diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditorconfig.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditorconfig.cpp
index fdf8542ab32..d629c0f88c2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditorconfig.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditorconfig.cpp
@@ -267,13 +267,6 @@ void VcsBaseEditorConfig::executeCommand()
     emit commandExecutionRequested();
 }
 
-VcsBaseEditorConfig::OptionMapping::OptionMapping(const QString &option, QObject *obj) :
-    object(obj)
-{
-    if (!option.isEmpty())
-        options << option;
-}
-
 VcsBaseEditorConfig::OptionMapping::OptionMapping(const QStringList &optionList, QObject *obj) :
     options(optionList),
     object(obj)
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditorconfig.h b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditorconfig.h
index 5a0878b05b5..3879b002ac1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditorconfig.h
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditorconfig.h
@@ -78,7 +78,6 @@ protected:
     {
     public:
         OptionMapping() = default;
-        OptionMapping(const QString &option, QObject *obj);
         OptionMapping(const QStringList &optionList, QObject *obj);
         QStringList options;
         QObject *object = nullptr;