diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevice.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevice.cpp
index 6aee5591945..bb506b64cdd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/linuxdevice.cpp
@@ -1046,8 +1046,7 @@ DeviceEnvironmentFetcher::Ptr LinuxDevice::environmentFetcher() const
 
 bool LinuxDevice::usableAsBuildDevice() const
 {
-    const bool isUsable = qtcEnvironmentVariableIntValue("QTC_ALLOW_REMOTE_LINUX_BUILD_DEVICES");
-    return isUsable;
+    return true;
 }
 
 QString LinuxDevice::userAtHost() const