diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/desktopqmakerunconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/desktopqmakerunconfiguration.cpp
index 761faf183ce..1a17d0fefa1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/desktopqmakerunconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/desktopqmakerunconfiguration.cpp
@@ -112,8 +112,6 @@ void DesktopQmakeRunConfiguration::updateTargetInformation()
         terminalAspect->setUseTerminal(bti.usesTerminal);
 
     extraAspect<ExecutableAspect>()->setExecutable(bti.targetFilePath);
-
-    emit effectiveTargetInformationChanged();
 }
 
 //
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/desktopqmakerunconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/desktopqmakerunconfiguration.h
index 3c200c32550..f7e36f574ae 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/desktopqmakerunconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/desktopqmakerunconfiguration.h
@@ -47,12 +47,6 @@ public:
 
     void addToBaseEnvironment(Utils::Environment &env) const;
 
-signals:
-    void baseWorkingDirectoryChanged(const QString&);
-
-    // Note: These signals might not get emitted for every change!
-    void effectiveTargetInformationChanged();
-
 private:
     bool fromMap(const QVariantMap &map) override;