diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsnodes.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsnodes.cpp
index 002a0a98839..2967dbc1bc8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsnodes.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsnodes.cpp
@@ -587,7 +587,11 @@ QbsGroupNode *QbsProductNode::findGroupNode(const QString &name)
 QbsProjectNode::QbsProjectNode(const Utils::FileName &path) :
     QbsBaseProjectNode(path)
 {
-    ctor();
+    if (m_projectIcon.isNull())
+        m_projectIcon = generateIcon(QString::fromLatin1(ProjectExplorer::Constants::FILEOVERLAY_QT));
+
+    setIcon(m_projectIcon);
+    addNode(new ProjectExplorer::FileNode(filePath(), ProjectExplorer::FileType::Project, false));
 }
 
 QbsProjectNode::~QbsProjectNode()
@@ -630,15 +634,6 @@ bool QbsProjectNode::showInSimpleTree() const
     return true;
 }
 
-void QbsProjectNode::ctor()
-{
-    if (m_projectIcon.isNull())
-        m_projectIcon = generateIcon(QString::fromLatin1(ProjectExplorer::Constants::FILEOVERLAY_QT));
-
-    setIcon(m_projectIcon);
-    addNode(new ProjectExplorer::FileNode(filePath(), ProjectExplorer::FileType::Project, false));
-}
-
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------
 // QbsRootProjectNode:
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsnodes.h b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsnodes.h
index aad777401e0..8cd19573ad0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsnodes.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsnodes.h
@@ -163,8 +163,6 @@ protected:
     void update(const qbs::Project &qbsProject, const qbs::ProjectData &prjData);
 
 private:
-    void ctor();
-
     static QIcon m_projectIcon;
     qbs::ProjectData m_projectData;
 };