diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.cpp
index 6dd2c7bf8bf..12b58236f9f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.cpp
@@ -404,12 +404,7 @@ bool Project::copySteps(Target *sourceTarget, Target *newTarget)
     }
 
     foreach (RunConfiguration *sourceRc, sourceTarget->runConfigurations()) {
-        IRunConfigurationFactory *factory = IRunConfigurationFactory::find(newTarget, sourceRc);
-        if (!factory) {
-            runconfigurationError << sourceRc->displayName();
-            continue;
-        }
-        RunConfiguration *newRc = factory->clone(newTarget, sourceRc);
+        RunConfiguration *newRc = IRunConfigurationFactory::clone(newTarget, sourceRc);
         if (!newRc) {
             runconfigurationError << sourceRc->displayName();
             continue;
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
index 127ea45cefb..ccef670588f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
@@ -561,63 +561,27 @@ RunConfiguration *IRunConfigurationFactory::create(Target *parent, Core::Id id,
     return rc;
 }
 
-bool IRunConfigurationFactory::canClone(Target *parent, RunConfiguration *product) const
+RunConfiguration *IRunConfigurationFactory::restore(Target *parent, const QVariantMap &map)
 {
-    if (!canHandle(parent))
-        return false;
-    const Core::Id id = product->id();
-    return id.name().startsWith(m_runConfigBaseId.name());
-}
-
-RunConfiguration *IRunConfigurationFactory::restore(Target *parent, const QVariantMap &map) const
-{
-    if (!canRestore(parent, map))
-        return nullptr;
-    QTC_ASSERT(m_creator, return nullptr);
-    RunConfiguration *rc = m_creator(parent);
-    QTC_ASSERT(rc, return nullptr);
-    if (!rc->fromMap(map)) {
-        delete rc;
-        rc = nullptr;
+    for (IRunConfigurationFactory *factory : g_runConfigurationFactories) {
+        if (factory->canHandle(parent)) {
+            const Core::Id id = idFromMap(map);
+            if (id.name().startsWith(factory->m_runConfigBaseId.name())) {
+                QTC_ASSERT(factory->m_creator, continue);
+                RunConfiguration *rc = factory->m_creator(parent);
+                if (rc->fromMap(map))
+                    return rc;
+                delete rc;
+                return nullptr;
+            }
+        }
     }
-    return rc;
+    return nullptr;
 }
 
-bool IRunConfigurationFactory::canRestore(Target *parent, const QVariantMap &map) const
+RunConfiguration *IRunConfigurationFactory::clone(Target *parent, RunConfiguration *source)
 {
-    if (!canHandle(parent))
-        return false;
-    const Core::Id id = idFromMap(map);
-    return id.name().startsWith(m_runConfigBaseId.name());
-}
-
-RunConfiguration *IRunConfigurationFactory::clone(Target *parent, RunConfiguration *product) const
-{
-    QTC_ASSERT(m_creator, return nullptr);
-    if (!canClone(parent, product))
-        return nullptr;
-    RunConfiguration *runConfig = m_creator(parent);
-
-    QVariantMap data = product->toMap();
-    runConfig->fromMap(data);
-
-    return runConfig;
-}
-
-IRunConfigurationFactory *IRunConfigurationFactory::find(Target *parent, const QVariantMap &map)
-{
-    return Utils::findOrDefault(g_runConfigurationFactories,
-        [&parent, &map](IRunConfigurationFactory *factory) {
-            return factory->canRestore(parent, map);
-        });
-}
-
-IRunConfigurationFactory *IRunConfigurationFactory::find(Target *parent, RunConfiguration *rc)
-{
-    return Utils::findOrDefault(g_runConfigurationFactories,
-        [&parent, rc](IRunConfigurationFactory *factory) {
-            return factory->canClone(parent, rc);
-        });
+    return restore(parent, source->toMap());
 }
 
 const QList<IRunConfigurationFactory *> IRunConfigurationFactory::allFactories()
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.h
index 5e0267933fd..0bfcdd218ba 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.h
@@ -313,13 +313,9 @@ public:
     virtual bool canHandle(Target *target) const;
 
     RunConfiguration *create(Target *parent, Core::Id id, const QString &extra) const;
-    bool canRestore(Target *parent, const QVariantMap &map) const;
-    RunConfiguration *restore(Target *parent, const QVariantMap &map) const;
-    bool canClone(Target *parent, RunConfiguration *product) const;
-    RunConfiguration *clone(Target *parent, RunConfiguration *product) const;
 
-    static IRunConfigurationFactory *find(Target *parent, const QVariantMap &map);
-    static IRunConfigurationFactory *find(Target *parent, RunConfiguration *rc);
+    static RunConfiguration *restore(Target *parent, const QVariantMap &map);
+    static RunConfiguration *clone(Target *parent, RunConfiguration *source);
     static const QList<IRunConfigurationFactory *> allFactories();
 
     Core::Id runConfigurationBaseId() const { return m_runConfigBaseId; }
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runsettingspropertiespage.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runsettingspropertiespage.cpp
index c768cadd7d7..7d0c4a6d3ff 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runsettingspropertiespage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runsettingspropertiespage.cpp
@@ -265,10 +265,6 @@ void RunSettingsWidget::aboutToShowAddMenu()
 void RunSettingsWidget::cloneRunConfiguration()
 {
     RunConfiguration* activeRunConfiguration = m_target->activeRunConfiguration();
-    IRunConfigurationFactory *factory = IRunConfigurationFactory::find(m_target,
-                                                                       activeRunConfiguration);
-    if (!factory)
-        return;
 
     //: Title of a the cloned RunConfiguration window, text of the window
     QString name = uniqueRCName(
@@ -276,11 +272,11 @@ void RunSettingsWidget::cloneRunConfiguration()
                                               tr("Clone Configuration"),
                                               tr("New configuration name:"),
                                               QLineEdit::Normal,
-                                              m_target->activeRunConfiguration()->displayName()));
+                                              activeRunConfiguration->displayName()));
     if (name.isEmpty())
         return;
 
-    RunConfiguration *newRc = factory->clone(m_target, activeRunConfiguration);
+    RunConfiguration *newRc = IRunConfigurationFactory::clone(m_target, activeRunConfiguration);
     if (!newRc)
         return;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/target.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/target.cpp
index 915110b61b7..f21191dc1db 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/target.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/target.cpp
@@ -815,10 +815,7 @@ bool Target::fromMap(const QVariantMap &map)
 
         // Ignore missing RCs: We will just populate them using the default ones.
         QVariantMap valueMap = map.value(key).toMap();
-        IRunConfigurationFactory *factory = IRunConfigurationFactory::find(this, valueMap);
-        if (!factory)
-            continue;
-        RunConfiguration *rc = factory->restore(this, valueMap);
+        RunConfiguration *rc = IRunConfigurationFactory::restore(this, valueMap);
         if (!rc)
             continue;
         QTC_CHECK(rc->id().withSuffix(rc->extraId()) == ProjectExplorer::idFromMap(valueMap));