diff --git a/src/plugins/qnx/qnxdevice.cpp b/src/plugins/qnx/qnxdevice.cpp
index 1fb587b45d6..83021ea5d57 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qnx/qnxdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qnx/qnxdevice.cpp
@@ -83,8 +83,9 @@ QnxDevice::QnxDevice()
 }
 
 QnxDevice::QnxDevice(const QString &name, Origin origin, Core::Id id)
-    : RemoteLinux::LinuxDevice(name, origin, id)
 {
+    setupId(origin, id);
+    setDisplayName(name);
     init();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevice.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevice.cpp
index 2c618530e0e..0bc3f195b8b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevice.cpp
@@ -168,7 +168,10 @@ class LinuxPortsGatheringMethod : public PortsGatheringMethod
 
 LinuxDevice::Ptr LinuxDevice::create(const QString &name, Origin origin, Core::Id id)
 {
-    return Ptr(new LinuxDevice(name, origin, id));
+    auto device = new LinuxDevice;
+    device->setupId(origin, id);
+    device->setDisplayName(name);
+    return Ptr(device);
 }
 
 QString LinuxDevice::displayType() const
@@ -186,12 +189,6 @@ Utils::OsType LinuxDevice::osType() const
     return Utils::OsTypeLinux;
 }
 
-LinuxDevice::LinuxDevice(const QString &name, Origin origin, Core::Id id)
-{
-    setupId(origin, id);
-    setDisplayName(name);
-    init();
-}
 
 LinuxDevice::LinuxDevice(const LinuxDevice &other) = default;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevice.h b/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevice.h
index 7c07975e0cd..da4b948cb01 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevice.h
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevice.h
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ public:
 
 protected:
     LinuxDevice() { init(); }
-    LinuxDevice(const QString &name, Origin origin, Core::Id id);
     LinuxDevice(const LinuxDevice &other);
 
 private: