diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.cpp
index 6be4de92445..96a5bbaf3e2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.cpp
@@ -217,33 +217,25 @@ DeployConfiguration *DeployConfigurationFactory::create(Target *parent, Core::Id
     return dc;
 }
 
-bool DeployConfigurationFactory::canClone(Target *parent, DeployConfiguration *product) const
+DeployConfiguration *DeployConfigurationFactory::clone(Target *parent,
+                                                       const DeployConfiguration *source)
 {
-    if (!canHandle(parent))
-        return false;
-    const Core::Id id = product->id();
-    if (!id.name().startsWith(m_deployConfigBaseId.name()))
-        return false;
-    return true;
-}
-
-DeployConfiguration *DeployConfigurationFactory::clone(Target *parent, DeployConfiguration *product)
-{
-    QTC_ASSERT(m_creator, return nullptr);
-    if (!canClone(parent, product))
-        return nullptr;
-    DeployConfiguration *dc = m_creator(parent);
-    QVariantMap data = product->toMap();
-    dc->fromMap(data);
-    return dc;
+    return restore(parent, source->toMap());
 }
 
 DeployConfiguration *DeployConfigurationFactory::restore(Target *parent, const QVariantMap &map)
 {
-    if (!canRestore(parent, map))
+    const Core::Id id = idFromMap(map);
+    DeployConfigurationFactory *factory = Utils::findOrDefault(g_deployConfigurationFactories,
+        [parent, id](DeployConfigurationFactory *f) {
+            if (!f->canHandle(parent))
+                return false;
+            return id.name().startsWith(f->m_deployConfigBaseId.name());
+        });
+    if (!factory)
         return nullptr;
-    QTC_ASSERT(m_creator, return nullptr);
-    DeployConfiguration *dc = m_creator(parent);
+    QTC_ASSERT(factory->m_creator, return nullptr);
+    DeployConfiguration *dc = factory->m_creator(parent);
     QTC_ASSERT(dc, return nullptr);
     if (!dc->fromMap(map)) {
         delete dc;
@@ -252,22 +244,6 @@ DeployConfiguration *DeployConfigurationFactory::restore(Target *parent, const Q
     return dc;
 }
 
-bool DeployConfigurationFactory::canRestore(Target *parent, const QVariantMap &map) const
-{
-    if (!canHandle(parent))
-        return false;
-    const Core::Id id = idFromMap(map);
-    return id.name().startsWith(m_deployConfigBaseId.name());
-}
-
-DeployConfigurationFactory *DeployConfigurationFactory::find(Target *parent, const QVariantMap &map)
-{
-    return Utils::findOrDefault(g_deployConfigurationFactories,
-        [&parent, &map](DeployConfigurationFactory *factory) {
-            return factory->canRestore(parent, map);
-        });
-}
-
 QList<DeployConfigurationFactory *> DeployConfigurationFactory::find(Target *parent)
 {
     return Utils::filtered(g_deployConfigurationFactories,
@@ -276,14 +252,6 @@ QList<DeployConfigurationFactory *> DeployConfigurationFactory::find(Target *par
         });
 }
 
-DeployConfigurationFactory *DeployConfigurationFactory::find(Target *parent, DeployConfiguration *dc)
-{
-    return Utils::findOrDefault(g_deployConfigurationFactories,
-        [&parent, &dc](DeployConfigurationFactory *factory) {
-            return factory->canClone(parent, dc);
-    });
-}
-
 void DeployConfigurationFactory::setSupportedTargetDeviceTypes(const QList<Core::Id> &ids)
 {
     m_supportedTargetDeviceTypes = ids;
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.h
index da1047baecb..76f4ed4579e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.h
@@ -85,25 +85,19 @@ public:
     // used to translate the types to names to display to the user
     QString displayNameForId(Core::Id id) const;
 
-    virtual bool canHandle(ProjectExplorer::Target *target) const;
-
     bool canCreate(Target *parent, Core::Id id) const;
     virtual DeployConfiguration *create(Target *parent, Core::Id id);
-    // used to recreate the runConfigurations when restoring settings
-    bool canRestore(Target *parent, const QVariantMap &map) const;
-    DeployConfiguration *restore(Target *parent, const QVariantMap &map);
-    bool canClone(Target *parent, DeployConfiguration *product) const;
-    DeployConfiguration *clone(Target *parent, DeployConfiguration *product);
 
-    static DeployConfigurationFactory *find(Target *parent, const QVariantMap &map);
     static QList<DeployConfigurationFactory *> find(Target *parent);
-    static DeployConfigurationFactory *find(Target *parent, DeployConfiguration *dc);
+    static DeployConfiguration *restore(Target *parent, const QVariantMap &map);
+    static DeployConfiguration *clone(Target *parent, const DeployConfiguration *dc);
 
     void setSupportedTargetDeviceTypes(const QList<Core::Id> &ids);
     void setDefaultDisplayName(const QString &defaultDisplayName);
     void setSupportedProjectType(Core::Id id);
 
 protected:
+    virtual bool canHandle(ProjectExplorer::Target *target) const;
     virtual QList<QString> availableBuildTargets(Target *parent) const;
     virtual QString displayNameForBuildTarget(const QString &buildTarget) const;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.cpp
index 592076002d4..ed6f29dfd96 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.cpp
@@ -382,12 +382,7 @@ bool Project::copySteps(Target *sourceTarget, Target *newTarget)
     }
 
     foreach (DeployConfiguration *sourceDc, sourceTarget->deployConfigurations()) {
-        DeployConfigurationFactory *factory = DeployConfigurationFactory::find(newTarget, sourceDc);
-        if (!factory) {
-            deployconfigurationError << sourceDc->displayName();
-            continue;
-        }
-        DeployConfiguration *newDc = factory->clone(newTarget, sourceDc);
+        DeployConfiguration *newDc = DefaultDeployConfigurationFactory::clone(newTarget, sourceDc);
         if (!newDc) {
             deployconfigurationError << sourceDc->displayName();
             continue;
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/target.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/target.cpp
index 5afaeb53bb3..e36b53c1a61 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/target.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/target.cpp
@@ -773,18 +773,13 @@ bool Target::fromMap(const QVariantMap &map)
         if (!map.contains(key))
             return false;
         QVariantMap valueMap = map.value(key).toMap();
-        DeployConfigurationFactory *factory = DeployConfigurationFactory::find(this, valueMap);
-        if (!factory) {
+        DeployConfiguration *dc = DeployConfigurationFactory::restore(this, valueMap);
+        if (!dc) {
             Core::Id id = idFromMap(valueMap);
             qWarning("No factory found to restore deployment configuration of id '%s'!",
                      id.isValid() ? qPrintable(id.toString()) : "UNKNOWN");
             continue;
         }
-        DeployConfiguration *dc = factory->restore(this, valueMap);
-        if (!dc) {
-            qWarning("Factory '%s' failed to restore deployment configuration!", qPrintable(factory->objectName()));
-            continue;
-        }
         QTC_CHECK(dc->id().withSuffix(dc->extraId()) == ProjectExplorer::idFromMap(valueMap));
         addDeployConfiguration(dc);
         if (i == activeConfiguration)