diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.cpp
index 8f5f4932b0c..2d971dc6746 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.cpp
@@ -117,11 +117,6 @@ void Node::setParentFolderNode(FolderNode *parentFolder)
     m_folderNode = parentFolder;
 }
 
-void Node::setPath(const QString &path)
-{
-    m_path = path;
-}
-
 /*!
   \class ProjectExplorer::FileNode
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.h
index ece062f9945..24440c668e5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.h
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@ protected:
     void setNodeType(NodeType type);
     void setProjectNode(ProjectNode *project);
     void setParentFolderNode(FolderNode *parentFolder);
-    void setPath(const QString &path);
 
 private:
     NodeType m_nodeType;