diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxrunconfigurationfactory.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxrunconfigurationfactory.cpp
index 2f8ad457daf..3b191162a41 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxrunconfigurationfactory.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxrunconfigurationfactory.cpp
@@ -50,11 +50,6 @@ RemoteLinuxRunConfigurationFactory::RemoteLinuxRunConfigurationFactory(QObject *
     setSupportedTargetDeviceTypes({RemoteLinux::Constants::GenericLinuxOsType});
 }
 
-bool RemoteLinuxRunConfigurationFactory::canCreateHelper(Target *parent, const QString &buildTarget) const
-{
-    return parent->applicationTargets().hasTarget(buildTarget);
-}
-
 QList<RunConfigurationCreationInfo>
     RemoteLinuxRunConfigurationFactory::availableCreators(Target *parent, CreationMode mode) const
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxrunconfigurationfactory.h b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxrunconfigurationfactory.h
index d3c68c41a7f..fd6a9682a10 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxrunconfigurationfactory.h
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/remotelinuxrunconfigurationfactory.h
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ class RemoteLinuxRunConfigurationFactory : public ProjectExplorer::IRunConfigura
 public:
     explicit RemoteLinuxRunConfigurationFactory(QObject *parent = nullptr);
 
-    bool canCreateHelper(ProjectExplorer::Target *parent, const QString &suffix) const override;
     QList<ProjectExplorer::RunConfigurationCreationInfo>
         availableCreators(ProjectExplorer::Target *parent, CreationMode mode) const override;
 };