diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/makestep.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/makestep.cpp
index abc0853dc25..028706fa2db 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/makestep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/makestep.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "makestep.h"
 
 #include "buildconfiguration.h"
+#include "devicesupport/idevice.h"
 #include "gnumakeparser.h"
 #include "kitinformation.h"
 #include "processparameters.h"
@@ -151,8 +152,11 @@ FilePath MakeStep::defaultMakeCommand() const
     const Environment env = makeEnvironment();
     for (const ToolChain *tc : preferredToolChains(kit())) {
         FilePath make = tc->makeCommand(env);
-        if (!make.isEmpty())
-            return mapFromBuildDeviceToGlobalPath(make);
+        if (!make.isEmpty()) {
+            IDevice::ConstPtr dev = BuildDeviceKitAspect::device(kit());
+            QTC_ASSERT(dev, return {});
+            return dev->filePath(make.path());
+         }
     }
     return {};
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfiguration.cpp
index 841be317312..4aad7c4a392 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfiguration.cpp
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include "kitinformation.h"
 #include "target.h"
 
-#include <projectexplorer/devicesupport/idevice.h>
 #include <utils/algorithm.h>
 #include <utils/qtcassert.h>
 
@@ -108,13 +107,6 @@ bool ProjectConfiguration::fromMap(const QVariantMap &map)
     return true;
 }
 
-FilePath ProjectConfiguration::mapFromBuildDeviceToGlobalPath(const FilePath &path) const
-{
-    IDevice::ConstPtr dev = BuildDeviceKitAspect::device(kit());
-    QTC_ASSERT(dev, return path);
-    return dev->filePath(path.path());
-}
-
 Id ProjectExplorer::idFromMap(const QVariantMap &map)
 {
     return Id::fromSetting(map.value(QLatin1String(CONFIGURATION_ID_KEY)));
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfiguration.h
index 8c5dac1d902..790d9ebf6b5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectconfiguration.h
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ public:
 
     static QString settingsIdKey();
 
-    Utils::FilePath mapFromBuildDeviceToGlobalPath(const Utils::FilePath &path) const;
-
 signals:
     void displayNameChanged();
     void toolTipChanged();