diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/builddirmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/builddirmanager.cpp
index 1d7e6853a29..65ddce01ead 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/builddirmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/builddirmanager.cpp
@@ -466,10 +466,8 @@ void BuildDirManager::checkConfiguration()
         box->setDefaultButton(defaultButton);
 
         int ret = box->exec();
-        if (ret == QMessageBox::Apply) {
+        if (ret == QMessageBox::Apply)
             m_buildConfiguration->setCMakeConfiguration(newConfig);
-            updateReaderData(); // Apply changes to reader
-        }
     }
 }