diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.cpp
index b800a46e320..a17dc8b0b4a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.cpp
@@ -133,11 +133,6 @@ bool ToolChain::canClone() const
     return true;
 }
 
-QString ToolChain::defaultMakeTarget() const
-{
-    return QString();
-}
-
 bool ToolChain::operator == (const ToolChain &tc) const
 {
     if (this == &tc)
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.h
index 3ea55bbc461..8eeae4aff90 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/toolchain.h
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ public:
     virtual QString makeCommand(const Utils::Environment &env) const = 0;
 
     virtual Utils::FileName compilerCommand() const = 0;
-    virtual QString defaultMakeTarget() const;
     virtual IOutputParser *outputParser() const = 0;
 
     virtual bool operator ==(const ToolChain &) const;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/makestep.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/makestep.cpp
index 10fecb63720..c31d64c0a03 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/makestep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/makestep.cpp
@@ -201,12 +201,6 @@ bool MakeStep::init()
     }
 
     Utils::QtcProcess::addArgs(&args, m_userArgs);
-
-    if (!isClean()) {
-        if (!bc->defaultMakeTarget().isEmpty())
-            Utils::QtcProcess::addArg(&args, bc->defaultMakeTarget());
-    }
-
     if (bc->fileNodeBuild() && subNode) {
         QString objectsDir = subNode->objectsDirectory();
         if (objectsDir.isEmpty()) {
@@ -421,10 +415,6 @@ void MakeStepConfigWidget::updateDetails()
     param.setCommand(makeCmd);
 
     QString args = m_makeStep->userArguments();
-    if (!m_makeStep->isClean()) {
-        if (!bc->defaultMakeTarget().isEmpty())
-            Utils::QtcProcess::addArg(&args, bc->defaultMakeTarget());
-    }
 
     Utils::Environment env = bc->environment();
     // Force output to english for the parsers. Do this here and not in the toolchain's
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4buildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4buildconfiguration.cpp
index 3d0542f41cc..986751200ab 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4buildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4buildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -286,16 +286,6 @@ void Qt4BuildConfiguration::setShadowBuildAndDirectory(bool shadowBuild, const Q
     emitProFileEvaluateNeeded();
 }
 
-QString Qt4BuildConfiguration::defaultMakeTarget() const
-{
-    ToolChain *tc = ToolChainKitInformation::toolChain(target()->kit());
-    BaseQtVersion *version = QtKitInformation::qtVersion(target()->kit());
-    if (!tc || !version)
-        return QString();
-
-    return tc->defaultMakeTarget();
-}
-
 QString Qt4BuildConfiguration::makefile() const
 {
     return static_cast<Qt4Project *>(target()->project())->rootQt4ProjectNode()->makefile();
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4buildconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4buildconfiguration.h
index 4a792966135..23522555d0b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4buildconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt4buildconfiguration.h
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ public:
     QMakeStep *qmakeStep() const;
     MakeStep *makeStep() const;
 
-    QString defaultMakeTarget() const;
     QString makefile() const;
 
     enum MakefileState { MakefileMatches, MakefileForWrongProject, MakefileIncompatible, MakefileMissing };