diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/iprojectproperties.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/iprojectproperties.cpp
index ca6937b99e7..632f3846330 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/iprojectproperties.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/iprojectproperties.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 
 using namespace ProjectExplorer;
 
-
 IProjectPanelFactory::IProjectPanelFactory()
     : m_priority(0),
       m_supportsFunction(&supportsAllProjects)
@@ -78,7 +77,7 @@ void IProjectPanelFactory::setSupportsFunction(std::function<bool (Project *)> f
     m_supportsFunction = function;
 }
 
-PropertiesPanel *IProjectPanelFactory::createPanel(Project *project)
+QWidget *IProjectPanelFactory::createWidget(Project *project)
 {
-    return m_createPanelFunction(project);
+    return m_createWidgetFunction(project);
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/iprojectproperties.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/iprojectproperties.h
index 33ed0ac0d13..880becd9053 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/iprojectproperties.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/iprojectproperties.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public:
 
     // interface for users of IProjectPanelFactory
     bool supports(Project *project);
-    ProjectExplorer::PropertiesPanel *createPanel(ProjectExplorer::Project *project);
+    QWidget *createWidget(ProjectExplorer::Project *project);
 
     // interface for "implementations" of IProjectPanelFactory
     // by default all projects are supported, only set a custom supports function
@@ -71,14 +71,16 @@ public:
     // and uses displayName() for the displayname
     // Note: call setDisplayName before calling this
     template<typename T>
-    void setSimpleCreatePanelFunction(const QIcon &icon)
+    void setSimpleCreateWidgetFunction(const QIcon &icon)
     {
-        m_createPanelFunction = [icon, this](Project *project) -> PropertiesPanel * {
+        m_createWidgetFunction = [icon, this](Project *project) -> QWidget * {
             PropertiesPanel *panel = new PropertiesPanel;
             panel->setDisplayName(this->displayName());
             panel->setWidget(new T(project)),
             panel->setIcon(icon);
-            return panel;
+            PanelsWidget *panelsWidget = new PanelsWidget();
+            panelsWidget->addPropertiesPanel(panel);
+            return panelsWidget;
         };
     }
 
@@ -88,7 +90,7 @@ private:
     int m_priority;
     QString m_displayName;
     std::function<bool (Project *)> m_supportsFunction;
-    std::function<ProjectExplorer::PropertiesPanel *(Project *)> m_createPanelFunction;
+    std::function<QWidget *(Project *)> m_createWidgetFunction;
 };
 
 class PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT ITargetPanelFactory : public QObject
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
index 846a94d6035..26c7a59cc3c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ bool ProjectExplorerPlugin::initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *er
     QString displayName = QCoreApplication::translate("EditorSettingsPanelFactory", "Editor");
     editorSettingsPanelFactory->setDisplayName(displayName);
     QIcon icon = QIcon(QLatin1String(":/projectexplorer/images/EditorSettings.png"));
-    editorSettingsPanelFactory->setSimpleCreatePanelFunction<EditorSettingsWidget>(icon);
+    editorSettingsPanelFactory->setSimpleCreateWidgetFunction<EditorSettingsWidget>(icon);
     addAutoReleasedObject(editorSettingsPanelFactory);
 
     auto codeStyleSettingsPanelFactory = new IProjectPanelFactory;
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ bool ProjectExplorerPlugin::initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *er
     displayName = QCoreApplication::translate("CodeStyleSettingsPanelFactory", "Code Style");
     codeStyleSettingsPanelFactory->setDisplayName(displayName);
     icon = QIcon(QLatin1String(":/projectexplorer/images/CodeStyleSettings.png"));
-    codeStyleSettingsPanelFactory->setSimpleCreatePanelFunction<CodeStyleSettingsWidget>(icon);
+    codeStyleSettingsPanelFactory->setSimpleCreateWidgetFunction<CodeStyleSettingsWidget>(icon);
     addAutoReleasedObject(codeStyleSettingsPanelFactory);
 
     auto dependenciesPanelFactory = new IProjectPanelFactory;
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ bool ProjectExplorerPlugin::initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *er
     displayName = QCoreApplication::translate("DependenciesPanelFactory", "Dependencies");
     dependenciesPanelFactory->setDisplayName(displayName);
     icon = QIcon(QLatin1String(":/projectexplorer/images/ProjectDependencies.png"));
-    dependenciesPanelFactory->setSimpleCreatePanelFunction<DependenciesWidget>(icon);
+    dependenciesPanelFactory->setSimpleCreateWidgetFunction<DependenciesWidget>(icon);
     addAutoReleasedObject(dependenciesPanelFactory);
 
     auto unconfiguredProjectPanel = new IProjectPanelFactory;
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ bool ProjectExplorerPlugin::initialize(const QStringList &arguments, QString *er
         return project->targets().isEmpty() && !project->requiresTargetPanel();
     });
     icon = QIcon(QLatin1String(":/projectexplorer/images/unconfigured.png"));
-    unconfiguredProjectPanel->setSimpleCreatePanelFunction<TargetSetupPageWrapper>(icon);
+    unconfiguredProjectPanel->setSimpleCreateWidgetFunction<TargetSetupPageWrapper>(icon);
     addAutoReleasedObject(unconfiguredProjectPanel);
 
     addAutoReleasedObject(new ProcessStepFactory);
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectwindow.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectwindow.cpp
index 7e0f92de19e..6ef504c9d2b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectwindow.cpp
@@ -243,12 +243,10 @@ void ProjectWindow::showProperties(int index, int subIndex)
     if (fac) {
         removeCurrentWidget();
 
-        PropertiesPanel *panel = fac->createPanel(project);
-        Q_ASSERT(panel);
+        QWidget *widget = fac->createWidget(project);
+        Q_ASSERT(widget);
 
-        PanelsWidget *panelsWidget = new PanelsWidget(m_centralWidget);
-        panelsWidget->addPropertiesPanel(panel);
-        m_currentWidget = panelsWidget;
+        m_currentWidget = widget;
         m_centralWidget->addWidget(m_currentWidget);
         m_centralWidget->setCurrentWidget(m_currentWidget);