diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.cpp
index 3c4e8ab8f4c..6be4de92445 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.cpp
@@ -153,11 +153,6 @@ DeployConfigurationFactory::~DeployConfigurationFactory()
     g_deployConfigurationFactories.removeOne(this);
 }
 
-QList<DeployConfigurationFactory *> DeployConfigurationFactory::allDeployConfigurationFactories()
-{
-    return g_deployConfigurationFactories;
-}
-
 QList<Core::Id> DeployConfigurationFactory::availableCreationIds(Target *parent) const
 {
     if (!canHandle(parent))
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.h
index 36a51b38027..da1047baecb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/deployconfiguration.h
@@ -80,8 +80,6 @@ public:
     DeployConfigurationFactory();
     ~DeployConfigurationFactory();
 
-    static QList<DeployConfigurationFactory *> allDeployConfigurationFactories();
-
     // used to show the list of possible additons to a target, returns a list of types
     QList<Core::Id> availableCreationIds(Target *parent) const;
     // used to translate the types to names to display to the user
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/target.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/target.cpp
index ec7a43e39c3..2d80aa77aa9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/target.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/target.cpp
@@ -262,9 +262,6 @@ void Target::addDeployConfiguration(DeployConfiguration *dc)
     QTC_ASSERT(dc && !d->m_deployConfigurations.contains(dc), return);
     Q_ASSERT(dc->target() == this);
 
-    if (DeployConfigurationFactory::allDeployConfigurationFactories().isEmpty())
-        return;
-
     // Check that we don't have a configuration with the same displayName
     QString configurationDisplayName = dc->displayName();
     QStringList displayNames = Utils::transform(d->m_deployConfigurations, &DeployConfiguration::displayName);