diff --git a/src/plugins/ios/iosrunconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/ios/iosrunconfiguration.cpp
index 435a67ef294..2790734e583 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ios/iosrunconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/ios/iosrunconfiguration.cpp
@@ -157,11 +157,6 @@ void IosRunConfiguration::updateEnabledState()
     return RunConfiguration::updateEnabledState();
 }
 
-bool IosRunConfiguration::canRunForNode(const Node *node) const
-{
-    return node->filePath().toString() == buildKey();
-}
-
 QString IosRunConfiguration::applicationName() const
 {
     Project *project = target()->project();
diff --git a/src/plugins/ios/iosrunconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/ios/iosrunconfiguration.h
index 72d30b02273..3265f242672 100644
--- a/src/plugins/ios/iosrunconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/ios/iosrunconfiguration.h
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ private:
     friend class IosDeviceTypeAspect;
     void updateDisplayNames();
     void updateEnabledState() final;
-    bool canRunForNode(const ProjectExplorer::Node *node) const final;
 
     IosDeviceTypeAspect *m_deviceTypeAspect = nullptr;
 };
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
index 184730c76e7..c7abb798eab 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
@@ -3176,8 +3176,9 @@ void ProjectExplorerPluginPrivate::updateContextMenuActions()
             } else {
                 QList<RunConfiguration *> runConfigs;
                 if (Target *t = project->activeTarget()) {
+                    const QString buildKey = pn->buildKey();
                     for (RunConfiguration *rc : t->runConfigurations()) {
-                        if (rc->canRunForNode(pn))
+                        if (rc->buildKey() == buildKey)
                             runConfigs.append(rc);
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.h
index 782876dbc94..32052e59b6f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.h
@@ -182,7 +182,6 @@ public:
     BuildTargetInfo buildTargetInfo() const;
 
     static RunConfiguration *startupRunConfiguration();
-    virtual bool canRunForNode(const ProjectExplorer::Node *) const { return false; }
 
     template <class T = ISettingsAspect> T *currentSettings(Core::Id id) const
     {
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsrunconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsrunconfiguration.cpp
index c68ef96122e..a649188aaeb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsrunconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsrunconfiguration.cpp
@@ -163,14 +163,6 @@ void QbsRunConfiguration::updateTargetInformation()
     emit enabledChanged();
 }
 
-bool QbsRunConfiguration::canRunForNode(const Node *node) const
-{
-    if (auto pn = dynamic_cast<const QbsProductNode *>(node))
-        return buildKey() == pn->buildKey();
-
-    return false;
-}
-
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------
 // QbsRunConfigurationFactory:
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsrunconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsrunconfiguration.h
index 94b3ae65350..5abe3e202f0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsrunconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsrunconfiguration.h
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ private:
     QVariantMap toMap() const final;
     bool fromMap(const QVariantMap &map) final;
     void doAdditionalSetup(const ProjectExplorer::RunConfigurationCreationInfo &rci) final;
-    bool canRunForNode(const ProjectExplorer::Node *node) const final;
 
     void updateTargetInformation();
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/desktopqmakerunconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/desktopqmakerunconfiguration.cpp
index 8ac2a1cd0b5..887104559a4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/desktopqmakerunconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/desktopqmakerunconfiguration.cpp
@@ -130,11 +130,6 @@ void DesktopQmakeRunConfiguration::addToBaseEnvironment(Environment &env) const
     }
 }
 
-bool DesktopQmakeRunConfiguration::canRunForNode(const Node *node) const
-{
-    return node->filePath() == proFilePath();
-}
-
 FileName DesktopQmakeRunConfiguration::proFilePath() const
 {
     return FileName::fromString(buildKey());
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/desktopqmakerunconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/desktopqmakerunconfiguration.h
index 2a4ccd564ba..dde5a1eaff1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/desktopqmakerunconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/desktopqmakerunconfiguration.h
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ private:
     void doAdditionalSetup(const ProjectExplorer::RunConfigurationCreationInfo &info) final;
 
     QString defaultDisplayName();
-    bool canRunForNode(const ProjectExplorer::Node *node) const final;
-
     Utils::FileName proFilePath() const;
 };