diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.cpp
index ce3fa75a233..f2f1d02310b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ public:
 } // Internal
 
 BuildConfiguration::BuildConfiguration(Target *target, Utils::Id id)
-    : ProjectConfiguration(target, target, id)
+    : ProjectConfiguration(target, id)
     , d(new Internal::BuildConfigurationPrivate(this))
 {
     MacroExpander *expander = macroExpander();
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildstep.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildstep.cpp
index 8844a34604b..503d82d22e7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildstep.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ namespace ProjectExplorer {
 static QList<BuildStepFactory *> g_buildStepFactories;
 
 BuildStep::BuildStep(BuildStepList *bsl, Id id)
-    : ProjectConfiguration(bsl, bsl->target(), id)
+    : ProjectConfiguration(bsl->target(), id)
     , m_stepList(bsl)
 {
     connect(this, &ProjectConfiguration::displayNameChanged, this, &BuildStep::updateSummary);
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsteplist.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsteplist.cpp
index f42c224f8b0..c5a361a24e8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsteplist.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsteplist.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const char STEPS_COUNT_KEY[] = "ProjectExplorer.BuildStepList.StepsCount";
 const char STEPS_PREFIX[] = "ProjectExplorer.BuildStepList.Step.";
 
 BuildStepList::BuildStepList(ProjectConfiguration *config, Utils::Id id)
-    : QObject(config), m_projectConfiguration(config), m_id(id)
+    : m_projectConfiguration(config), m_id(id)
 {
     QTC_CHECK(config);
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.cpp
index 85986a5f694..a99bb447122 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const char USES_DEPLOYMENT_DATA[] = "ProjectExplorer.DeployConfiguration.CustomD
 const char DEPLOYMENT_DATA[] = "ProjectExplorer.DeployConfiguration.CustomData";
 
 DeployConfiguration::DeployConfiguration(Target *target, Id id)
-    : ProjectConfiguration(target, target, id)
+    : ProjectConfiguration(target, id)
     , m_stepList(this, Constants::BUILDSTEPS_DEPLOY)
 {
     //: Default DeployConfiguration display name
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfiguration.cpp
index 9b88e47bb5e..e793ec920c3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfiguration.cpp
@@ -16,12 +16,10 @@ const char DISPLAY_NAME_KEY[] = "ProjectExplorer.ProjectConfiguration.DisplayNam
 
 // ProjectConfiguration
 
-ProjectConfiguration::ProjectConfiguration(QObject *parent, Target *target, Utils::Id id)
+ProjectConfiguration::ProjectConfiguration(Target *target, Id id)
     : m_target(target)
     , m_id(id)
 {
-    QTC_CHECK(parent);
-    setParent(parent);
     QTC_CHECK(target);
     QTC_CHECK(id.isValid());
     setObjectName(id.toString());
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfiguration.h
index 7a2f5155c46..a28c1d44152 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfiguration.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT ProjectConfiguration : public Utils::AspectContaine
     Q_OBJECT
 
 protected:
-    explicit ProjectConfiguration(QObject *parent, Target *target, Utils::Id id);
+    explicit ProjectConfiguration(Target *target, Utils::Id id);
 
 public:
     ~ProjectConfiguration() override;
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
index 5fe190a5139..365fb1673d6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ void GlobalOrProjectAspect::resetProjectToGlobalSettings()
 static std::vector<RunConfiguration::AspectFactory> theAspectFactories;
 
 RunConfiguration::RunConfiguration(Target *target, Utils::Id id)
-    : ProjectConfiguration(target, target, id)
+    : ProjectConfiguration(target, id)
 {
     forceDisplayNameSerialization();
     connect(target, &Target::parsingFinished, this, &RunConfiguration::update);