diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildstep.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildstep.cpp
index d68cdb93a13..999394bf5b4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildstep.cpp
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ QbsBuildStep::~QbsBuildStep()
 bool QbsBuildStep::init(QList<const BuildStep *> &earlierSteps)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(earlierSteps);
-    if (static_cast<QbsProject *>(project())->isParsing() || m_job)
+    if (project()->isParsing() || m_job)
         return false;
 
     QbsBuildConfiguration *bc = static_cast<QbsBuildConfiguration *>(buildConfiguration());
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbscleanstep.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbscleanstep.cpp
index 7ca32899316..b47610a4466 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbscleanstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbscleanstep.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ QbsCleanStep::~QbsCleanStep()
 bool QbsCleanStep::init(QList<const BuildStep *> &earlierSteps)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(earlierSteps);
-    if (static_cast<QbsProject *>(project())->isParsing() || m_job)
+    if (project()->isParsing() || m_job)
         return false;
 
     QbsBuildConfiguration *bc = static_cast<QbsBuildConfiguration *>(buildConfiguration());
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsinstallstep.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsinstallstep.cpp
index e196c362773..fdd3af1dfed 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsinstallstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsinstallstep.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ QbsInstallStep::~QbsInstallStep()
 bool QbsInstallStep::init(QList<const BuildStep *> &earlierSteps)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(earlierSteps);
-    QTC_ASSERT(!static_cast<QbsProject *>(project())->isParsing() && !m_job, return false);
+    QTC_ASSERT(!project()->isParsing() && !m_job, return false);
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.cpp
index db4868138f8..1e4944b3c1d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.cpp
@@ -405,11 +405,6 @@ QString QbsProject::profileForTarget(const Target *t) const
     return QbsManager::profileForKit(t->kit());
 }
 
-bool QbsProject::isParsing() const
-{
-    return m_qbsUpdateFutureInterface;
-}
-
 bool QbsProject::hasParseResult() const
 {
     return qbsProject().isValid();
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.h b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.h
index 8be5b38dfff..8af4ef51490 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.h
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ public:
     static ProjectExplorer::FileType fileTypeFor(const QSet<QString> &tags);
 
     QString profileForTarget(const ProjectExplorer::Target *t) const;
-    bool isParsing() const;
     bool hasParseResult() const;
     void parseCurrentBuildConfiguration();
     void scheduleParsing() { m_parsingScheduled = true; }