diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakenodes.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakenodes.cpp
index 2d0ff674657..f19723df952 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakenodes.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakenodes.cpp
@@ -44,21 +44,20 @@ namespace QmakeProjectManager {
   */
 
 QmakePriFileNode::QmakePriFileNode(QmakeProject *project, QmakeProFileNode *qmakeProFileNode,
-                                   const FileName &filePath, QmakePriFile *pf) :
+                                   const FileName &filePath) :
     ProjectNode(filePath),
     m_project(project),
-    m_qmakeProFileNode(qmakeProFileNode),
-    m_qmakePriFile(pf)
+    m_qmakeProFileNode(qmakeProFileNode)
 { }
 
 QmakePriFile *QmakePriFileNode::priFile() const
 {
-    return m_qmakePriFile;
+    return m_project->rootProFile()->findPriFile(filePath());
 }
 
 bool QmakePriFileNode::deploysFolder(const QString &folder) const
 {
-    const QmakePriFile *pri = priFile();
+    QmakePriFile *pri = priFile();
     return pri ? pri->deploysFolder(folder) : false;
 }
 
@@ -146,7 +145,7 @@ bool QmakePriFileNode::supportsAction(ProjectAction action, const Node *node) co
 
 bool QmakePriFileNode::canAddSubProject(const QString &proFilePath) const
 {
-    const QmakePriFile *pri = priFile();
+    QmakePriFile *pri = priFile();
     return pri ? pri->canAddSubProject(proFilePath) : false;
 }
 
@@ -214,8 +213,8 @@ QmakeProFileNode *QmakeProFileNode::findProFileFor(const FileName &fileName) con
   \class QmakeProFileNode
   Implements abstract ProjectNode class
   */
-QmakeProFileNode::QmakeProFileNode(QmakeProject *project, const FileName &filePath, QmakeProFile *pf) :
-    QmakePriFileNode(project, this, filePath, pf)
+QmakeProFileNode::QmakeProFileNode(QmakeProject *project, const FileName &filePath) :
+    QmakePriFileNode(project, this, filePath)
 { }
 
 bool QmakeProFileNode::showInSimpleTree() const
@@ -225,7 +224,7 @@ bool QmakeProFileNode::showInSimpleTree() const
 
 QmakeProFile *QmakeProFileNode::proFile() const
 {
-    return static_cast<QmakeProFile*>(QmakePriFileNode::priFile());
+    return m_project->rootProFile()->findProFile(filePath());
 }
 
 FolderNode::AddNewInformation QmakeProFileNode::addNewInformation(const QStringList &files, Node *context) const
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakenodes.h b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakenodes.h
index 56a2b6be622..aca17e18a29 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakenodes.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakenodes.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class QMAKEPROJECTMANAGER_EXPORT QmakePriFileNode : public ProjectExplorer::Proj
 {
 public:
     QmakePriFileNode(QmakeProject *project, QmakeProFileNode *qmakeProFileNode,
-                     const Utils::FileName &filePath, QmakePriFile *pf);
+                     const Utils::FileName &filePath);
 
     QmakePriFile *priFile() const;
 
@@ -73,14 +73,13 @@ protected:
 
 private:
     QmakeProFileNode *m_qmakeProFileNode = nullptr;
-    QmakePriFile *m_qmakePriFile = nullptr;
 };
 
 // Implements ProjectNode for qmake .pro files
 class QMAKEPROJECTMANAGER_EXPORT QmakeProFileNode : public QmakePriFileNode
 {
 public:
-    QmakeProFileNode(QmakeProject *project, const Utils::FileName &filePath, QmakeProFile *pf);
+    QmakeProFileNode(QmakeProject *project, const Utils::FileName &filePath);
 
     QmakeProFile *proFile() const;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakenodetreebuilder.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakenodetreebuilder.cpp
index 6e071c90e0a..a65b9cd44b4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakenodetreebuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakenodetreebuilder.cpp
@@ -183,12 +183,12 @@ static void createTree(const QmakePriFile *pri, QmakePriFileNode *node, const Fi
     }
 
     // Virtual folders:
-    for (QmakePriFile *c : pri->children()) {
+    for (const QmakePriFile *c : pri->children()) {
         QmakePriFileNode *newNode = nullptr;
-        if (auto pf = dynamic_cast<QmakeProFile *>(c))
-            newNode = new QmakeProFileNode(c->project(), c->filePath(), pf);
+        if (dynamic_cast<const QmakeProFile *>(c))
+            newNode = new QmakeProFileNode(c->project(), c->filePath());
         else
-            newNode = new QmakePriFileNode(c->project(), node->proFileNode(), c->filePath(), c);
+            newNode = new QmakePriFileNode(c->project(), node->proFileNode(), c->filePath());
         createTree(c, newNode, toExclude);
         node->addNode(newNode);
     }
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ QmakeProFileNode *QmakeNodeTreeBuilder::buildTree(QmakeProject *project)
 
     const FileNameList toExclude = qt ? qt->directoriesToIgnoreInProjectTree() : FileNameList();
 
-    auto root = new QmakeProFileNode(project, project->projectFilePath(), project->rootProFile());
+    auto root = new QmakeProFileNode(project, project->projectFilePath());
     createTree(project->rootProFile(), root, toExclude);
 
     return root;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeparsernodes.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeparsernodes.cpp
index d37a61626c5..1c3f4962aa4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeparsernodes.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeparsernodes.cpp
@@ -199,14 +199,12 @@ QmakePriFile *QmakePriFile::findPriFile(const FileName &fileName)
 {
     if (fileName == filePath())
         return this;
-    return findOrDefault(m_children, [&fileName](QmakePriFile *pf) { return pf->findPriFile(fileName); });
-}
+    for (QmakePriFile *n : children()) {
+        if (QmakePriFile *result = n->findPriFile(fileName))
+            return result;
+    }
+    return nullptr;
 
-const QmakePriFile *QmakePriFile::findPriFile(const FileName &fileName) const
-{
-    if (fileName == filePath())
-        return this;
-    return findOrDefault(m_children, [&fileName](const QmakePriFile *pf) { return pf->findPriFile(fileName); });
 }
 
 void QmakePriFile::makeEmpty()
@@ -1012,11 +1010,6 @@ QmakeProFile *QmakeProFile::findProFile(const FileName &fileName)
     return dynamic_cast<QmakeProFile *>(findPriFile(fileName));
 }
 
-const QmakeProFile *QmakeProFile::findProFile(const FileName &fileName) const
-{
-    return dynamic_cast<const QmakeProFile *>(findPriFile(fileName));
-}
-
 QString QmakeProFile::makefile() const
 {
     return singleVariableValue(Variable::Makefile);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeparsernodes.h b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeparsernodes.h
index 41138f4563f..2cad1340cc8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeparsernodes.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeparsernodes.h
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ public:
     QVector<QmakePriFile *> children() const;
 
     QmakePriFile *findPriFile(const Utils::FileName &fileName);
-    const QmakePriFile *findPriFile(const Utils::FileName &fileName) const;
 
     bool knowsFile(const Utils::FileName &filePath) const;
 
@@ -281,7 +280,6 @@ public:
 
     QList<QmakeProFile *> allProFiles();
     QmakeProFile *findProFile(const Utils::FileName &fileName);
-    const QmakeProFile *findProFile(const Utils::FileName &fileName) const;
 
     ProjectType projectType() const;