diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/target.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/target.cpp
index 613863e49de..89c1ac6e0ac 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/target.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/target.cpp
@@ -459,8 +459,6 @@ bool Target::fromMap(const QVariantMap &map)
         if (i == activeConfiguration)
             setActiveDeployConfiguration(dc);
     }
-    if (deployConfigurations().isEmpty() && deployConfigurationFactory())
-        return false;
 
     int rcCount(map.value(QLatin1String(RC_COUNT_KEY), 0).toInt(&ok));
     if (!ok || rcCount < 0)