diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsystem.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsystem.cpp
index ea299cd522d..6c3153261b2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsystem.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsystem.cpp
@@ -142,6 +142,11 @@ void BuildSystem::requestDelayedParse()
     requestParseHelper(1000);
 }
 
+void BuildSystem::cancelDelayedParseRequest()
+{
+    d->m_delayedParsingTimer.stop();
+}
+
 bool BuildSystem::isParsing() const
 {
     return d->m_isParsing;
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsystem.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsystem.h
index 551f83ac00e..2c53a32d493 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsystem.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsystem.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ public:
 
     void requestParse();
     void requestDelayedParse();
+    void cancelDelayedParseRequest();
 
     bool isParsing() const;
     bool hasParsingData() const;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.cpp
index 5103f04bef6..e7d4f27face 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.cpp
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
 #include <QJsonArray>
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QSet>
+#include <QTimer>
 #include <QVariantMap>
 
 #include <algorithm>
@@ -207,7 +208,6 @@ QbsBuildSystem::QbsBuildSystem(QbsBuildConfiguration *bc)
     });
     connect(m_session, &QbsSession::fileListUpdated, this, &QbsBuildSystem::delayParsing);
 
-    m_parsingDelay.setInterval(1000); // delay parsing by 1s.
     delayParsing();
 
     connect(bc->project(), &Project::activeTargetChanged,
@@ -216,8 +216,6 @@ QbsBuildSystem::QbsBuildSystem(QbsBuildConfiguration *bc)
     connect(bc->target(), &Target::activeBuildConfigurationChanged,
             this, &QbsBuildSystem::delayParsing);
 
-    connect(&m_parsingDelay, &QTimer::timeout, this, &QbsBuildSystem::triggerParsing);
-
     connect(bc->project(), &Project::projectFileIsDirty, this, &QbsBuildSystem::delayParsing);
     updateProjectNodes({});
 }
@@ -591,7 +589,7 @@ void QbsBuildSystem::triggerParsing()
 void QbsBuildSystem::delayParsing()
 {
     if (m_buildConfiguration->isActive())
-        m_parsingDelay.start();
+        requestDelayedParse();
 }
 
 void QbsBuildSystem::parseCurrentBuildConfiguration()
@@ -629,7 +627,7 @@ void QbsBuildSystem::parseCurrentBuildConfiguration()
 
     prepareForParsing();
 
-    m_parsingDelay.stop();
+    cancelDelayedParseRequest();
 
     QTC_ASSERT(!m_qbsProjectParser, return);
     m_qbsProjectParser = new QbsProjectParser(this, m_qbsUpdateFutureInterface);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.h b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.h
index 250d544e3b0..7d4a027adf7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsproject.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 #include <QFutureWatcher>
 #include <QHash>
 #include <QJsonObject>
-#include <QTimer>
 
 #include <functional>
 
@@ -149,7 +148,6 @@ private:
     QSet<Core::IDocument *> m_qbsDocuments;
     QJsonObject m_projectData; // TODO: Perhaps store this in the root project node instead?
 
-    QTimer m_parsingDelay;
     QbsProjectParser *m_qbsProjectParser = nullptr;
     QFutureInterface<bool> *m_qbsUpdateFutureInterface = nullptr;
     using TreeCreationWatcher = QFutureWatcher<QbsProjectNode *>;