diff --git a/src/modules/welcome/checker/ResultsListWidget.cpp b/src/modules/welcome/checker/ResultsListWidget.cpp
index 36286fe86..e97d7833d 100644
--- a/src/modules/welcome/checker/ResultsListWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/welcome/checker/ResultsListWidget.cpp
@@ -128,15 +128,7 @@ ResultsListWidget::ResultsListWidget( Config* config, QWidget* parent )
     mainLayout->addWidget( listview );
     mainLayout->addStretch();
 
-    connect( config,
-             &Config::warningMessageChanged,
-             [ = ]( QString s )
-             {
-                 if ( isModelFilled() )
-                 {
-                     m_explanation->setText( s );
-                 }
-             } );
+    connect( config, &Config::warningMessageChanged, m_explanation, &QLabel::setText );
     connect( m_explanation, &QLabel::linkActivated, this, &ResultsListWidget::linkClicked );
 }
 
@@ -155,11 +147,6 @@ ResultsListWidget::linkClicked( const QString& link )
 void
 ResultsListWidget::requirementsChanged()
 {
-    if ( !isModelFilled() )
-    {
-        return;
-    }
-
     // Check that all are satisfied (gives warnings if not) and
     // all *mandatory* entries are satisfied (gives errors if not).
 
@@ -204,18 +191,6 @@ ResultsListWidget::requirementsChanged()
     }
 }
 
-bool
-ResultsListWidget::isModelFilled()
-{
-    if ( m_config->requirementsModel()->count() < m_requirementsSeen )
-    {
-        return false;
-    }
-    m_requirementsSeen = m_config->requirementsModel()->count();
-    return true;
-}
-
-
 #include "utils/moc-warnings.h"
 
 #include "ResultsListWidget.moc"
diff --git a/src/modules/welcome/checker/ResultsListWidget.h b/src/modules/welcome/checker/ResultsListWidget.h
index a75748e3f..d83a4bd96 100644
--- a/src/modules/welcome/checker/ResultsListWidget.h
+++ b/src/modules/welcome/checker/ResultsListWidget.h
@@ -32,19 +32,6 @@ private:
     /// @brief The model of requirements changed
     void requirementsChanged();
 
-    /** @brief The model can be reset and re-filled, is it full yet?
-     *
-     * We count how many requirements we have seen; since the model
-     * does not shrink, we can avoid reacting to model-is-cleared
-     * events because the size of the model is then (briefly) smaller
-     * than what we expect.
-     *
-     * Returns true if the model contains at least m_requirementsSeen
-     * elements, and updates m_requirementsSeen. (Which is why the
-     * method is not const)
-     */
-    bool isModelFilled();
-
     Config* m_config = nullptr;
 
     // UI parts, which need updating when the model changes
@@ -56,8 +43,6 @@ private:
     // it is placed in the central layout.
     QWidget* m_centralWidget = nullptr;
     QBoxLayout* m_centralLayout = nullptr;
-
-    int m_requirementsSeen = 0;
 };
 
 #endif  // CHECKER_RESULTSLISTWIDGET_H