diff --git a/src/calamares/progresstree/ProgressTreeItem.cpp b/src/calamares/progresstree/ProgressTreeItem.cpp
index 769ffaf90..0445962ab 100644
--- a/src/calamares/progresstree/ProgressTreeItem.cpp
+++ b/src/calamares/progresstree/ProgressTreeItem.cpp
@@ -84,9 +84,7 @@ ProgressTreeRoot::ProgressTreeRoot()
 
 
 QVariant
-ProgressTreeRoot::data( int role ) const
+ProgressTreeRoot::data( int ) const
 {
-    if ( role == ProgressTreeModel::ProgressTreeItemRole )
-        return this;
     return QVariant();
 }
diff --git a/src/calamares/progresstree/ProgressTreeModel.h b/src/calamares/progresstree/ProgressTreeModel.h
index d89707183..0e9574516 100644
--- a/src/calamares/progresstree/ProgressTreeModel.h
+++ b/src/calamares/progresstree/ProgressTreeModel.h
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ class ProgressTreeModel : public QAbstractItemModel
 public:
     enum Role
     {
-        ProgressTreeItemRole        = Qt::UserRole + 10,
         ProgressTreeItemCurrentRole = Qt::UserRole + 11
     };
 
diff --git a/src/calamares/progresstree/ViewStepItem.cpp b/src/calamares/progresstree/ViewStepItem.cpp
index 7c17ff5ae..fe2fe6034 100644
--- a/src/calamares/progresstree/ViewStepItem.cpp
+++ b/src/calamares/progresstree/ViewStepItem.cpp
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ ViewStepItem::appendChild( ProgressTreeItem* item )
 QVariant
 ViewStepItem::data( int role ) const
 {
-    if ( role == ProgressTreeModel::ProgressTreeItemRole )
-        return this;
     if ( role == Qt::DisplayRole )
     {
         return m_step ? m_step->prettyName()