diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildstep.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildstep.cpp
index 67d6bc5252b..878f07458bb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildstep.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ CMakeBuildStep::CMakeBuildStep(BuildStepList *bsl) :
 
     setLowPriority();
 
-    connect(target(), &Target::kitChanged, this, &CMakeBuildStep::cmakeCommandChanged);
     connect(target(), &Target::parsingFinished,
             this, &CMakeBuildStep::handleBuildTargetChanges);
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildstep.h b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildstep.h
index 99de0046d5b..7c66e436949 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildstep.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildstep.h
@@ -38,12 +38,10 @@ QT_END_NAMESPACE
 
 namespace Utils {
 class CommandLine;
-class PathChooser;
 } // Utils
 
 namespace ProjectExplorer {
 class RunConfiguration;
-class ToolChain;
 } // ProjectManager
 
 namespace CMakeProjectManager {
@@ -82,7 +80,6 @@ public:
     static QStringList specialTargets();
 
 signals:
-    void cmakeCommandChanged();
     void targetToBuildChanged();
     void buildTargetsChanged();