diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androiddeployqtstep.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androiddeployqtstep.cpp
index 4d1a7ab6bf4..f4d878db62f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androiddeployqtstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androiddeployqtstep.cpp
@@ -176,13 +176,15 @@ bool AndroidDeployQtStep::init(QList<const BuildStep *> &earlierSteps)
     m_useAndroiddeployqt = qtSupport && version->qtVersion() >= QtSupport::QtVersionNumber(5, 4, 0);
 
     if (m_useAndroiddeployqt) {
-        Utils::FileName tmp = qtSupport->androiddeployqtPath(target());
-        if (tmp.isEmpty()) {
+        m_command = version->qmakeProperty("QT_HOST_BINS");
+        if (m_command.isEmpty()) {
             emit addOutput(tr("Cannot find the androiddeployqt tool."), OutputFormat::Stderr);
             return false;
         }
+        if (!m_command.endsWith(QLatin1Char('/')))
+            m_command += QLatin1Char('/');
+        m_command += Utils::HostOsInfo::withExecutableSuffix(QLatin1String("androiddeployqt"));
 
-        m_command = tmp.toString();
         m_workingDirectory = bc ? bc->buildDirectory().appendPath(QLatin1String(Constants::ANDROID_BUILDDIRECTORY)).toString()
                                 : QString();
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androidqtsupport.h b/src/plugins/android/androidqtsupport.h
index 4d9cd157c52..e4096c3c9fb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androidqtsupport.h
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androidqtsupport.h
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ public:
     virtual QStringList soLibSearchPath(const ProjectExplorer::Target *target) const = 0;
     virtual QStringList projectTargetApplications(const ProjectExplorer::Target *target) const = 0;
     virtual Utils::FileName apkPath(const ProjectExplorer::Target *target) const;
-    virtual Utils::FileName androiddeployqtPath(const ProjectExplorer::Target *target) const = 0;
     virtual void manifestSaved(const ProjectExplorer::Target *target) = 0;
 
     virtual QString targetDataItem(Core::Id role, const ProjectExplorer::Target *target) const = 0;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/qmakeandroidsupport.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/qmakeandroidsupport.cpp
index b23f3b5c77d..34c16f83dc2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/qmakeandroidsupport.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/qmakeandroidsupport.cpp
@@ -141,19 +141,6 @@ QStringList QmakeAndroidSupport::projectTargetApplications(const ProjectExplorer
     return apps;
 }
 
-Utils::FileName QmakeAndroidSupport::androiddeployqtPath(const ProjectExplorer::Target *target) const
-{
-    QtSupport::BaseQtVersion *version = QtSupport::QtKitInformation::qtVersion(target->kit());
-    if (!version)
-        return Utils::FileName();
-
-    QString command = version->qmakeProperty("QT_HOST_BINS");
-    if (!command.endsWith(QLatin1Char('/')))
-        command += QLatin1Char('/');
-    command += Utils::HostOsInfo::withExecutableSuffix(QLatin1String("androiddeployqt"));
-    return Utils::FileName::fromString(command);
-}
-
 void QmakeAndroidSupport::manifestSaved(const ProjectExplorer::Target *target)
 {
     ProjectExplorer::BuildConfiguration *bc = target->activeBuildConfiguration();
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/qmakeandroidsupport.h b/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/qmakeandroidsupport.h
index 47d1f2fa33a..5658f1bcd2d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/qmakeandroidsupport.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/qmakeandroidsupport.h
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ public:
     bool canHandle(const ProjectExplorer::Target *target) const override;
     QStringList soLibSearchPath(const ProjectExplorer::Target *target) const override;
     QStringList projectTargetApplications(const ProjectExplorer::Target *target) const override;
-    Utils::FileName androiddeployqtPath(const ProjectExplorer::Target *target) const override;
-
     void manifestSaved(const ProjectExplorer::Target *target) override;
 
     QString targetDataItem(Core::Id role, const ProjectExplorer::Target *target) const override;