diff --git a/src/libs/utils/consoleprocess.cpp b/src/libs/utils/consoleprocess.cpp
index b19c29e8bc6..077cbc19d6f 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/consoleprocess.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/consoleprocess.cpp
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
 
 #include "consoleprocess_p.h"
 
-#include <QSettings>
-
 namespace Utils {
 
 ConsoleProcess::~ConsoleProcess()
@@ -153,19 +151,4 @@ void ConsoleProcess::emitError(QProcess::ProcessError err, const QString &errorS
     emit processError(errorString);
 }
 
-QString ConsoleProcess::terminalEmulator(const QSettings *settings, bool nonEmpty)
-{
-    if (settings) {
-        const QString value = settings->value(QLatin1String("General/TerminalEmulator")).toString();
-        if (!nonEmpty || !value.isEmpty())
-            return value;
-    }
-    return defaultTerminalEmulator();
-}
-
-void ConsoleProcess::setTerminalEmulator(QSettings *settings, const QString &term)
-{
-    return settings->setValue(QLatin1String("General/TerminalEmulator"), term);
-}
-
 }
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/consoleprocess.h b/src/libs/utils/consoleprocess.h
index 6f081172583..7fc84bc36d6 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/consoleprocess.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/consoleprocess.h
@@ -85,11 +85,21 @@ public:
     static QString createWinCommandline(const QString &program, const QString &args);
 #endif
 
+#ifndef Q_OS_WIN
     void setSettings(QSettings *settings);
+
     static QString defaultTerminalEmulator();
     static QStringList availableTerminalEmulators();
     static QString terminalEmulator(const QSettings *settings, bool nonEmpty = true);
     static void setTerminalEmulator(QSettings *settings, const QString &term);
+#else
+    void setSettings(QSettings *) {}
+
+    static QString defaultTerminalEmulator() { return QString(); }
+    static QStringList availableTerminalEmulators() { return QStringList(); }
+    static QString terminalEmulator(const QSettings *, bool = true) { return QString(); }
+    static void setTerminalEmulator(QSettings *, const QString &) {}
+#endif
 
     static bool startTerminalEmulator(QSettings *settings, const QString &workingDir);
 
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/consoleprocess_unix.cpp b/src/libs/utils/consoleprocess_unix.cpp
index a4d0183d3e7..53d20d5a5e2 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/consoleprocess_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/consoleprocess_unix.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <utils/qtcassert.h>
 
 #include <QCoreApplication>
+#include <QSettings>
 #include <QTimer>
 
 #include <sys/stat.h>
@@ -395,6 +396,21 @@ QStringList ConsoleProcess::availableTerminalEmulators()
     return result;
 }
 
+QString ConsoleProcess::terminalEmulator(const QSettings *settings, bool nonEmpty)
+{
+    if (settings) {
+        const QString value = settings->value(QLatin1String("General/TerminalEmulator")).toString();
+        if (!nonEmpty || !value.isEmpty())
+            return value;
+    }
+    return defaultTerminalEmulator();
+}
+
+void ConsoleProcess::setTerminalEmulator(QSettings *settings, const QString &term)
+{
+    return settings->setValue(QLatin1String("General/TerminalEmulator"), term);
+}
+
 bool ConsoleProcess::startTerminalEmulator(QSettings *settings, const QString &workingDir)
 {
     const QString emu = QtcProcess::splitArgs(terminalEmulator(settings)).takeFirst();
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/consoleprocess_win.cpp b/src/libs/utils/consoleprocess_win.cpp
index dfdbbfdb71b..f12d31e8afb 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/consoleprocess_win.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/consoleprocess_win.cpp
@@ -373,22 +373,6 @@ QString ConsoleProcess::createWinCommandline(const QString &program, const QStri
     return programName;
 }
 
-QString ConsoleProcess::defaultTerminalEmulator()
-{
-    return QString::fromLocal8Bit(qgetenv("COMSPEC"));
-}
-
-QStringList ConsoleProcess::availableTerminalEmulators()
-{
-    return QStringList(ConsoleProcess::defaultTerminalEmulator());
-}
-
-void ConsoleProcess::setSettings(QSettings *settings)
-{
-    Q_UNUSED(settings)
-    // Not used on Windows
-}
-
 bool ConsoleProcess::startTerminalEmulator(QSettings *, const QString &workingDir)
 {
     STARTUPINFO si;