diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kit.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kit.cpp
index 820ca56043b..5370cd75324 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kit.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kit.cpp
@@ -312,17 +312,6 @@ QString Kit::displayName() const
     return d->m_macroExpander.expand(d->m_unexpandedDisplayName);
 }
 
-static QString candidateName(const QString &name, const QString &postfix)
-{
-    if (name.contains(postfix))
-        return QString();
-    QString candidate = name;
-    if (!candidate.isEmpty())
-        candidate.append(QLatin1Char('-'));
-    candidate.append(postfix);
-    return candidate;
-}
-
 void Kit::setUnexpandedDisplayName(const QString &name)
 {
     if (d->m_unexpandedDisplayName == name)
@@ -332,21 +321,6 @@ void Kit::setUnexpandedDisplayName(const QString &name)
     kitUpdated();
 }
 
-QStringList Kit::candidateNameList(const QString &base) const
-{
-    QStringList result;
-    result << base;
-    foreach (KitInformation *ki, KitManager::kitInformation()) {
-        const QString postfix = ki->displayNamePostfix(this);
-        if (!postfix.isEmpty()) {
-            QString tmp = candidateName(base, postfix);
-            if (!tmp.isEmpty())
-                result << tmp;
-        }
-    }
-    return result;
-}
-
 void Kit::setCustomFileSystemFriendlyName(const QString &fileSystemFriendlyName)
 {
     d->m_fileSystemFriendlyName = fileSystemFriendlyName;
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kit.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kit.h
index 02637a677e8..64a300eee65 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kit.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kit.h
@@ -79,8 +79,6 @@ public:
     QString displayName() const;
     void setUnexpandedDisplayName(const QString &name);
 
-    QStringList candidateNameList(const QString &base) const;
-
     QString fileSystemFriendlyName() const;
     QString customFileSystemFriendlyName() const;
     void setCustomFileSystemFriendlyName(const QString &fileSystemFriendlyName);