diff --git a/src/plugins/qtapplicationmanager/appmanagerplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/qtapplicationmanager/appmanagerplugin.cpp
index d02dc88db56..3e043fcd486 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qtapplicationmanager/appmanagerplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qtapplicationmanager/appmanagerplugin.cpp
@@ -15,61 +15,9 @@
 #include "appmanagercmakepackagestep.h"
 #include "appmanagerrunconfiguration.h"
 #include "appmanagerruncontrol.h"
-#include "appmanagerutilities.h"
-
-#include <coreplugin/helpmanager.h>
-
-#include <projectexplorer/kitmanager.h>
-#include <projectexplorer/projectexplorerconstants.h>
-
-#include <qtsupport/qtkitaspect.h>
-
-#include <remotelinux/remotelinux_constants.h>
-
-using namespace Core;
-using namespace ProjectExplorer;
-using namespace QtSupport;
 
 namespace AppManager::Internal {
 
-const char QdbLinuxOsType[] = "QdbLinuxOsType";
-const char QdbLinuxEmulatorOsType[] = "QdbLinuxEmulatorOsType";
-
-void cloneAutodetectedBoot2QtKits()
-{
-    if (auto kitManager = KitManager::instance()) {
-        QHash<QtVersion *, Kit *> boot2QtKits;
-        QHash<QtVersion *, Kit *> genericLinuxDeviceKits;
-        for (auto kit : kitManager->kits()) {
-            if (auto qtVersion = QtKitAspect::qtVersion(kit)) {
-                const auto deviceTypeId = DeviceTypeKitAspect::deviceTypeId(kit);
-                if (deviceTypeId == RemoteLinux::Constants::GenericLinuxOsType) {
-                    genericLinuxDeviceKits[qtVersion] = kit;
-                } else if (kit->isAutoDetected()) {
-                    if (deviceTypeId == QdbLinuxOsType) {
-                        boot2QtKits[qtVersion] = kit;
-                    } else if (deviceTypeId == QdbLinuxEmulatorOsType) {
-                        boot2QtKits[qtVersion] = kit;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-        for (auto it = boot2QtKits.cbegin(); it != boot2QtKits.cend(); ++it) {
-            if (!genericLinuxDeviceKits.contains(it.key())) {
-                const auto copyIntoKit = [boot2QtKit = *it](Kit *k) {
-                    k->copyFrom(boot2QtKit);
-                    k->setAutoDetected(false);
-                    k->setUnexpandedDisplayName(QString("%1 for Generic Linux Devices").arg(boot2QtKit->unexpandedDisplayName()));
-                    DeviceTypeKitAspect::setDeviceTypeId(k, RemoteLinux::Constants::GenericLinuxOsType);
-                };
-                if (auto genericLinuxDeviceKit = KitManager::instance()->registerKit(copyIntoKit)) {
-                    genericLinuxDeviceKit->setup();
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 class AppManagerPluginPrivate
 {
 public:
@@ -97,10 +45,6 @@ void AppManagerPlugin::initialize()
 
     d = new AppManagerPluginPrivate;
     d->deployConfigurationAutoSwitcher.initialize();
-
-    if (auto kitManager = KitManager::instance()) {
-        connect(kitManager, &KitManager::kitsLoaded, &cloneAutodetectedBoot2QtKits);
-    }
 }
 
 } // AppManager::Internal