diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildmanager.cpp
index e13d12c9d8c..b6a8b2564c5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildmanager.cpp
@@ -442,6 +442,20 @@ const Internal::CompileOutputSettings &BuildManager::compileOutputSettings()
     return d->m_outputWindow->settings();
 }
 
+QString BuildManager::displayNameForStepId(Id stepId)
+{
+    if (stepId == Constants::BUILDSTEPS_CLEAN) {
+        //: Displayed name for a "cleaning" build step
+        return tr("Clean");
+    }
+    if (stepId == Constants::BUILDSTEPS_DEPLOY) {
+        //: Displayed name for a deploy step
+        return tr("Deploy");
+    }
+    //: Displayed name for a normal build step
+    return tr("Build");
+}
+
 void BuildManager::cancel()
 {
     if (d->m_running) {
@@ -775,7 +789,7 @@ bool BuildManager::buildLists(const QList<BuildStepList *> bsls, const QStringLi
     QStringList stepListNames;
     for (BuildStepList *list : bsls) {
         steps.append(list->steps());
-        stepListNames.append(ProjectExplorerPlugin::displayNameForStepId(list->id()));
+        stepListNames.append(displayNameForStepId(list->id()));
         d->m_isDeploying = d->m_isDeploying || list->id() == Constants::BUILDSTEPS_DEPLOY;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildmanager.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildmanager.h
index d62786ed817..f50b458b235 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildmanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildmanager.h
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ public:
     static void setCompileOutputSettings(const Internal::CompileOutputSettings &settings);
     static const Internal::CompileOutputSettings &compileOutputSettings();
 
+    static QString displayNameForStepId(Core::Id stepId);
+
 public slots:
     static void cancel();
     // Shows without focus
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
index 8897638ff65..e866f8b2e18 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
@@ -2713,17 +2713,6 @@ ProjectExplorerPluginPrivate::ProjectExplorerPluginPrivate()
     m_allProjectDirectoriesFilter.setIsCustomFilter(false);
 }
 
-QString ProjectExplorerPlugin::displayNameForStepId(Id stepId)
-{
-    if (stepId == Constants::BUILDSTEPS_CLEAN)
-        return tr("Clean");
-    if (stepId == Constants::BUILDSTEPS_BUILD)
-        return tr("Build", "Build step");
-    if (stepId == Constants::BUILDSTEPS_DEPLOY)
-        return tr("Deploy");
-    return tr("Build", "Build step");
-}
-
 void ProjectExplorerPluginPrivate::runProjectContextMenu()
 {
     const Node *node = ProjectTree::currentNode();
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.h
index c7b7a19f5e4..d14177e96e3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.h
@@ -162,8 +162,6 @@ public:
 
     static void initiateInlineRenaming();
 
-    static QString displayNameForStepId(Core::Id stepId);
-
     static QStringList projectFileGlobs();
 
     static QThreadPool *sharedThreadPool();
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakebuildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
index 632782b11dd..4cd0ab3d9ac 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -850,7 +850,7 @@ bool QmakeBuildConfiguration::regenerateBuildFiles(Node *node)
     qs->setForced(true);
 
     BuildManager::buildList(cleanSteps());
-    BuildManager::appendStep(qs, ProjectExplorerPlugin::displayNameForStepId(ProjectExplorer::Constants::BUILDSTEPS_CLEAN));
+    BuildManager::appendStep(qs, BuildManager::displayNameForStepId(ProjectExplorer::Constants::BUILDSTEPS_CLEAN));
 
     QmakeProFileNode *proFile = nullptr;
     if (node && node != target()->project()->rootProjectNode())