diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/variablemanager.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/variablemanager.cpp
index 791df4793e1..0de12e34d90 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/variablemanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/variablemanager.cpp
@@ -103,12 +103,6 @@ QString VariableManager::value(const QByteArray &variable, bool *found)
     return d->m_map.value(variable);
 }
 
-QString VariableManager::value(const QByteArray &variable, const QString &defaultValue)
-{
-    emit variableUpdateRequested(variable);
-    return d->m_map.value(variable, defaultValue);
-}
-
 Utils::AbstractMacroExpander *VariableManager::macroExpander()
 {
     return &d->m_macroExpander;
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/variablemanager.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/variablemanager.h
index bb96ad22789..7e60d8280b1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/variablemanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/variablemanager.h
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ public:
     void insert(const QByteArray &variable, const QString &value);
     bool remove(const QByteArray &variable);
     QString value(const QByteArray &variable, bool *found = 0);
-    QString value(const QByteArray &variable, const QString &defaultValue);
     Utils::AbstractMacroExpander *macroExpander();
 
     void registerVariable(const QByteArray &variable,