diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/appoutputpane.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/appoutputpane.cpp
index 24462a8975f..f2b7136a26d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/appoutputpane.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/appoutputpane.cpp
@@ -630,13 +630,5 @@ bool AppOutputPane::canNavigate() const
     return false;
 }
 
-QList<RunControl *> AppOutputPane::runControls() const
-{
-    QList<RunControl *> result;
-    foreach (const RunControlTab& tab, m_runControlTabs)
-        result << tab.runControl;
-    return result;
-}
-
 #include "appoutputpane.moc"
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/appoutputpane.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/appoutputpane.h
index 01a70c84f3c..cbaa2d52617 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/appoutputpane.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/appoutputpane.h
@@ -91,8 +91,6 @@ public:
     bool aboutToClose() const;
     bool closeTabs(CloseTabMode mode);
 
-    QList<RunControl *> runControls() const;
-
 signals:
      void allRunControlsFinished();
      void runControlStarted(ProjectExplorer::RunControl *rc);
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
index 4695bafd9c5..5aa762b1834 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.cpp
@@ -1733,11 +1733,6 @@ void ProjectExplorerPlugin::startRunControl(RunControl *runControl, RunMode runM
     emit updateRunActions();
 }
 
-QList<RunControl *> ProjectExplorerPlugin::runControls() const
-{
-    return d->m_outputPane->runControls();
-}
-
 void ProjectExplorerPlugin::initiateInlineRenaming()
 {
     renameFile();
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.h
index 8223ad9def0..73e0a8a57a8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectexplorer.h
@@ -120,8 +120,6 @@ public:
     /// This function needs to be called, only if the pages that support a project changed.
     void requestProjectModeUpdate(ProjectExplorer::Project *p);
 
-    QList<RunControl *> runControls() const;
-
     void initiateInlineRenaming();
 
     static QString displayNameForStepId(Core::Id stepId);