diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakestep.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakestep.cpp
index 3fe79dfa199..5a5ccf602e5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakestep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakestep.cpp
@@ -309,11 +309,6 @@ bool QMakeStep::processSucceeded(int exitCode, QProcess::ExitStatus status)
     return result;
 }
 
-void QMakeStep::doCancel()
-{
-    AbstractProcessStep::doCancel();
-}
-
 void QMakeStep::finish(bool success)
 {
     m_wasSuccess = success;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakestep.h b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakestep.h
index c1e4777f130..555904f53fb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakestep.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/qmakestep.h
@@ -141,7 +141,6 @@ protected:
     bool processSucceeded(int exitCode, QProcess::ExitStatus status) override;
 
 private:
-    void doCancel() override;
     void finish(bool success) override;
 
     void startOneCommand(const Utils::CommandLine &command);