diff --git a/src/tools/buildoutputparser/buildoutputparser.pro b/src/tools/buildoutputparser/buildoutputparser.pro
index 53cb6b44343..3a0bce085ff 100644
--- a/src/tools/buildoutputparser/buildoutputparser.pro
+++ b/src/tools/buildoutputparser/buildoutputparser.pro
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ include(../../qtcreatortool.pri)
 
 TARGET = buildoutputparser
 
-win32|equals(TEST, 1):DEFINES += HAS_MSVC_PARSER
-
 SOURCES = \
     main.cpp \
     outputprocessor.cpp
diff --git a/src/tools/buildoutputparser/buildoutputparser.qbs b/src/tools/buildoutputparser/buildoutputparser.qbs
index ad021e2a384..7c929545690 100644
--- a/src/tools/buildoutputparser/buildoutputparser.qbs
+++ b/src/tools/buildoutputparser/buildoutputparser.qbs
@@ -15,6 +15,4 @@ QtcTool {
         condition: qbs.targetOS.contains("unix") && !qbs.targetOS.contains("darwin")
         cpp.rpaths: base.concat(["$ORIGIN/../" + qtc.ide_plugin_path])
     }
-    cpp.defines: base.concat(qbs.targetOS.contains("windows") || qtc.testsEnabled
-                             ? ["HAS_MSVC_PARSER"] : [])
 }
diff --git a/src/tools/buildoutputparser/main.cpp b/src/tools/buildoutputparser/main.cpp
index 78556f9f298..6fe0255702c 100644
--- a/src/tools/buildoutputparser/main.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/buildoutputparser/main.cpp
@@ -52,13 +52,7 @@ static void printUsage()
 {
     fprintf(stderr, "Usage: %s [--type <compiler type>] <file>\n",
             qPrintable(QFileInfo(QCoreApplication::applicationFilePath()).fileName()));
-    fprintf(stderr, "Possible compiler types: gcc, clang%s. Default is gcc.\n",
-#ifdef HAS_MSVC_PARSER
-            ", msvc"
-#else
-            ""
-#endif
-    );
+    fprintf(stderr, "Possible compiler types: gcc, clang, msvc. Default is gcc.\n");
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
@@ -83,10 +77,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                 compilerType = CompilerTypeGcc;
             } else if (typeString == QLatin1String("clang")) {
                 compilerType = CompilerTypeClang;
-#ifdef HAS_MSVC_PARSER
             } else if (typeString == QLatin1String("msvc")) {
                 compilerType = CompilerTypeMsvc;
-#endif
             } else {
                 fprintf(stderr, "Invalid compiler type '%s'.\n", qPrintable(typeString));
                 printUsage();
diff --git a/src/tools/buildoutputparser/outputprocessor.cpp b/src/tools/buildoutputparser/outputprocessor.cpp
index 103a2d6b1fc..3922d0fc0be 100644
--- a/src/tools/buildoutputparser/outputprocessor.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/buildoutputparser/outputprocessor.cpp
@@ -28,14 +28,12 @@
 #include <projectexplorer/clangparser.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/gccparser.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/gnumakeparser.h>
+#include <projectexplorer/msvcparser.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/osparser.h>
 #include <qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeparser.h>
 #include <qtsupport/qtparser.h>
 #include <utils/fileutils.h>
 
-#ifdef HAS_MSVC_PARSER
-#include <projectexplorer/msvcparser.h>
-#endif
 
 #include <QIODevice>
 #include <QTextStream>
@@ -67,11 +65,9 @@ void CompilerOutputProcessor::start()
     case CompilerTypeClang:
         parser.appendOutputParser(new ProjectExplorer::ClangParser);
         break;
-#ifdef HAS_MSVC_PARSER
     case CompilerTypeMsvc:
         parser.appendOutputParser(new ProjectExplorer::MsvcParser);
         break;
-#endif
     }
 
     connect(&parser, &ProjectExplorer::IOutputParser::addTask,
diff --git a/src/tools/buildoutputparser/outputprocessor.h b/src/tools/buildoutputparser/outputprocessor.h
index 3dc1c25df93..5595c39004b 100644
--- a/src/tools/buildoutputparser/outputprocessor.h
+++ b/src/tools/buildoutputparser/outputprocessor.h
@@ -34,10 +34,8 @@ namespace ProjectExplorer { class Task; }
 
 enum CompilerType {
     CompilerTypeGcc,
-    CompilerTypeClang
-#ifdef HAS_MSVC_PARSER
-    , CompilerTypeMsvc
-#endif
+    CompilerTypeClang,
+    CompilerTypeMsvc
 };
 
 class CompilerOutputProcessor : public QObject