diff --git a/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericbuildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericbuildconfiguration.cpp
index 764799f8da3..2823c2efab9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericbuildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericbuildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ BuildConfiguration::BuildType GenericBuildConfiguration::buildType() const
 
 void GenericBuildConfiguration::addToEnvironment(Utils::Environment &env) const
 {
-    prependCompilerPathToEnvironment(env);
+    prependCompilerPathToEnvironment(target()->kit(), env);
     const QtSupport::BaseQtVersion *qt = QtSupport::QtKitAspect::qtVersion(target()->kit());
     if (qt)
         env.prependOrSetPath(qt->binPath().toString());
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.cpp
index bc448dec0ea..459cbf2ae2f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -373,10 +373,6 @@ bool BuildConfiguration::isActive() const
  * PATH. This is used to in build configurations targeting broken build systems
  * to provide hints about which compiler to use.
  */
-void BuildConfiguration::prependCompilerPathToEnvironment(Utils::Environment &env) const
-{
-    return prependCompilerPathToEnvironment(target()->kit(), env);
-}
 
 void BuildConfiguration::prependCompilerPathToEnvironment(Kit *k, Utils::Environment &env)
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.h
index ca45342526c..7e6e1553126 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.h
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ public:
 
     bool isActive() const override;
 
-    void prependCompilerPathToEnvironment(Utils::Environment &env) const;
     static void prependCompilerPathToEnvironment(Kit *k, Utils::Environment &env);
     void updateCacheAndEmitEnvironmentChanged();