diff --git a/src/libs/utils/macroexpander.cpp b/src/libs/utils/macroexpander.cpp
index c4edccbdd60..bee4a473c2b 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/macroexpander.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/macroexpander.cpp
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@ public:
 
     QHash<QByteArray, MacroExpander::StringFunction> m_map;
     QHash<QByteArray, MacroExpander::PrefixFunction> m_prefixMap;
-    QSet<QByteArray> m_invisbleInChooser;
     QVector<MacroExpander::ResolverFunction> m_extraResolvers;
     QMap<QByteArray, QString> m_descriptions;
     QString m_displayName;
@@ -336,9 +335,8 @@ void MacroExpander::registerPrefix(const QByteArray &prefix, const QString &desc
 void MacroExpander::registerVariable(const QByteArray &variable,
     const QString &description, const StringFunction &value, bool visibleInChooser)
 {
-    if (!visibleInChooser)
-        d->m_invisbleInChooser.insert(variable);
-    d->m_descriptions.insert(variable, description);
+    if (visibleInChooser)
+        d->m_descriptions.insert(variable, description);
     d->m_map.insert(variable, value);
 }
 
@@ -419,13 +417,7 @@ void MacroExpander::registerExtraResolver(const MacroExpander::ResolverFunction
  */
 QList<QByteArray> MacroExpander::visibleVariables() const
 {
-    QList<QByteArray> res;
-    for (auto it = d->m_descriptions.begin(), end = d->m_descriptions.end(); it != end; ++it) {
-        if (!d->m_invisbleInChooser.contains(it.key()))
-            res.append(it.key());
-    }
-
-    return res;
+    return d->m_descriptions.keys();
 }
 
 /*!