diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
index b239171fb5f..39ddb536a39 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ FileName CMakeBuildConfiguration::shadowBuildDirectory(const FileName &projectFi
 void CMakeBuildConfiguration::buildTarget(const QString &buildTarget)
 {
     const Core::Id buildStep = ProjectExplorer::Constants::BUILDSTEPS_BUILD;
-    const QString name = ProjectExplorer::ProjectExplorerPlugin::displayNameForStepId(buildStep);
     CMakeBuildStep *cmBs
             = qobject_cast<CMakeBuildStep *>(Utils::findOrDefault(stepList(buildStep)->steps(),
                                                                   [](const ProjectExplorer::BuildStep *bs) {
@@ -180,7 +179,7 @@ void CMakeBuildConfiguration::buildTarget(const QString &buildTarget)
         cmBs->setBuildTarget(buildTarget);
     }
 
-    BuildManager::buildList(stepList(buildStep), name);
+    BuildManager::buildList(stepList(buildStep));
 
     if (cmBs)
         cmBs->setBuildTarget(originalBuildTarget);
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildmanager.cpp
index ca47ec0b200..ac23d7f3e72 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildmanager.cpp
@@ -518,16 +518,19 @@ bool BuildManager::buildQueueAppend(const QList<BuildStep *> &steps, QStringList
     return true;
 }
 
-bool BuildManager::buildList(BuildStepList *bsl, const QString &stepListName)
+bool BuildManager::buildList(BuildStepList *bsl)
 {
-    return buildLists(QList<BuildStepList *>() << bsl, QStringList() << stepListName);
+    return buildLists({bsl});
 }
 
-bool BuildManager::buildLists(QList<BuildStepList *> bsls, const QStringList &stepListNames, const QStringList &preambelMessage)
+bool BuildManager::buildLists(QList<BuildStepList *> bsls, const QStringList &preambelMessage)
 {
     QList<BuildStep *> steps;
-    foreach (BuildStepList *list, bsls)
+    QStringList stepListNames;
+    foreach (BuildStepList *list, bsls) {
         steps.append(list->steps());
+        stepListNames.append(ProjectExplorerPlugin::displayNameForStepId(list->id()));
+    }
 
     QStringList names;
     names.reserve(steps.size());
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildmanager.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildmanager.h
index 349dad44ad0..b4cbcd19662 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildmanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildmanager.h
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ public:
     static bool isBuilding();
     static bool tasksAvailable();
 
-    static bool buildLists(QList<BuildStepList *> bsls, const QStringList &stepListNames,
-                    const QStringList &preambelMessage = QStringList());
-    static bool buildList(BuildStepList *bsl, const QString &stepListName);
+    static bool buildLists(QList<BuildStepList *> bsls,
+                           const QStringList &preambelMessage = QStringList());
+    static bool buildList(BuildStepList *bsl);
 
     static bool isBuilding(const Project *p);
     static bool isBuilding(const Target *t);
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
index 8387842bf04..86ca6bef34a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
@@ -2396,7 +2396,6 @@ int ProjectExplorerPluginPrivate::queue(QList<Project *> projects, QList<Id> ste
     }
 
     QList<BuildStepList *> stepLists;
-    QStringList names;
     QStringList preambleMessage;
 
     foreach (Project *pro, projects)
@@ -2417,14 +2416,13 @@ int ProjectExplorerPluginPrivate::queue(QList<Project *> projects, QList<Id> ste
             if (!bsl || bsl->isEmpty())
                 continue;
             stepLists << bsl;
-            names << m_instance->displayNameForStepId(id);
         }
     }
 
     if (stepLists.isEmpty())
         return 0;
 
-    if (!BuildManager::buildLists(stepLists, names, preambleMessage))
+    if (!BuildManager::buildLists(stepLists, preambleMessage))
         return -1;
     return stepLists.count();
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsprojectmanagerplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsprojectmanagerplugin.cpp
index 99e9ed8a6d6..d95f54f03e3 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsprojectmanagerplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsprojectmanagerplugin.cpp
@@ -594,8 +594,7 @@ void QbsProjectManagerPlugin::buildFiles(QbsProject *project, const QStringList
 
     const Core::Id buildStep = ProjectExplorer::Constants::BUILDSTEPS_BUILD;
 
-    const QString name = ProjectExplorerPlugin::displayNameForStepId(buildStep);
-    BuildManager::buildList(bc->stepList(buildStep), name);
+    BuildManager::buildList(bc->stepList(buildStep));
 
     bc->setChangedFiles(QStringList());
     bc->setActiveFileTags(QStringList());
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/androidqmakebuildconfigurationfactory.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/androidqmakebuildconfigurationfactory.cpp
index 12122b5c066..a644ce6221c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/androidqmakebuildconfigurationfactory.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeandroidsupport/androidqmakebuildconfigurationfactory.cpp
@@ -101,8 +101,7 @@ void AndroidQmakeBuildConfiguration::manifestSaved()
 
     qs->setForced(true);
 
-    BuildManager::buildList(stepList(ProjectExplorer::Constants::BUILDSTEPS_CLEAN),
-                            ProjectExplorerPlugin::displayNameForStepId(ProjectExplorer::Constants::BUILDSTEPS_CLEAN));
+    BuildManager::buildList(stepList(ProjectExplorer::Constants::BUILDSTEPS_CLEAN));
     BuildManager::appendStep(qs, ProjectExplorerPlugin::displayNameForStepId(ProjectExplorer::Constants::BUILDSTEPS_CLEAN));
     setSubNodeBuild(0);
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeprojectmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeprojectmanager.cpp
index a75eb56e241..bfb7402bbb1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeprojectmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeprojectmanager.cpp
@@ -238,11 +238,9 @@ void QmakeManager::handleSubDirContextMenu(QmakeManager::Action action, bool isF
         const Core::Id buildStep = ProjectExplorer::Constants::BUILDSTEPS_BUILD;
         const Core::Id cleanStep = ProjectExplorer::Constants::BUILDSTEPS_CLEAN;
         if (action == BUILD) {
-            const QString name = ProjectExplorerPlugin::displayNameForStepId(buildStep);
-            BuildManager::buildList(bc->stepList(buildStep), name);
+            BuildManager::buildList(bc->stepList(buildStep));
         } else if (action == CLEAN) {
-            const QString name = ProjectExplorerPlugin::displayNameForStepId(cleanStep);
-            BuildManager::buildList(bc->stepList(cleanStep), name);
+            BuildManager::buildList(bc->stepList(cleanStep));
         } else if (action == REBUILD) {
             QStringList names;
             names << ProjectExplorerPlugin::displayNameForStepId(cleanStep)