diff --git a/src/plugins/perfprofiler/perfprofilertool.cpp b/src/plugins/perfprofiler/perfprofilertool.cpp
index 75c46d60f27..99dc325113e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/perfprofiler/perfprofilertool.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/perfprofiler/perfprofilertool.cpp
@@ -551,9 +551,7 @@ static Utils::FileNameList collectQtIncludePaths(const ProjectExplorer::Kit *kit
 
 static Utils::FileName sysroot(const Kit *kit)
 {
-    if (kit && SysRootKitInformation::hasSysRoot(kit))
-        return SysRootKitInformation::sysRoot(kit);
-    return Utils::FileName();
+    return SysRootKitInformation::sysRoot(kit);
 }
 
 static Utils::FileNameList sourceFiles(const Project *currentProject = nullptr)
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitinformation.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitinformation.cpp
index fa50794582a..16de69382e9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitinformation.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitinformation.cpp
@@ -117,13 +117,6 @@ Core::Id SysRootKitInformation::id()
     return "PE.Profile.SysRoot";
 }
 
-bool SysRootKitInformation::hasSysRoot(const Kit *k)
-{
-    if (k)
-        return !k->value(SysRootKitInformation::id()).toString().isEmpty();
-    return false;
-}
-
 Utils::FileName SysRootKitInformation::sysRoot(const Kit *k)
 {
     if (!k)
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitinformation.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitinformation.h
index 2c1b55d288e..c32dbefa27c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitinformation.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/kitinformation.h
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ public:
     void addToMacroExpander(Kit *kit, Utils::MacroExpander *expander) const override;
 
     static Core::Id id();
-    static bool hasSysRoot(const Kit *k);
     static Utils::FileName sysRoot(const Kit *k);
     static void setSysRoot(Kit *k, const Utils::FileName &v);
 };
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/defaultpropertyprovider.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/defaultpropertyprovider.cpp
index 2bc05d1335f..a014d7a758b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/defaultpropertyprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/defaultpropertyprovider.cpp
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ QVariantMap DefaultPropertyProvider::autoGeneratedProperties(const ProjectExplor
     QVariantMap data = defaultData;
 
     const QString sysroot = ProjectExplorer::SysRootKitInformation::sysRoot(k).toUserOutput();
-    if (ProjectExplorer::SysRootKitInformation::hasSysRoot(k))
+    if (!sysroot.isEmpty())
         data.insert(QLatin1String(QBS_SYSROOT), sysroot);
 
     ProjectExplorer::ToolChain *tcC
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.cpp
index a104775a471..4e6e11a15d4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakeproject.cpp
@@ -684,8 +684,7 @@ QtSupport::ProFileReader *QmakeProject::createProFileReader(const QmakeProFile *
         }
 
         QtSupport::BaseQtVersion *qtVersion = QtSupport::QtKitInformation::qtVersion(k);
-        m_qmakeSysroot = SysRootKitInformation::hasSysRoot(k)
-                ? SysRootKitInformation::sysRoot(k).toString() : QString();
+        m_qmakeSysroot = SysRootKitInformation::sysRoot(k).toString();
 
         if (qtVersion && qtVersion->isValid()) {
             m_qmakeGlobals->qmake_abslocation = QDir::cleanPath(qtVersion->qmakeCommand().toString());
diff --git a/src/plugins/remotelinux/deploymenttimeinfo.cpp b/src/plugins/remotelinux/deploymenttimeinfo.cpp
index 31a4c22eefc..d3b9dcee611 100644
--- a/src/plugins/remotelinux/deploymenttimeinfo.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/remotelinux/deploymenttimeinfo.cpp
@@ -88,9 +88,7 @@ public:
         QString host;
 
         if (kit) {
-            if (SysRootKitInformation::hasSysRoot(kit))
-                systemRoot = SysRootKitInformation::sysRoot(kit).toString();
-
+            systemRoot = SysRootKitInformation::sysRoot(kit).toString();
             const IDevice::ConstPtr deviceConfiguration = DeviceKitInformation::device(kit);
             host = deviceConfiguration->sshParameters().host();
         }