diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmanager.cpp
index e80e95bcede..051a641afbd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmanager.cpp
@@ -370,17 +370,6 @@ const QList<KitAspect *> KitManager::kitAspects()
     return Utils::toRawPointer<QList>(d->m_informationList);
 }
 
-KitManagerConfigWidget *KitManager::createConfigWidget(Kit *k)
-{
-    auto *result = new KitManagerConfigWidget(k);
-    for (KitAspect *aspect : kitAspects())
-        result->addAspectToWorkingCopy(aspect);
-
-    result->updateVisibility();
-
-    return result;
-}
-
 void KitManager::notifyAboutUpdate(Kit *k)
 {
     if (!k || !isLoaded())
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmanager.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmanager.h
index bbe96813c7c..439a392ec47 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmanager.h
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ class KitAspectWidget;
 class KitManager;
 
 namespace Internal {
-class KitManagerConfigWidget;
 class KitModel;
 } // namespace Internal
 
@@ -170,8 +169,6 @@ public:
 
     static const QList<KitAspect *> kitAspects();
 
-    static Internal::KitManagerConfigWidget *createConfigWidget(Kit *k);
-
     static bool registerKit(std::unique_ptr<Kit> &&k);
     static void deregisterKit(Kit *k);
     static void setDefaultKit(Kit *k);
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmanagerconfigwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmanagerconfigwidget.cpp
index 20c006bc21d..6dad16eeae9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmanagerconfigwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmanagerconfigwidget.cpp
@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ KitManagerConfigWidget::KitManagerConfigWidget(Kit *k) :
     auto chooser = new Core::VariableChooser(this);
     chooser->addSupportedWidget(m_nameEdit);
     chooser->addMacroExpanderProvider([this]() { return m_modifiedKit->macroExpander(); });
+
+    for (KitAspect *aspect : KitManager::kitAspects())
+        addAspectToWorkingCopy(aspect);
+
+    updateVisibility();
 }
 
 KitManagerConfigWidget::~KitManagerConfigWidget()
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmodel.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmodel.cpp
index dbc04d559fa..80e613fbf5a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitmodel.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class KitNode : public TreeItem
 public:
     KitNode(Kit *k)
     {
-        widget = KitManager::createConfigWidget(k);
+        widget = new KitManagerConfigWidget(k);
         if (widget) {
             if (k && k->isAutoDetected())
                 widget->makeStickySubWidgetsReadOnly();