diff --git a/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/mesontools.cpp b/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/mesontools.cpp
index c7d81880a51..b9b6eccd97e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/mesontools.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/mesontools.cpp
@@ -35,19 +35,6 @@ ToolWrapper::ToolWrapper(const Store &data)
     m_autoDetected =  data[Constants::ToolsSettings::AUTO_DETECTED_KEY].toBool();
 }
 
-ToolWrapper::ToolWrapper(ToolType toolType,
-                         const QString &name,
-                         const FilePath &path,
-                         bool autoDetected)
-    : m_toolType(toolType)
-    , m_version(read_version(path))
-    , m_isValid{path.exists() && !m_version.isNull()}
-    , m_autoDetected{autoDetected}
-    , m_id{Id::generate()}
-    , m_exe{path}
-    , m_name{name}
-{}
-
 ToolWrapper::ToolWrapper(ToolType toolType,
                          const QString &name,
                          const FilePath &path,
@@ -57,7 +44,7 @@ ToolWrapper::ToolWrapper(ToolType toolType,
     , m_version(read_version(path))
     , m_isValid{path.exists() && !m_version.isNull()}
     , m_autoDetected{autoDetected}
-    , m_id{id}
+    , m_id{id.isValid() ? id : Id::generate()}
     , m_exe{path}
     , m_name{name}
 {
@@ -251,13 +238,13 @@ static void fixAutoDetected(ToolType toolType)
             if (std::optional<FilePath> path = findTool(toolType)) {
                 s_tools.emplace_back(
                     std::make_shared<ToolWrapper>(toolType,
-                        QString("System %1 at %2").arg("Meson").arg(path->toString()), *path, true));
+                        QString("System %1 at %2").arg("Meson").arg(path->toString()), *path, Id{}, true));
             }
         } else if (toolType == ToolType::Ninja) {
             if (std::optional<FilePath> path = findTool(toolType)) {
                 s_tools.emplace_back(
                     std::make_shared<ToolWrapper>(toolType,
-                        QString("System %1 at %2").arg("Ninja").arg(path->toString()), *path, true));
+                        QString("System %1 at %2").arg("Ninja").arg(path->toString()), *path, Id{}, true));
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/mesontools.h b/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/mesontools.h
index b283388df7c..395fcc5b495 100644
--- a/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/mesontools.h
+++ b/src/plugins/mesonprojectmanager/mesontools.h
@@ -26,11 +26,7 @@ public:
     ToolWrapper(ToolType toolType,
                 const QString &name,
                 const Utils::FilePath &path,
-                bool autoDetected = false);
-    ToolWrapper(ToolType toolType,
-                const QString &name,
-                const Utils::FilePath &path,
-                const Utils::Id &id,
+                const Utils::Id &id = {},
                 bool autoDetected = false);
 
     ~ToolWrapper();