diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.cpp
index 16867591498..f0c4e94b66c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.cpp
@@ -163,16 +163,11 @@ bool DeployConfigurationFactory::hasAvailableBuildTargets(Target *) const
     return true;
 }
 
-QString DeployConfigurationFactory::displayNameForBuildTarget(const QString &) const
+QString DeployConfigurationFactory::defaultDisplayName() const
 {
     return m_defaultDisplayName;
 }
 
-QString DeployConfigurationFactory::displayNameForId(Core::Id id) const
-{
-    return displayNameForBuildTarget(id.suffixAfter(m_deployConfigBaseId));
-}
-
 bool DeployConfigurationFactory::canHandle(Target *target) const
 {
     if (m_supportedProjectType.isValid()) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.h
index 1b56c11d127..3874d7c0686 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.h
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ public:
 
     // used to show the list of possible additons to a target, returns a list of types
     QList<Core::Id> availableCreationIds(Target *parent) const;
-    // used to translate the types to names to display to the user
-    QString displayNameForId(Core::Id id) const;
+    // the name to display to the user
+    QString defaultDisplayName() const;
 
     bool canCreate(Target *parent, Core::Id id) const;
     virtual DeployConfiguration *create(Target *parent, Core::Id id);
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ public:
 protected:
     virtual bool canHandle(ProjectExplorer::Target *target) const;
     virtual bool hasAvailableBuildTargets(Target *parent) const;
-    virtual QString displayNameForBuildTarget(const QString &buildTarget) const;
 
     using DeployConfigurationCreator = std::function<DeployConfiguration *(Target *)>;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runsettingspropertiespage.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runsettingspropertiespage.cpp
index 992b2cbcc72..29c8ed3c7d8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runsettingspropertiespage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runsettingspropertiespage.cpp
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ void RunSettingsWidget::aboutToShowDeployMenu()
     foreach (DeployConfigurationFactory *factory, factories) {
         QList<Core::Id> ids = factory->availableCreationIds(m_target);
         foreach (Core::Id id, ids) {
-            QAction *action = m_addDeployMenu->addAction(factory->displayNameForId(id));
+            QAction *action = m_addDeployMenu->addAction(factory->defaultDisplayName());
             DeployFactoryAndId data = {factory, id};
             action->setData(QVariant::fromValue(data));
             connect(action, &QAction::triggered, [factory, id, this]() {