diff --git a/src/libs/utils/fancylineedit.cpp b/src/libs/utils/fancylineedit.cpp
index a4a6e2d1835..7706ca12e68 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/fancylineedit.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/fancylineedit.cpp
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ FancyLineEdit::FancyLineEdit(QWidget *parent) :
 
     connect(d->m_iconbutton[Left], &QAbstractButton::clicked, this, &FancyLineEdit::iconClicked);
     connect(d->m_iconbutton[Right], &QAbstractButton::clicked, this, &FancyLineEdit::iconClicked);
-    connect(this, &QLineEdit::textChanged, this, &FancyLineEdit::onTextChanged);
+    connect(this, &QLineEdit::textChanged, this, &FancyLineEdit::validate);
 }
 
 FancyLineEdit::~FancyLineEdit()
@@ -451,8 +451,10 @@ QString FancyLineEdit::errorMessage() const
     return d->m_errorMessage;
 }
 
-void FancyLineEdit::onTextChanged(const QString &t)
+void FancyLineEdit::validate()
 {
+    const QString t = text();
+
     if (d->m_isFiltering){
         if (t != d->m_lastFilterText) {
             d->m_lastFilterText = t;
@@ -498,17 +500,11 @@ void FancyLineEdit::onTextChanged(const QString &t)
     handleChanged(t);
 }
 
-void FancyLineEdit::triggerChanged()
-{
-    onTextChanged(text());
-}
-
 QString FancyLineEdit::fixInputString(const QString &string)
 {
     return string;
 }
 
-
 //
 // IconButton - helper class to represent a clickable icon
 //
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/fancylineedit.h b/src/libs/utils/fancylineedit.h
index ff8f5cf3a21..9c9c1477ac1 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/fancylineedit.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/fancylineedit.h
@@ -143,16 +143,14 @@ public:
     QColor errorColor() const;
     void setErrorColor(const  QColor &);
 
-    // Trigger an update (after changing settings)
-    void triggerChanged();
-
     static QColor textColor(const QWidget *w);
     static void setTextColor(QWidget *w, const QColor &c);
 
     void setValidationFunction(const ValidationFunction &fn);
     static ValidationFunction defaultValidationFunction();
+    void validate();
 
-protected slots:
+protected:
     // Custom behaviour can be added here.
     virtual void handleChanged(const QString &) {}
 
@@ -166,17 +164,15 @@ signals:
     void validChanged(bool validState);
     void validReturnPressed();
 
-private slots:
-    void iconClicked();
-    void onTextChanged(const QString &);
-    void onEditingFinished();
-
 protected:
     void resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *e);
 
     virtual QString fixInputString(const QString &string);
 
 private:
+    void iconClicked();
+    void onEditingFinished();
+
     static bool validateWithValidator(FancyLineEdit *edit, QString *errorMessage);
     // Unimplemented, to force the user to make a decision on
     // whether to use setHistoryCompleter() or setSpecialCompleter().
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/newclasswidget.cpp b/src/libs/utils/newclasswidget.cpp
index dea3e69071c..7d3784b1d16 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/newclasswidget.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/newclasswidget.cpp
@@ -533,11 +533,6 @@ bool NewClassWidget::isValid(QString *error) const
     return true;
 }
 
-void NewClassWidget::triggerUpdateFileNames()
-{
-    d->m_ui.classLineEdit->triggerChanged();
-}
-
 void NewClassWidget::slotUpdateFileNames(const QString &baseName)
 {
     if (debugNewClassWidget)
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/newclasswidget.h b/src/libs/utils/newclasswidget.h
index 0f85de5fb14..1d286772d76 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/newclasswidget.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/newclasswidget.h
@@ -155,10 +155,6 @@ public slots:
      */
     void suggestClassNameFromBase();
 
-public slots:
-    /** Trigger an update (after changing settings) */
-    void triggerUpdateFileNames();
-
 private slots:
     void slotUpdateFileNames(const QString &t);
     void slotValidChanged();
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/pathchooser.cpp b/src/libs/utils/pathchooser.cpp
index 89c3e0c09fb..2ea0f591790 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/pathchooser.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/pathchooser.cpp
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ QString PathChooser::errorMessage() const
 
 void PathChooser::triggerChanged()
 {
-    d->m_lineEdit->triggerChanged();
+    d->m_lineEdit->validate();
 }
 
 void PathChooser::setAboutToShowContextMenuHandler(PathChooser::AboutToShowContextMenuHandler handler)
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ void PathChooser::setExpectedKind(Kind expected)
     if (d->m_acceptingKind == expected)
         return;
     d->m_acceptingKind = expected;
-    d->m_lineEdit->triggerChanged();
+    d->m_lineEdit->validate();
 }
 
 PathChooser::Kind PathChooser::expectedKind() const