diff --git a/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbplugin.cpp
index a66bf2846a6..de1a7557c83 100644
--- a/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/boot2qt/qdbplugin.cpp
@@ -124,31 +124,7 @@ public:
                    && prj->hasMakeInstallEquivalent();
         });
         addInitialStep(Qdb::Constants::QdbStopApplicationStepId);
-        addInitialStep(RemoteLinux::Constants::GenericDeployStepId, [](Target *target) {
-            auto device = DeviceKitAspect::device(target->kit());
-            auto buildDevice = BuildDeviceKitAspect::device(target->kit());
-            if (buildDevice && buildDevice->rootPath().needsDevice())
-                return false;
-            return !device || (device
-                   && device->extraData(ProjectExplorer::Constants::SUPPORTS_RSYNC).toBool());
-        });
-        addInitialStep(RemoteLinux::Constants::DirectUploadStepId, [](Target *target) {
-            auto device = DeviceKitAspect::device(target->kit());
-            auto buildDevice = BuildDeviceKitAspect::device(target->kit());
-            if (buildDevice && buildDevice->rootPath().needsDevice())
-                return false;
-            return device && !device->extraData(ProjectExplorer::Constants::SUPPORTS_RSYNC).toBool();
-        });
-        // This step is for:
-        // a) A remote build device, as they do not support real rsync yet.
-        // b) If there is no target device setup yet.
-        addInitialStep(RemoteLinux::Constants::DirectUploadStepId, [](Target *target) {
-            auto device = DeviceKitAspect::device(target->kit());
-            auto buildDevice = BuildDeviceKitAspect::device(target->kit());
-            if (buildDevice && buildDevice->rootPath().needsDevice())
-                return true;
-            return false;
-        });
+        addInitialStep(RemoteLinux::Constants::GenericDeployStepId);
     }
 };