diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsystem.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsystem.cpp
index 4316bba9102..9a120a9863f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsystem.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsystem.cpp
@@ -325,7 +325,6 @@ void BuildSystem::setDeploymentData(const DeploymentData &deploymentData)
     if (d->m_deploymentData != deploymentData) {
         d->m_deploymentData = deploymentData;
         emit deploymentDataChanged();
-        emit applicationTargetsChanged();
         emit target()->deploymentDataChanged();
     }
 }
@@ -337,10 +336,7 @@ DeploymentData BuildSystem::deploymentData() const
 
 void BuildSystem::setApplicationTargets(const QList<BuildTargetInfo> &appTargets)
 {
-    if (Utils::toSet(appTargets) != Utils::toSet(d->m_appTargets)) {
-        d->m_appTargets = appTargets;
-        emit applicationTargetsChanged();
-    }
+    d->m_appTargets = appTargets;
 }
 
 const QList<BuildTargetInfo> BuildSystem::applicationTargets() const
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsystem.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsystem.h
index 0d19c9110ec..1cd1e41a060 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsystem.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsystem.h
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ signals:
     void parsingStarted();
     void parsingFinished(bool success);
     void deploymentDataChanged();
-    void applicationTargetsChanged();
     void testInformationUpdated();
 
 protected: