diff --git a/src/plugins/winrt/winrtdevice.cpp b/src/plugins/winrt/winrtdevice.cpp
index 483c2e142c1..5f6478a72f5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/winrt/winrtdevice.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/winrt/winrtdevice.cpp
@@ -43,24 +43,6 @@ namespace WinRt {
 namespace Internal {
 
 WinRtDevice::WinRtDevice()
-{
-    initFreePorts();
-}
-
-WinRtDevice::WinRtDevice(Core::Id internalId, int deviceId)
-    : m_deviceId(deviceId)
-{
-    setupId(AutoDetected, internalId);
-    initFreePorts();
-}
-
-WinRtDevice::WinRtDevice(const WinRtDevice &other)
-    : IDevice(other), m_deviceId(other.m_deviceId)
-{
-    initFreePorts();
-}
-
-void WinRtDevice::initFreePorts()
 {
     Utils::PortList portList;
     portList.addRange(Utils::Port(ProjectExplorer::Constants::DESKTOP_PORT_START),
diff --git a/src/plugins/winrt/winrtdevice.h b/src/plugins/winrt/winrtdevice.h
index 8332ee7a48d..96cca4dc381 100644
--- a/src/plugins/winrt/winrtdevice.h
+++ b/src/plugins/winrt/winrtdevice.h
@@ -32,11 +32,12 @@ namespace Internal {
 
 class WinRtDevice : public ProjectExplorer::IDevice
 {
-    friend class WinRtDeviceFactory;
 public:
     typedef QSharedPointer<WinRtDevice> Ptr;
     typedef QSharedPointer<const WinRtDevice> ConstPtr;
 
+    static Ptr create() { return Ptr(new WinRtDevice); }
+
     QString displayType() const override;
     ProjectExplorer::IDeviceWidget *createWidget() override;
     ProjectExplorer::DeviceProcessSignalOperation::Ptr signalOperation() const override;
@@ -47,16 +48,11 @@ public:
 
     static QString displayNameForType(Core::Id type);
     int deviceId() const { return m_deviceId; }
+    void setDeviceId(int deviceId) { m_deviceId = deviceId; }
 
-protected:
+private:
     WinRtDevice();
-    WinRtDevice(Core::Id internalId, int deviceId);
-    WinRtDevice(const WinRtDevice &other);
 
-private:
-    void initFreePorts();
-
-private:
     int m_deviceId = -1;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/winrt/winrtdevicefactory.cpp b/src/plugins/winrt/winrtdevicefactory.cpp
index 61895c9c51a..52b6dac69da 100644
--- a/src/plugins/winrt/winrtdevicefactory.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/winrt/winrtdevicefactory.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ WinRtDeviceFactory::WinRtDeviceFactory(Core::Id deviceType)
                 this, &WinRtDeviceFactory::onPrerequisitesLoaded, Qt::QueuedConnection);
     }
     setDisplayName(WinRtDevice::displayNameForType(deviceType));
-    setConstructionFunction([] { return IDevice::Ptr(new WinRtDevice); });
+    setConstructionFunction(&WinRtDevice::create);
     setCombinedIcon(":/winrt/images/winrtdevicesmall.png",
                     ":/winrt/images/winrtdevice.png");
 }
@@ -281,7 +281,9 @@ void WinRtDeviceFactory::parseRunnerOutput(const QByteArray &output) const
                 continue;
             }
 
-            WinRtDevice *device = new WinRtDevice(internalId, deviceId);
+            auto device = WinRtDevice::create();
+            device->setupId(IDevice::AutoDetected, internalId);
+            device->setDeviceId(deviceId);
             device->setType(deviceType);
             device->setMachineType(machineType);
             device->setDisplayName(name);