diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeproject.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeproject.cpp
index 5604e448da2..597d6d26dac 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeproject.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeproject.cpp
@@ -361,11 +361,6 @@ CMakeProjectNode *CMakeProject::generateProjectTree(const QList<const FileNode *
     return root ? root.release() : nullptr;
 }
 
-bool CMakeProject::needsConfiguration() const
-{
-    return targets().isEmpty();
-}
-
 bool CMakeProject::knowsAllBuildExecutables() const
 {
     return false;
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeproject.h b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeproject.h
index 60f605dd7e8..6925296080a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeproject.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakeproject.h
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ public:
 
     CMakeBuildTarget buildTargetForTitle(const QString &title);
 
-    bool needsConfiguration() const final;
     bool knowsAllBuildExecutables() const final;
 
     bool supportsKit(const ProjectExplorer::Kit *k, QString *errorMessage = nullptr) const final;
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/modelmanagertesthelper.h b/src/plugins/cpptools/modelmanagertesthelper.h
index 47e49fefe92..a228f70a834 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/modelmanagertesthelper.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/modelmanagertesthelper.h
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ class CPPTOOLS_EXPORT TestProject: public ProjectExplorer::Project
 public:
     TestProject(const QString &name, QObject *parent);
 
+    bool needsConfiguration() const final { return false; }
+
 private:
     QString m_name;
 };
diff --git a/src/plugins/nim/project/nimproject.cpp b/src/plugins/nim/project/nimproject.cpp
index 82a412e41bd..60de1d3f487 100644
--- a/src/plugins/nim/project/nimproject.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/nim/project/nimproject.cpp
@@ -72,11 +72,6 @@ NimProject::NimProject(const FileName &fileName) : Project(Constants::C_NIM_MIME
     collectProjectFiles();
 }
 
-bool NimProject::needsConfiguration() const
-{
-    return targets().empty();
-}
-
 void NimProject::scheduleProjectScan()
 {
     auto elapsedTime = m_lastProjectScan.elapsed();
diff --git a/src/plugins/nim/project/nimproject.h b/src/plugins/nim/project/nimproject.h
index 5311b54ef0b..317e4eef81b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/nim/project/nimproject.h
+++ b/src/plugins/nim/project/nimproject.h
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ class NimProject : public ProjectExplorer::Project
 public:
     explicit NimProject(const Utils::FileName &fileName);
 
-    bool needsConfiguration() const final;
     bool supportsKit(const ProjectExplorer::Kit *k, QString *errorMessage) const final;
     Utils::FileNameList nimFiles() const;
     QVariantMap toMap() const final;
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.cpp
index 3ffd238dac9..592076002d4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.cpp
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ void Project::setNamedSettings(const QString &name, const QVariant &value)
 
 bool Project::needsConfiguration() const
 {
-    return false;
+    return d->m_targets.isEmpty();
 }
 
 void Project::configureAsExampleProject(const QSet<Core::Id> &platforms)
@@ -933,6 +933,8 @@ public:
     void testParsingFinished(bool success) {
         emitParsingFinished(success);
     }
+
+    bool needsConfiguration() const final { return false; }
 };
 
 class TestProjectNode : public ProjectNode
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/userfileaccessor.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/userfileaccessor.cpp
index 0a13e8aa0d4..5841d721157 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/userfileaccessor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/userfileaccessor.cpp
@@ -2219,6 +2219,8 @@ public:
     TestProject() : Project("x-test/testproject", Utils::FileName::fromString("/test/project")) {
         setDisplayName("Test Project");
     }
+
+    bool needsConfiguration() const final { return false; }
 };
 
 } // namespace
diff --git a/src/plugins/pythoneditor/pythoneditorplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/pythoneditor/pythoneditorplugin.cpp
index 464b089f314..ef6f7ee838b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/pythoneditor/pythoneditorplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/pythoneditor/pythoneditorplugin.cpp
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ public:
     bool renameFile(const QString &filePath, const QString &newFilePath);
     void refresh(Target *target = nullptr);
 
+    bool needsConfiguration() const final { return false; }
+
 private:
     RestoreResult fromMap(const QVariantMap &map, QString *errorMessage) override;
     bool setupTarget(Target *t)
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.h b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.h
index 999fc20ed03..f545bf84baf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.h
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ private:
 
     void projectLoaded() override;
     ProjectExplorer::ProjectImporter *projectImporter() const override;
-    bool needsConfiguration() const override { return targets().isEmpty(); }
 
     static bool ensureWriteableQbsFile(const QString &file);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.cpp
index 6fa535633b9..8aaf320453c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.cpp
@@ -1025,11 +1025,6 @@ void CentralizedFolderWatcher::delayedFolderChanged(const QString &folder)
         m_project->updateCodeModels();
 }
 
-bool QmakeProject::needsConfiguration() const
-{
-    return targets().isEmpty();
-}
-
 void QmakeProject::configureAsExampleProject(const QSet<Core::Id> &platforms)
 {
     QList<const BuildInfo *> infoList;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.h b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.h
index bef8859e026..2e6982d85d1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.h
@@ -105,8 +105,6 @@ public:
     void watchFolders(const QStringList &l, QmakePriFile *file);
     void unwatchFolders(const QStringList &l, QmakePriFile *file);
 
-    bool needsConfiguration() const final;
-
     void configureAsExampleProject(const QSet<Core::Id> &platforms) final;
 
     /// \internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tests/qmlprofilerdetailsrewriter_test.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tests/qmlprofilerdetailsrewriter_test.cpp
index 41966381cf9..3277babc49f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tests/qmlprofilerdetailsrewriter_test.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/tests/qmlprofilerdetailsrewriter_test.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ public:
         root->addNode(fileNode);
         setRootProjectNode(root);
     }
+
+    bool needsConfiguration() const final { return false; }
 };
 
 QmlProfilerDetailsRewriterTest::QmlProfilerDetailsRewriterTest(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent)