diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.cpp
index 65497dbe72a..f7164dc0d51 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.cpp
@@ -2221,12 +2221,8 @@ EditorManager::ExternalEditorList
 IEditor *EditorManager::openEditor(const QString &fileName, Id editorId,
                                    OpenEditorFlags flags, bool *newEditor)
 {
-    if (flags & EditorManager::OpenInOtherSplit) {
-        if (flags & EditorManager::NoNewSplits)
-            EditorManagerPrivate::gotoNextSplit();
-        else
-            EditorManager::gotoOtherSplit();
-    }
+    if (flags & EditorManager::OpenInOtherSplit)
+        EditorManager::gotoOtherSplit();
 
     return EditorManagerPrivate::openEditor(EditorManagerPrivate::currentEditorView(),
                                             fileName, editorId, flags, newEditor);
@@ -2235,6 +2231,9 @@ IEditor *EditorManager::openEditor(const QString &fileName, Id editorId,
 IEditor *EditorManager::openEditorAt(const QString &fileName, int line, int column,
                                      Id editorId, OpenEditorFlags flags, bool *newEditor)
 {
+    if (flags & EditorManager::OpenInOtherSplit)
+        EditorManager::gotoOtherSplit();
+
     return EditorManagerPrivate::openEditorAt(EditorManagerPrivate::currentEditorView(),
                                               fileName, line, column, editorId, flags, newEditor);
 }
@@ -2297,12 +2296,8 @@ IEditor *EditorManager::openEditorWithContents(Id editorId,
     if (debugEditorManager)
         qDebug() << Q_FUNC_INFO << editorId.name() << titlePattern << contents;
 
-    if (flags & EditorManager::OpenInOtherSplit) {
-        if (flags & EditorManager::NoNewSplits)
-            EditorManagerPrivate::gotoNextSplit();
-        else
+    if (flags & EditorManager::OpenInOtherSplit)
             EditorManager::gotoOtherSplit();
-    }
 
     QApplication::setOverrideCursor(QCursor(Qt::WaitCursor));
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.h
index ecbf848a48a..d9273b040d2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/editormanager/editormanager.h
@@ -105,8 +105,7 @@ public:
         IgnoreNavigationHistory = 2,
         DoNotMakeVisible = 4,
         CanContainLineNumber = 8,
-        OpenInOtherSplit = 16,
-        NoNewSplits = 32
+        OpenInOtherSplit = 16
     };
     Q_DECLARE_FLAGS(OpenEditorFlags, OpenEditorFlag)
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.cpp b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.cpp
index 443e3916413..1cd293259b5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.cpp
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ void CppEditorWidget::switchDeclarationDefinition(bool inNextSplit)
 
     // Open Editor at link position
     if (symbolLink.hasValidTarget())
-        openCppEditorAt(symbolLink, inNextSplit != alwaysOpenLinksInNextSplit());
+        openLink(symbolLink, inNextSplit != alwaysOpenLinksInNextSplit());
 }
 
 CppEditorWidget::Link CppEditorWidget::findLinkAt(const QTextCursor &cursor, bool resolveTarget,
@@ -576,21 +576,6 @@ CppEditorWidget::Link CppEditorWidget::linkToSymbol(CPlusPlus::Symbol *symbol)
     return Link(filename, line, column);
 }
 
-bool CppEditorWidget::openCppEditorAt(const Link &link, bool inNextSplit)
-{
-    if (!link.hasValidTarget())
-        return false;
-
-    EditorManager::OpenEditorFlags flags;
-    if (inNextSplit)
-        flags |= EditorManager::OpenInOtherSplit;
-    return EditorManager::openEditorAt(link.targetFileName,
-                                       link.targetLine,
-                                       link.targetColumn,
-                                       Constants::CPPEDITOR_ID,
-                                       flags);
-}
-
 void CppEditorWidget::updateSemanticInfo(const SemanticInfo &semanticInfo,
                                          bool updateUseSelectionSynchronously)
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.h b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.h
index b5950ab4a0c..e599312b02b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cppeditor/cppeditor.h
@@ -104,9 +104,6 @@ protected:
 
     void applyFontSettings() Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
 
-    bool openLink(const Link &link, bool inNextSplit) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE
-    { return openCppEditorAt(link, inNextSplit); }
-
     Link findLinkAt(const QTextCursor &, bool resolveTarget = true,
                     bool inNextSplit = false) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
 
@@ -140,8 +137,6 @@ private:
     void finalizeInitialization() Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
     void finalizeInitializationAfterDuplication(BaseTextEditorWidget *other) Q_DECL_OVERRIDE;
 
-    static bool openCppEditorAt(const Link &, bool inNextSplit = false);
-
     unsigned documentRevision() const;
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
index d0a428858a2..f91c8ad8d26 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
@@ -5334,16 +5334,18 @@ bool BaseTextEditorWidget::openLink(const Link &link, bool inNextSplit)
     if (!link.hasValidTarget())
         return false;
 
-    if (inNextSplit) {
-        EditorManager::gotoOtherSplit();
-    } else if (textDocument()->filePath() == link.targetFileName) {
+    if (!inNextSplit && textDocument()->filePath() == link.targetFileName) {
         EditorManager::addCurrentPositionToNavigationHistory();
         gotoLine(link.targetLine, link.targetColumn);
         setFocus();
         return true;
     }
+    EditorManager::OpenEditorFlags flags;
+    if (inNextSplit)
+        flags |= EditorManager::OpenInOtherSplit;
 
-    return EditorManager::openEditorAt(link.targetFileName, link.targetLine, link.targetColumn);
+    return EditorManager::openEditorAt(link.targetFileName, link.targetLine, link.targetColumn,
+                                       Id(), flags);
 }
 
 void BaseTextEditorWidgetPrivate::updateLink(QMouseEvent *e)
diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.h b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.h
index 662f1bd49b4..82172e828ba 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.h
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.h
@@ -580,10 +580,9 @@ protected:
                             bool inNextSplit = false);
 
     /*!
-       Reimplement this function if you want to customize the way a link is
-       opened. Returns whether the link was opened successfully.
+       Returns whether the link was opened successfully.
      */
-    virtual bool openLink(const Link &link, bool inNextSplit = false);
+    bool openLink(const Link &link, bool inNextSplit = false);
 
     /*!
       Reimplement this function to change the default replacement text.