diff --git a/src/plugins/languageclient/client.cpp b/src/plugins/languageclient/client.cpp
index 221264c6a39..66c7bfdd814 100644
--- a/src/plugins/languageclient/client.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/languageclient/client.cpp
@@ -767,12 +767,7 @@ const ProjectExplorer::Project *Client::project() const
 
 void Client::setCurrentProject(ProjectExplorer::Project *project)
 {
-    using namespace ProjectExplorer;
-    if (m_project)
-        disconnect(m_project, &Project::fileListChanged, this, &Client::projectFileListChanged);
     m_project = project;
-    if (m_project)
-        connect(m_project, &Project::fileListChanged, this, &Client::projectFileListChanged);
 }
 
 void Client::projectOpened(ProjectExplorer::Project *project)
@@ -809,16 +804,6 @@ void Client::projectClosed(ProjectExplorer::Project *project)
     sendContent(change);
 }
 
-void Client::projectFileListChanged()
-{
-    for (Core::IDocument *doc : Core::DocumentModel::openedDocuments()) {
-        if (m_project->isKnownFile(doc->filePath())) {
-            if (auto textDocument = qobject_cast<TextEditor::TextDocument *>(doc))
-                openDocument(textDocument);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 void Client::setSupportedLanguage(const LanguageFilter &filter)
 {
     m_languagFilter = filter;
diff --git a/src/plugins/languageclient/client.h b/src/plugins/languageclient/client.h
index 8cafaaae900..72894536790 100644
--- a/src/plugins/languageclient/client.h
+++ b/src/plugins/languageclient/client.h
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ public:
     const ProjectExplorer::Project *project() const;
     void projectOpened(ProjectExplorer::Project *project);
     void projectClosed(ProjectExplorer::Project *project);
-    void projectFileListChanged();
 
     void sendContent(const LanguageServerProtocol::IContent &content);
     void cancelRequest(const LanguageServerProtocol::MessageId &id);