diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildstep.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildstep.cpp
index 581adade966..b27110b3760 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildstep.cpp
@@ -321,11 +321,6 @@ void CMakeBuildStep::setBuildTarget(const QString &buildTarget)
     emit targetToBuildChanged();
 }
 
-void CMakeBuildStep::clearBuildTargets()
-{
-    m_buildTarget.clear();
-}
-
 QString CMakeBuildStep::toolArguments() const
 {
     return m_toolArguments;
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildstep.h b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildstep.h
index 28c6ccb46e5..7a2b6f0c223 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildstep.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakebuildstep.h
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ public:
     QString buildTarget() const;
     bool buildsBuildTarget(const QString &target) const;
     void setBuildTarget(const QString &target);
-    void clearBuildTargets();
 
     QString toolArguments() const;
     void setToolArguments(const QString &list);
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakelocatorfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakelocatorfilter.cpp
index 4745dc4cfa3..f7149a4eb21 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakelocatorfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakelocatorfilter.cpp
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@ void BuildCMakeTargetLocatorFilter::accept(Core::LocatorFilterEntry selection,
 
     // Change the make step to build only the given target
     QString oldTarget = buildStep->buildTarget();
-    buildStep->clearBuildTargets();
     buildStep->setBuildTarget(selection.displayName);
 
     // Build