diff --git a/src/platformsupport/input/evdevtouch/qevdevtouchmanager.cpp b/src/platformsupport/input/evdevtouch/qevdevtouchmanager.cpp
index 35a685ff219..57028495c58 100644
--- a/src/platformsupport/input/evdevtouch/qevdevtouchmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/platformsupport/input/evdevtouch/qevdevtouchmanager.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ QEvdevTouchManager::QEvdevTouchManager(const QString &key, const QString &specif
 QEvdevTouchManager::~QEvdevTouchManager()
 {
     qDeleteAll(m_activeDevices);
-    updateInputDeviceCount();
 }
 
 void QEvdevTouchManager::addDevice(const QString &deviceNode)