diff --git a/src/qml/debugger/qqmlprofilerservice_p.h b/src/qml/debugger/qqmlprofilerservice_p.h
index 94eed961ef..e9a58b41ec 100644
--- a/src/qml/debugger/qqmlprofilerservice_p.h
+++ b/src/qml/debugger/qqmlprofilerservice_p.h
@@ -54,12 +54,15 @@
 //
 
 #include <private/qqmldebugservice_p.h>
-#include <QtQml/qtqmlglobal.h>
+#include "qqmlexpression.h"
+
 #include <QtCore/qelapsedtimer.h>
+#include <QtCore/qmetaobject.h>
 #include <QtCore/qmutex.h>
 #include <QtCore/qvector.h>
 #include <QtCore/qstringbuilder.h>
 
+
 QT_BEGIN_HEADER
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
@@ -198,36 +201,26 @@ struct QQmlBindingProfiler {
 };
 
 struct QQmlHandlingSignalProfiler {
-    QQmlHandlingSignalProfiler()
+    QQmlHandlingSignalProfiler(const QMetaMethod &signal, QQmlExpression *expression)
     {
         enabled = QQmlProfilerService::instance
                 ? QQmlProfilerService::instance->profilingEnabled() : false;
         if (enabled) {
-            QQmlProfilerService::instance->startRange(
-                        QQmlProfilerService::HandlingSignal);
+            QQmlProfilerService *service = QQmlProfilerService::instance;
+            service->startRange(QQmlProfilerService::HandlingSignal);
+            service->rangeData(QQmlProfilerService::HandlingSignal,
+                               QLatin1String(signal.signature()) + QLatin1String(": ")
+                               + expression->expression());
+            service->rangeLocation(QQmlProfilerService::HandlingSignal,
+                                   expression->sourceFile(), expression->lineNumber(),
+                                   expression->columnNumber());
         }
     }
 
-    void setSignalInfo(const QString &name, const QString &expression)
-    {
-        if (enabled)
-            QQmlProfilerService::instance->rangeData(
-                        QQmlProfilerService::HandlingSignal,
-                        name % QLatin1String(": ") % expression);
-    }
-
-    void setLocation(const QString &file, int line, int column)
-    {
-        if (enabled)
-            QQmlProfilerService::instance->rangeLocation(
-                        QQmlProfilerService::HandlingSignal, file, line, column);
-    }
-
     ~QQmlHandlingSignalProfiler()
     {
         if (enabled)
-            QQmlProfilerService::instance->endRange(
-                        QQmlProfilerService::HandlingSignal);
+            QQmlProfilerService::instance->endRange(QQmlProfilerService::HandlingSignal);
     }
 
     bool enabled;
@@ -236,22 +229,23 @@ struct QQmlHandlingSignalProfiler {
 struct QQmlObjectCreatingProfiler {
     QQmlObjectCreatingProfiler()
     {
-        QQmlProfilerService *instance = QQmlProfilerService::instance;
-        enabled = instance ?
-                    instance->profilingEnabled() : false;
-        if (enabled)
-            instance->startRange(QQmlProfilerService::Creating);
+        enabled = QQmlProfilerService::instance
+                ? QQmlProfilerService::instance->profilingEnabled() : false;
+        if (enabled) {
+            QQmlProfilerService *service = QQmlProfilerService::instance;
+            service->startRange(QQmlProfilerService::Creating);
+        }
     }
 
     void setTypeName(const QString &typeName)
     {
-        if (enabled)
-            QQmlProfilerService::instance->rangeData(
-                        QQmlProfilerService::Creating, typeName);
+        Q_ASSERT_X(enabled, Q_FUNC_INFO, "method called although profiler is not enabled.");
+        QQmlProfilerService::instance->rangeData(QQmlProfilerService::Creating, typeName);
     }
 
     void setLocation(const QUrl &url, int line, int column)
     {
+        Q_ASSERT_X(enabled, Q_FUNC_INFO, "method called although profiler is not enabled.");
         if (enabled)
             QQmlProfilerService::instance->rangeLocation(
                         QQmlProfilerService::Creating, url, line, column);
diff --git a/src/qml/qml/qqmlboundsignal.cpp b/src/qml/qml/qqmlboundsignal.cpp
index ca6b13e7f8..3200aaea3a 100644
--- a/src/qml/qml/qqmlboundsignal.cpp
+++ b/src/qml/qml/qqmlboundsignal.cpp
@@ -174,13 +174,7 @@ int QQmlBoundSignal::qt_metacall(QMetaObject::Call c, int id, void **a)
         if (QQmlDebugService::isDebuggingEnabled())
             QV8DebugService::instance()->signalEmitted(QString::fromAscii(m_signal.signature()));
 
-        QQmlHandlingSignalProfiler prof;
-        if (prof.enabled) {
-            prof.setSignalInfo(QString::fromLatin1(m_signal.signature()),
-                               m_expression->expression());
-            prof.setLocation(m_expression->sourceFile(), m_expression->lineNumber(),
-                             m_expression->columnNumber());
-        }
+        QQmlHandlingSignalProfiler prof(m_signal, m_expression);
 
         m_isEvaluating = true;
         if (!m_paramsValid) {