diff --git a/src/private/TabBar.qml b/src/private/TabBar.qml
index 20e3bdf91527ffc16c9d9f633afb88cb508b7cf0..031aac79b650e09c34768a208cef1743f111c8a2 100644
--- a/src/private/TabBar.qml
+++ b/src/private/TabBar.qml
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ FocusScope {
                         tabView.currentIndex = index;
                         tabbar.nextItemInFocusChain(true).forceActiveFocus();
                     }
-                    onPressAndHold: tabitem.parent = null
                 }
                 Accessible.role: Accessible.PageTab
                 Accessible.name: tabView.__tabs[index].title