diff --git a/share/qtcreator/debugger/dumper.py b/share/qtcreator/debugger/dumper.py
index cfb19f44f39..5c802eea335 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/debugger/dumper.py
+++ b/share/qtcreator/debugger/dumper.py
@@ -747,10 +747,6 @@ class DumperBase:
             inner = inner[p+3:]
         return inner
 
-    def putStringValueByAddress(self, addr):
-        elided, data = self.encodeStringHelper(addr, self.displayStringLimit)
-        self.putValue(data, 'utf16', elided=elided)
-
     def putStringValue(self, value):
         addr = self.extractPointer(value)
         elided, data = self.encodeStringHelper(addr, self.displayStringLimit)
diff --git a/share/qtcreator/debugger/qttypes.py b/share/qtcreator/debugger/qttypes.py
index 8e32a19c811..4e4307f1cfc 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/debugger/qttypes.py
+++ b/share/qtcreator/debugger/qttypes.py
@@ -2650,7 +2650,8 @@ def qdump__QJsonValue(d, value):
         return
     if t == 3:
         d.putType('QJsonValue (String)')
-        d.putStringValueByAddress(data)
+        elided, base = d.encodeStringHelper(data, d.displayStringLimit)
+        d.putValue(base, 'utf16', elided=elided)
         d.putNumChild(0)
         return
     if t == 4: