diff --git a/src/plugins/android/androiddeployconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/android/androiddeployconfiguration.cpp
index 32c11305daa..04de02a691c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/androiddeployconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/androiddeployconfiguration.cpp
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@ namespace Internal {
 
 AndroidDeployConfigurationFactory::AndroidDeployConfigurationFactory()
 {
-    registerDeployConfiguration<DeployConfiguration>
-            ("Qt4ProjectManager.AndroidDeployConfiguration2");
+    setConfigBaseId("Qt4ProjectManager.AndroidDeployConfiguration2");
     addSupportedTargetDeviceType(Constants::ANDROID_DEVICE_TYPE);
     setDefaultDisplayName(QCoreApplication::translate("Android::Internal",
                                                       "Deploy to Android device"));
diff --git a/src/plugins/ios/iosdeployconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/ios/iosdeployconfiguration.cpp
index 1701d81f91f..81dd217db3c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ios/iosdeployconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/ios/iosdeployconfiguration.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace Internal {
 
 IosDeployConfigurationFactory::IosDeployConfigurationFactory()
 {
-    registerDeployConfiguration<DeployConfiguration>("Qt4ProjectManager.IosDeployConfiguration");
+    setConfigBaseId("Qt4ProjectManager.IosDeployConfiguration");
     setSupportedProjectType(QmakeProjectManager::Constants::QMAKEPROJECT_ID);
     addSupportedTargetDeviceType(Constants::IOS_DEVICE_TYPE);
     addSupportedTargetDeviceType(Constants::IOS_SIMULATOR_TYPE);
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.cpp
index bf716554675..88470828f38 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.cpp
@@ -179,6 +179,17 @@ void DeployConfigurationFactory::setUseDeploymentDataView()
     m_configWidgetCreator = [](Target *target) { return new DeploymentDataView(target); };
 }
 
+void DeployConfigurationFactory::setConfigBaseId(Core::Id deployConfigBaseId)
+{
+    m_creator = [this, deployConfigBaseId](Target *t) {
+        auto dc = new DeployConfiguration(t, deployConfigBaseId);
+        dc->setDefaultDisplayName(m_defaultDisplayName);
+        dc->m_configWidgetCreator = m_configWidgetCreator;
+        return dc;
+    };
+    m_deployConfigBaseId = deployConfigBaseId;
+}
+
 bool DeployConfigurationFactory::canCreate(Target *parent, Core::Id id) const
 {
     if (!canHandle(parent))
@@ -265,7 +276,7 @@ void DeployConfigurationFactory::addInitialStep(Core::Id stepId, const std::func
 
 DefaultDeployConfigurationFactory::DefaultDeployConfigurationFactory()
 {
-    registerDeployConfiguration<DeployConfiguration>("ProjectExplorer.DefaultDeployConfiguration");
+    setConfigBaseId("ProjectExplorer.DefaultDeployConfiguration");
     addSupportedTargetDeviceType(Constants::DESKTOP_DEVICE_TYPE);
     //: Display name of the default deploy configuration
     setDefaultDisplayName(DeployConfiguration::tr("Deploy Configuration"));
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.h
index 706d97958b8..f4a9bca2552 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.h
@@ -100,18 +100,7 @@ public:
 
 protected:
     using DeployConfigurationCreator = std::function<DeployConfiguration *(Target *)>;
-
-    template <class DeployConfig>
-    void registerDeployConfiguration(Core::Id deployConfigBaseId)
-    {
-        m_creator = [this, deployConfigBaseId](Target *t) {
-            auto dc = new DeployConfig(t, deployConfigBaseId);
-            dc->setDefaultDisplayName(m_defaultDisplayName);
-            dc->m_configWidgetCreator = m_configWidgetCreator;
-            return dc;
-        };
-        m_deployConfigBaseId = deployConfigBaseId;
-    }
+    void setConfigBaseId(Core::Id deployConfigBaseId);
 
 private:
     struct DeployStepCreationInfo {
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsdeployconfigurationfactory.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsdeployconfigurationfactory.cpp
index 60a4370ad44..5ad699b5b85 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsdeployconfigurationfactory.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsdeployconfigurationfactory.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace Internal {
 
 QbsDeployConfigurationFactory::QbsDeployConfigurationFactory()
 {
-    registerDeployConfiguration<ProjectExplorer::DeployConfiguration>("Qbs.Deploy");
+    setConfigBaseId("Qbs.Deploy");
     addSupportedTargetDeviceType(ProjectExplorer::Constants::DESKTOP_DEVICE_TYPE);
     setSupportedProjectType(Constants::PROJECT_ID);
     setDefaultDisplayName(QCoreApplication::translate("Qbs", "Qbs Install"));
diff --git a/src/plugins/qnx/qnxdeployconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/qnx/qnxdeployconfiguration.cpp
index 20fa709506d..2ff9ed9c004 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qnx/qnxdeployconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qnx/qnxdeployconfiguration.cpp
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ namespace Internal {
 
 QnxDeployConfigurationFactory::QnxDeployConfigurationFactory()
 {
-    registerDeployConfiguration<DeployConfiguration>
-            (Constants::QNX_QNX_DEPLOYCONFIGURATION_ID);
+    setConfigBaseId(Constants::QNX_QNX_DEPLOYCONFIGURATION_ID);
     setDefaultDisplayName(QCoreApplication::translate("Qnx::Internal::QnxDeployConfiguration",
                                                       "Deploy to QNX Device"));
     addSupportedTargetDeviceType(QnxDeviceFactory::deviceType());
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxdeployconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxdeployconfiguration.cpp
index 9e8b51ef61f..11723a5a257 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxdeployconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxdeployconfiguration.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ namespace Internal {
 
 RemoteLinuxDeployConfigurationFactory::RemoteLinuxDeployConfigurationFactory()
 {
-    registerDeployConfiguration<DeployConfiguration>(genericDeployConfigurationId());
+    setConfigBaseId(genericDeployConfigurationId());
     addSupportedTargetDeviceType(RemoteLinux::Constants::GenericLinuxOsType);
     setDefaultDisplayName(QCoreApplication::translate("RemoteLinux",
                                                       "Deploy to Remote Linux Host"));
diff --git a/src/plugins/winrt/winrtdeployconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/winrt/winrtdeployconfiguration.cpp
index 189e9783736..e6eb9fd0da7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/winrt/winrtdeployconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/winrt/winrtdeployconfiguration.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ namespace Internal {
 
 WinRtAppDeployConfigurationFactory::WinRtAppDeployConfigurationFactory()
 {
-    registerDeployConfiguration<DeployConfiguration>("WinRTAppxDeployConfiguration");
+    setConfigBaseId("WinRTAppxDeployConfiguration");
     setDefaultDisplayName(QCoreApplication::translate("WinRt::Internal::WinRtDeployConfiguration",
                                                       "Run windeployqt"));
     addSupportedTargetDeviceType(Constants::WINRT_DEVICE_TYPE_LOCAL);
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ WinRtAppDeployConfigurationFactory::WinRtAppDeployConfigurationFactory()
 
 WinRtPhoneDeployConfigurationFactory::WinRtPhoneDeployConfigurationFactory()
 {
-    registerDeployConfiguration<DeployConfiguration>("WinRTPhoneDeployConfiguration");
+    setConfigBaseId("WinRTPhoneDeployConfiguration");
     setDefaultDisplayName(QCoreApplication::translate("WinRt::Internal::WinRtDeployConfiguration",
                                                       "Deploy to Windows Phone"));
     addSupportedTargetDeviceType(Constants::WINRT_DEVICE_TYPE_PHONE);
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ WinRtPhoneDeployConfigurationFactory::WinRtPhoneDeployConfigurationFactory()
 
 WinRtEmulatorDeployConfigurationFactory::WinRtEmulatorDeployConfigurationFactory()
 {
-    registerDeployConfiguration<DeployConfiguration>("WinRTEmulatorDeployConfiguration");
+    setConfigBaseId("WinRTEmulatorDeployConfiguration");
     setDefaultDisplayName(QCoreApplication::translate("WinRt::Internal::WinRtDeployConfiguration",
                                                       "Deploy to Windows Phone Emulator"));
     addSupportedTargetDeviceType(Constants::WINRT_DEVICE_TYPE_EMULATOR);