModelNode::isRootNode() const
 {
-    if (!isValid()) {
-        Q_ASSERT_X(isValid(), Q_FUNC_INFO, "model node is invalid");
-        throw InvalidModelNodeException(__LINE__, __FUNCTION__, __FILE__);
-    }
+    if (!isValid())
+        return false;
+
     return view()->rootModelNode() == *this;
 }