diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.cpp
index faa53e44e38..3c805f4a789 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.cpp
@@ -6725,8 +6725,7 @@ void BaseTextEditorWidgetPrivate::updateCursorPosition()
                                    .arg(q->textDocument()->tabSettings().columnAt(block.text(),
                                                                                    column)+1),
                                    tr("Line: 9999, Col: 999"));
-    if (m_editor)
-        m_editor->m_contextHelpId.clear();
+    q->clearContentsHelpId();
 
     if (!block.isVisible())
         q->ensureCursorVisible();
@@ -7331,6 +7330,9 @@ BaseTextEditor *BaseTextEditorFactory::createEditorHelper(const BaseTextDocument
     connect(widget, &BaseTextEditorWidget::activateEditor,
             [editor]() { Core::EditorManager::activateEditor(editor); });
 
+    connect(widget, &BaseTextEditorWidget::clearContentsHelpId,
+            [editor]() { editor->setContextHelpId(QString()); });
+
     widget->finalizeInitialization();
     editor->finalizeInitialization();
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.h b/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.h
index 8aecb95aff1..254ae398850 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.h
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/basetexteditor.h
@@ -607,6 +607,7 @@ signals:
     void tooltipRequested(const QPoint &globalPos, int position);
     void markTooltipRequested(const QPoint &globalPos, int line);
     void activateEditor();
+    void clearContentsHelpId();
 
 protected slots:
     virtual void slotCursorPositionChanged(); // Used in VcsBase