diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildstep.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildstep.cpp
index 04cda446554..8e8e56be1e9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildstep.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ using namespace CMakeProjectManager::Internal;
 using namespace ProjectExplorer;
 
 namespace {
-const char CLEAN_KEY[] = "CMakeProjectManager.MakeStep.Clean"; // Obsolete since QtC 3.7
 const char BUILD_TARGETS_KEY[] = "CMakeProjectManager.MakeStep.BuildTargets";
 const char TOOL_ARGUMENTS_KEY[] = "CMakeProjectManager.MakeStep.AdditionalArguments";
 const char ADD_RUNCONFIGURATION_ARGUMENT_KEY[] = "CMakeProjectManager.MakeStep.AddRunConfigurationArgument";
@@ -140,14 +139,10 @@ QVariantMap CMakeBuildStep::toMap() const
 
 bool CMakeBuildStep::fromMap(const QVariantMap &map)
 {
-    if (map.value(CLEAN_KEY, false).toBool()) {
-        m_buildTarget = CMakeBuildStep::cleanTarget();
-    } else {
-        const QStringList targetList = map.value(BUILD_TARGETS_KEY).toStringList();
-        if (!targetList.isEmpty())
-            m_buildTarget = targetList.last();
-        m_toolArguments = map.value(TOOL_ARGUMENTS_KEY).toString();
-    }
+    const QStringList targetList = map.value(BUILD_TARGETS_KEY).toStringList();
+    if (!targetList.isEmpty())
+        m_buildTarget = targetList.last();
+    m_toolArguments = map.value(TOOL_ARGUMENTS_KEY).toString();
     if (map.value(ADD_RUNCONFIGURATION_ARGUMENT_KEY, false).toBool())
         m_buildTarget = ADD_RUNCONFIGURATION_TEXT;