diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.cpp
index d62cbe4bcbd..db4868138f8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.cpp
@@ -172,11 +172,6 @@ QbsProject::~QbsProject()
                   [](Core::IDocument *doc) { doc->deleteLater(); });
 }
 
-QbsRootProjectNode *QbsProject::rootProjectNode() const
-{
-    return static_cast<QbsRootProjectNode *>(Project::rootProjectNode());
-}
-
 void QbsProject::projectLoaded()
 {
     m_parsingDelay.start(0);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.h b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.h
index 055618e6e12..8be5b38dfff 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.h
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ public:
     explicit QbsProject(const Utils::FileName &filename);
     ~QbsProject() override;
 
-    QbsRootProjectNode *rootProjectNode() const override;
-
     QStringList filesGeneratedFrom(const QString &sourceFile) const override;
 
     bool isProjectEditable() const;