diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakebuildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
index 50037d84946..2b22800eeef 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -186,13 +186,6 @@ NamedWidget *QmakeBuildConfiguration::createConfigWidget()
     return new QmakeProjectConfigWidget(this);
 }
 
-QString QmakeBuildConfiguration::defaultShadowBuildDirectory() const
-{
-    // todo displayName isn't ideal
-    return shadowBuildDirectory(target()->project()->projectFilePath().toString(),
-                                target()->kit(), displayName());
-}
-
 /// If only a sub tree should be build this function returns which sub node
 /// should be build
 /// \see QMakeBuildConfiguration::setSubNodeBuild
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakebuildconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakebuildconfiguration.h
index 695e2ed1f4d..aa296273d50 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakebuildconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakebuildconfiguration.h
@@ -127,7 +127,6 @@ protected:
 
 private:
     void ctor();
-    QString defaultShadowBuildDirectory() const;
 
     class LastKitState
     {