diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
index 96fc649e28c..a6d2b201408 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -1370,7 +1370,7 @@ FilePath CMakeBuildConfiguration::shadowBuildDirectory(const FilePath &projectFi
     const QString projectName = projectFilePath.parentDir().fileName();
     const FilePath projectDir = Project::projectDirectory(projectFilePath);
     FilePath buildPath = BuildConfiguration::buildDirectoryFromTemplate(projectDir,
-        projectFilePath, projectName, k, bcName, buildType, BuildConfiguration::ReplaceSpaces);
+        projectFilePath, projectName, k, bcName, buildType);
 
     if (CMakeGeneratorKitAspect::isMultiConfigGenerator(k)) {
         QString path = buildPath.path();
diff --git a/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/project/mesonbuildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/project/mesonbuildconfiguration.cpp
index b603f856b35..4e10f6ce195 100644
--- a/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/project/mesonbuildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/project/mesonbuildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ FilePath MesonBuildConfiguration::shadowBuildDirectory(const FilePath &projectFi
     const QString projectName = projectFilePath.parentDir().fileName();
     return BuildConfiguration::buildDirectoryFromTemplate(
         Project::projectDirectory(projectFilePath),
-        projectFilePath, projectName, k, bcName, buildType, BuildConfiguration::ReplaceSpaces);
+        projectFilePath, projectName, k, bcName, buildType);
 }
 
 ProjectExplorer::BuildSystem *MesonBuildConfiguration::buildSystem() const
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.cpp
index 6d584e803ee..749874adf49 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -604,8 +604,7 @@ FilePath BuildConfiguration::buildDirectoryFromTemplate(const FilePath &projectD
                                                         const QString &projectName,
                                                         const Kit *kit,
                                                         const QString &bcName,
-                                                        BuildType buildType,
-                                                        SpaceHandling spaceHandling)
+                                                        BuildType buildType)
 {
     MacroExpander exp;
 
@@ -644,8 +643,7 @@ FilePath BuildConfiguration::buildDirectoryFromTemplate(const FilePath &projectD
     qCDebug(bcLog) << "build dir template:" << buildDir;
     buildDir = exp.expand(buildDir);
     qCDebug(bcLog) << "expanded build:" << buildDir;
-    if (spaceHandling == ReplaceSpaces)
-        buildDir.replace(" ", "-");
+    buildDir.replace(" ", "-");
 
     return projectDir.resolvePath(buildDir);
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.h
index 5a8c15e7da6..89747e05429 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.h
@@ -110,14 +110,12 @@ public:
 
     static QString buildTypeName(BuildType type);
 
-    enum SpaceHandling { KeepSpace, ReplaceSpaces };
     static Utils::FilePath buildDirectoryFromTemplate(const Utils::FilePath &projectDir,
                                                       const Utils::FilePath &mainFilePath,
                                                       const QString &projectName,
                                                       const Kit *kit,
                                                       const QString &bcName,
-                                                      BuildType buildType,
-                                                      SpaceHandling spaceHandling = ReplaceSpaces);
+                                                      BuildType buildType);
 
     bool isActive() const;