diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsnodes.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsnodes.cpp
index b5be80262de..91280dac418 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsnodes.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsnodes.cpp
@@ -258,11 +258,6 @@ QbsBaseProjectNode::QbsBaseProjectNode(const Utils::FileName &path) :
     ProjectExplorer::ProjectNode(path)
 { }
 
-bool QbsBaseProjectNode::showInSimpleTree() const
-{
-    return false;
-}
-
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------
 // QbsGroupNode:
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsnodes.h b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsnodes.h
index 57077d15838..c1296ec5b2d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsnodes.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsnodes.h
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@ class QbsBaseProjectNode : public ProjectExplorer::ProjectNode
 {
 public:
     explicit QbsBaseProjectNode(const Utils::FileName &absoluteFilePath);
-
-    bool showInSimpleTree() const override;
 };
 
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------