diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeployservice.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeployservice.cpp
index a32e3200bf9..46ff793ac3d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeployservice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeployservice.cpp
@@ -146,12 +146,6 @@ void AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService::importDeployTimes(const QVariantMap &map)
 void AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService::handleDeploymentDone()
 {
     QTC_ASSERT(d->state == Deploying, return);
-
-    setFinished();
-}
-
-void AbstractRemoteLinuxDeployService::setFinished()
-{
     d->state = Inactive;
     d->stopRequested = false;
     emit finished();
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeployservice.h b/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeployservice.h
index 297636aa71a..2ebf3062902 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeployservice.h
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/abstractremotelinuxdeployservice.h
@@ -76,8 +76,6 @@ protected:
 
     void handleDeploymentDone();
 
-    void setFinished();
-
 private:
     virtual bool isDeploymentNecessary() const = 0;
     virtual void doDeploy() = 0;