diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildstep.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildstep.cpp
index f58f63207ef..e31af5a708f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildstep.cpp
@@ -534,11 +534,6 @@ void QbsBuildStep::finish()
     }
 }
 
-QbsProject *QbsBuildStep::qbsProject() const
-{
-    return static_cast<QbsProject *>(project());
-}
-
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------
 // QbsBuildStepConfigWidget:
 // --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildstep.h b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildstep.h
index 7258b6347cf..a1c66a5ce1a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildstep.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildstep.h
@@ -116,8 +116,6 @@ private:
     void build();
     void finish();
 
-    QbsProject *qbsProject() const;
-
     QVariantMap m_qbsConfiguration;
     qbs::BuildOptions m_qbsBuildOptions;
     bool m_forceProbes = false;