diff --git a/src/qmlmodels/qqmltableinstancemodel.cpp b/src/qmlmodels/qqmltableinstancemodel.cpp
index dc73a17b784..5bc35a11900 100644
--- a/src/qmlmodels/qqmltableinstancemodel.cpp
+++ b/src/qmlmodels/qqmltableinstancemodel.cpp
@@ -165,26 +165,21 @@ QObject *QQmlTableInstanceModel::object(int index, QQmlIncubator::IncubationMode
 {
     Q_ASSERT(m_delegate);
 
-    QQmlDelegateModelItem *modelItem = resolveModelItem(index, QModelIndex());
-    if (!modelItem)
-        return nullptr;
-
-    // Return the incubated object, or start an async incubation task and return nullptr for now
-    return incubateModelItemIfNeeded(modelItem, incubationMode);
-}
-
-QObject *QQmlTableInstanceModel::object(const QModelIndex &modelIndex, QQmlIncubator::IncubationMode incubationMode)
-{
-    Q_ASSERT(m_delegate);
-    Q_ASSERT(m_adaptorModel.adaptsAim());
+    QModelIndex modelIndex;
+    if (const QAbstractItemModel *aim = abstractItemModel()) {
+        // A valid QModelIndex is needed for resolveModelItem() to match
+        // items in the release cache rather than just delegate type alone.
+        const int row = m_adaptorModel.rowAt(index);
+        const int column = m_adaptorModel.columnAt(index);
+        modelIndex = aim->index(row, column);
+    }
 
-    const int flatIndex = m_adaptorModel.indexAt(modelIndex.row(), modelIndex.column());
-    QQmlDelegateModelItem *modelItem = resolveModelItem(flatIndex, modelIndex);
-    if (!modelItem)
-        return nullptr;
+    if (QQmlDelegateModelItem *modelItem = resolveModelItem(index, modelIndex)) {
+        // Return the incubated object, or start an async incubation task and return nullptr for now
+        return incubateModelItemIfNeeded(modelItem, incubationMode);
+    }
 
-    // Return the incubated object, or start an async incubation task and return nullptr for now
-    return incubateModelItemIfNeeded(modelItem, incubationMode);
+    return nullptr;
 }
 
 QObject *QQmlTableInstanceModel::incubateModelItemIfNeeded(QQmlDelegateModelItem *modelItem, QQmlIncubator::IncubationMode incubationMode)
diff --git a/src/qmlmodels/qqmltableinstancemodel_p.h b/src/qmlmodels/qqmltableinstancemodel_p.h
index 23b6ef15972..a890b16a43b 100644
--- a/src/qmlmodels/qqmltableinstancemodel_p.h
+++ b/src/qmlmodels/qqmltableinstancemodel_p.h
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ class Q_QMLMODELS_EXPORT QQmlTableInstanceModel : public QQmlInstanceModel
     const QAbstractItemModel *abstractItemModel() const override;
 
     QObject *object(int index, QQmlIncubator::IncubationMode incubationMode = QQmlIncubator::AsynchronousIfNested) override;
-    QObject *object(const QModelIndex &index, QQmlIncubator::IncubationMode incubationMode = QQmlIncubator::AsynchronousIfNested);
     QObject *incubateModelItemIfNeeded(QQmlDelegateModelItem *modelItem, QQmlIncubator::IncubationMode incubationMode);
     void restoreFromReleasedItemsCache(QQmlDelegateModelItem *item, int newFlatIndex);
     void commitReleasedItems();
diff --git a/src/quick/items/qquicktableview.cpp b/src/quick/items/qquicktableview.cpp
index fa73aab9fca..962403aec5c 100644
--- a/src/quick/items/qquicktableview.cpp
+++ b/src/quick/items/qquicktableview.cpp
@@ -2826,19 +2826,11 @@ FxTableItem *QQuickTableViewPrivate::createFxTableItem(const QPoint &cell, QQmlI
     Q_Q(QQuickTableView);
 
     bool ownItem = false;
-    QObject* object = nullptr;
-    const QAbstractItemModel *aim = model->abstractItemModel();
     const int modelRow = isTransposed ? logicalColumnIndex(cell.y()) : logicalRowIndex(cell.y());
     const int modelColumn = isTransposed ? logicalRowIndex(cell.x()) : logicalColumnIndex(cell.x());
     const int modelIndex = modelIndexAtCell(QPoint(modelColumn, modelRow));
 
-    if (tableModel && aim) {
-        // Prefer loading via QModelIndex so that QQmlTableInstanceModel can also
-        // match recently released items by model index, not just by delegate type.
-        object = tableModel->object(aim->index(modelRow, modelColumn), incubationMode);
-    } else {
-        object = model->object(modelIndex, incubationMode);
-    }
+    QObject *object = model->object(modelIndex, incubationMode);
 
     if (!object) {
         if (model->incubationStatus(modelIndex) == QQmlIncubator::Loading) {