diff --git a/src/libs/utils/shellcommand.cpp b/src/libs/utils/shellcommand.cpp
index 6d7d032719f..15ddd709c1a 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/shellcommand.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/shellcommand.cpp
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ const FilePath &ShellCommand::defaultWorkingDirectory() const
     return d->m_defaultWorkingDirectory;
 }
 
-const Environment ShellCommand::processEnvironment() const
+Environment ShellCommand::environment() const
 {
     return d->m_environment;
 }
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ void ShellCommand::runFullySynchronous(QtcProcess &process, const FilePath &work
     const FilePath dir = workDirectory(workingDirectory);
     if (!dir.isEmpty())
         process.setWorkingDirectory(dir);
-    process.setEnvironment(processEnvironment());
+    process.setEnvironment(environment());
     if (d->m_flags & MergeOutputChannels)
         process.setProcessChannelMode(QProcess::MergedChannels);
     if (d->m_codec)
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ void ShellCommand::runSynchronous(QtcProcess &process, const FilePath &workingDi
         process.stop();
         process.waitForFinished();
     });
-    process.setEnvironment(processEnvironment());
+    process.setEnvironment(environment());
     if (d->m_codec)
         process.setCodec(d->m_codec);
     if (d->m_disableUnixTerminal)
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/shellcommand.h b/src/libs/utils/shellcommand.h
index 72cf360fb24..30167fd2af8 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/shellcommand.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/shellcommand.h
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ public:
     void abort();
 
     const FilePath &defaultWorkingDirectory() const;
-    virtual const Environment processEnvironment() const;
 
     int defaultTimeoutS() const;
     void setDefaultTimeoutS(int timeout);
@@ -149,6 +148,7 @@ signals:
     void appendMessage(const QString &text);
 
 protected:
+    virtual Environment environment() const;
     virtual void addTask(QFuture<void> &future);
     void setDisableUnixTerminal();
     int timeoutS() const;
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.cpp
index c73a8471b6f..1bd49cdafea 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.cpp
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ VcsCommand::VcsCommand(const FilePath &workingDirectory, const Environment &envi
     connect(this, &ShellCommand::appendMessage, outputWindow, &VcsOutputWindow::appendMessage);
 }
 
-const Environment VcsCommand::processEnvironment() const
+Environment VcsCommand::environment() const
 {
-    Environment env = ShellCommand::processEnvironment();
+    Environment env = ShellCommand::environment();
     VcsBase::setProcessEnvironment(&env, flags() & ForceCLocale, m_sshPrompt);
     return env;
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.h b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.h
index 3748c0ad284..ebb3e271fd1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.h
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcscommand.h
@@ -48,13 +48,12 @@ public:
 
     VcsCommand(const Utils::FilePath &defaultWorkingDirectory, const Utils::Environment &environment);
 
-    const Utils::Environment processEnvironment() const override;
-
     void runCommand(Utils::QtcProcess &process,
                     const Utils::CommandLine &command,
                     const Utils::FilePath &workDirectory = {}) override;
 
 protected:
+    Utils::Environment environment() const override;
     void addTask(QFuture<void> &future) override;
 
 private: