diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.cpp
index e9d5f3f83c0..9c25e8d3b5e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.cpp
@@ -701,6 +701,11 @@ void Project::createTargetFromMap(const QVariantMap &map, int index)
     Target *t = restoreTarget(targetMap);
     if (!t)
         return;
+    if (t->runConfigurations().isEmpty() && t->buildConfigurations().isEmpty()) {
+        delete t;
+        return;
+    }
+
 
     addTarget(t);
 }