diff --git a/src/plugins/nim/project/nimbuildsystem.cpp b/src/plugins/nim/project/nimbuildsystem.cpp
index fed28f7da9e..323fb3d7313 100644
--- a/src/plugins/nim/project/nimbuildsystem.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/nim/project/nimbuildsystem.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ const char EXCLUDED_FILES_KEY[] = "ExcludedFiles";
 NimProjectScanner::NimProjectScanner(Project *project)
     : m_project(project)
 {
-    setFilter([this](const Utils::MimeType &, const FilePath &fp) {
+    m_scanner.setFilter([this](const Utils::MimeType &, const FilePath &fp) {
         const QString path = fp.toString();
         return excludedFiles().contains(path)
                 || path.endsWith(".nimproject")
@@ -113,11 +113,6 @@ void NimProjectScanner::saveSettings()
     m_project->setNamedSettings(SETTINGS_KEY, settings);
 }
 
-void NimProjectScanner::setFilter(const TreeScanner::FileFilter &filter)
-{
-    m_scanner.setFilter(filter);
-}
-
 void NimProjectScanner::startScan()
 {
     m_scanner.asyncScanForFiles(m_project->projectDirectory());
diff --git a/src/plugins/nim/project/nimbuildsystem.h b/src/plugins/nim/project/nimbuildsystem.h
index 02a868edac2..a743fa0fd70 100644
--- a/src/plugins/nim/project/nimbuildsystem.h
+++ b/src/plugins/nim/project/nimbuildsystem.h
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ class NimProjectScanner : public QObject
 public:
     explicit NimProjectScanner(ProjectExplorer::Project *project);
 
-    void setFilter(const ProjectExplorer::TreeScanner::FileFilter &filter);
     void startScan();
     void watchProjectFilePath();