diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppprojects.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppprojects.cpp
index fb06ee0c4d7..4aab008f28c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppprojects.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppprojects.cpp
@@ -137,11 +137,6 @@ ProjectInfo::ProjectInfo(QPointer<ProjectExplorer::Project> project)
     : m_project(project)
 {}
 
-ProjectInfo::operator bool() const
-{
-    return isValid();
-}
-
 bool ProjectInfo::isValid() const
 {
     return !m_project.isNull();
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppprojects.h b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppprojects.h
index 94cc8be3375..5277a0a9dac 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cppprojects.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cppprojects.h
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ public:
     ProjectInfo();
     ProjectInfo(QPointer<ProjectExplorer::Project> project);
 
-    operator bool() const;
     bool isValid() const;
 
     QPointer<ProjectExplorer::Project> project() const;
diff --git a/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericprojectplugin_test.cpp b/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericprojectplugin_test.cpp
index 8a0af5d7d64..5b45469fddc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericprojectplugin_test.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/genericprojectmanager/genericprojectplugin_test.cpp
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ void GenericProjectPlugin::test_simple()
     const QByteArray mainFile("testdata_simpleproject/main.cpp");
     ProjectInfo pInfo(
                 setupProject("testdata_simpleproject/simpleproject.creator", mainFile, pHelper));
-    QVERIFY(pInfo);
+    QVERIFY(pInfo.isValid());
     QCOMPARE(pInfo.projectParts().size(), 1);
 
     ProjectPart::Ptr pPart = pInfo.projectParts().first();
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ void GenericProjectPlugin::test_mixed1()
                 setupProject("testdata_mixedproject1/mixedproject1.creator",
                              "testdata_mixedproject1/main.cpp",
                              pHelper));
-    QVERIFY(pInfo);
+    QVERIFY(pInfo.isValid());
     QCOMPARE(pInfo.projectParts().size(), 3);
 
     QList<ProjectPart::Ptr> parts = pInfo.projectParts();
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ void GenericProjectPlugin::test_mixed2()
                 setupProject("testdata_mixedproject2/mixedproject2.creator",
                              "testdata_mixedproject2/main.cpp",
                              pHelper));
-    QVERIFY(pInfo);
+    QVERIFY(pInfo.isValid());
     QCOMPARE(pInfo.projectParts().size(), 2);
 
     QList<ProjectPart::Ptr> parts = pInfo.projectParts();