diff --git a/src/plugins/android/createandroidmanifestwizard.cpp b/src/plugins/android/createandroidmanifestwizard.cpp
index 93959e371d7..05f4d2b2d5a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/android/createandroidmanifestwizard.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/android/createandroidmanifestwizard.cpp
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ ChooseDirectoryPage::ChooseDirectoryPage(CreateAndroidManifestWizard *wizard)
 void ChooseDirectoryPage::checkPackageSourceDir()
 {
     const QString buildKey = m_wizard->buildKey();
-    const BuildTargetInfo bti = m_wizard->target()->applicationTargets().buildTargetInfo(buildKey);
+    const BuildTargetInfo bti = m_wizard->target()->buildTarget(buildKey);
     const QString projectDir = bti.projectFilePath.toFileInfo().absolutePath();
 
     const QString newDir = m_androidPackageSourceDir->path();
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ void ChooseDirectoryPage::initializePage()
 {
     const Target *target = m_wizard->target();
     const QString buildKey = m_wizard->buildKey();
-    const BuildTargetInfo bti = target->applicationTargets().buildTargetInfo(buildKey);
+    const BuildTargetInfo bti = target->buildTarget(buildKey);
     const QString projectDir = bti.projectFilePath.toFileInfo().absolutePath();
 
     QString androidPackageDir;
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ void CreateAndroidManifestWizard::createAndroidTemplateFiles()
 
     if (androidPackageDir.isEmpty()) {
         // and now time for some magic
-        const BuildTargetInfo bti = m_target->applicationTargets().buildTargetInfo(m_buildKey);
+        const BuildTargetInfo bti = m_target->buildTarget(m_buildKey);
         const QString value = "$$PWD/" + bti.projectFilePath.toFileInfo().absoluteDir().relativeFilePath(m_directory);
         bool result = node->setData(Android::Constants::AndroidPackageSourceDir, value);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/autotest/testconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/autotest/testconfiguration.cpp
index 6e0efcd65a2..60a1a5e78ce 100644
--- a/src/plugins/autotest/testconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/autotest/testconfiguration.cpp
@@ -93,8 +93,7 @@ void TestConfiguration::completeTestInformation(ProjectExplorer::RunConfiguratio
     m_runnable = rc->runnable();
     m_displayName = rc->displayName();
 
-    const QString buildKey = rc->buildKey();
-    BuildTargetInfo targetInfo = target->applicationTargets().buildTargetInfo(buildKey);
+    BuildTargetInfo targetInfo = rc->buildTargetInfo();
     if (!targetInfo.targetFilePath.isEmpty())
         m_runnable.executable = ensureExeEnding(targetInfo.targetFilePath.toString());
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/baremetal/baremetalrunconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/baremetal/baremetalrunconfiguration.cpp
index cdfa2ddca65..19052de4425 100644
--- a/src/plugins/baremetal/baremetalrunconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/baremetal/baremetalrunconfiguration.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ BareMetalRunConfiguration::BareMetalRunConfiguration(Target *target, Core::Id id
 
 void BareMetalRunConfiguration::updateTargetInformation()
 {
-    const BuildTargetInfo bti = target()->applicationTargets().buildTargetInfo(buildKey());
+    const BuildTargetInfo bti = buildTargetInfo();
     aspect<ExecutableAspect>()->setExecutable(bti.targetFilePath);
     emit enabledChanged();
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakerunconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakerunconfiguration.cpp
index 073a147dd7c..48eaa9a41dd 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakerunconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cmakeprojectmanager/cmakerunconfiguration.cpp
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ QString CMakeRunConfiguration::disabledReason() const
 
 void CMakeRunConfiguration::updateTargetInformation()
 {
-    BuildTargetInfo bti = target()->applicationTargets().buildTargetInfo(buildKey());
+    BuildTargetInfo bti = buildTargetInfo();
     aspect<ExecutableAspect>()->setExecutable(bti.targetFilePath);
     aspect<WorkingDirectoryAspect>()->setDefaultWorkingDirectory(bti.workingDirectory);
     aspect<LocalEnvironmentAspect>()->buildEnvironmentHasChanged();
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildtargetinfo.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildtargetinfo.h
index 38cadea9912..e0cb22b6f2a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildtargetinfo.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildtargetinfo.h
@@ -79,23 +79,7 @@ inline uint qHash(const BuildTargetInfo &ti)
 class PROJECTEXPLORER_EXPORT BuildTargetInfoList
 {
 public:
-    BuildTargetInfo buildTargetInfo(const QString &buildKey) {
-        return Utils::findOrDefault(list, [&buildKey](const BuildTargetInfo &ti) {
-            return ti.buildKey == buildKey;
-        });
-    }
-
     QList<BuildTargetInfo> list;
 };
 
-inline bool operator==(const BuildTargetInfoList &til1, const BuildTargetInfoList &til2)
-{
-    return til1.list.toSet() == til2.list.toSet();
-}
-
-inline bool operator!=(const BuildTargetInfoList &til1, const BuildTargetInfoList &til2)
-{
-    return !(til1 == til2);
-}
-
 } // namespace ProjectExplorer
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
index 9b58ab701c9..12a6ab56868 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runconfiguration.cpp
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ QVariantMap RunConfiguration::toMap() const
 
 BuildTargetInfo RunConfiguration::buildTargetInfo() const
 {
-    return target()->applicationTargets().buildTargetInfo(m_buildKey);
+    return target()->buildTarget(m_buildKey);
 }
 
 bool RunConfiguration::fromMap(const QVariantMap &map)
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/target.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/target.cpp
index f8f34f9cc1d..9baa1e8841b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/target.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/target.cpp
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ DeploymentData Target::deploymentData() const
 
 void Target::setApplicationTargets(const BuildTargetInfoList &appTargets)
 {
-    if (d->m_appTargets != appTargets) {
+    if (appTargets.list.toSet() != d->m_appTargets.list.toSet()) {
         d->m_appTargets = appTargets;
         emit applicationTargetsChanged();
     }
@@ -358,6 +358,13 @@ BuildTargetInfoList Target::applicationTargets() const
     return d->m_appTargets;
 }
 
+BuildTargetInfo Target::buildTarget(const QString &buildKey) const
+{
+    return Utils::findOrDefault(d->m_appTargets.list, [&buildKey](const BuildTargetInfo &ti) {
+        return ti.buildKey == buildKey;
+    });
+}
+
 QList<ProjectConfiguration *> Target::projectConfigurations() const
 {
     QList<ProjectConfiguration *> result;
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/target.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/target.h
index a1e1ee8151f..9734210278d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/target.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/target.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ QT_FORWARD_DECLARE_CLASS(QIcon)
 namespace ProjectExplorer {
 class BuildConfiguration;
 class BuildTargetInfoList;
+class BuildTargetInfo;
 class DeployConfiguration;
 class DeploymentData;
 class Kit;
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ public:
 
     void setApplicationTargets(const BuildTargetInfoList &appTargets);
     BuildTargetInfoList applicationTargets() const;
+    BuildTargetInfo buildTarget(const QString &buildKey) const;
 
     QList<ProjectConfiguration *> projectConfigurations() const;
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/winrt/winrtrunnerhelper.cpp b/src/plugins/winrt/winrtrunnerhelper.cpp
index bbb17f67b39..061dd0ca579 100644
--- a/src/plugins/winrt/winrtrunnerhelper.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/winrt/winrtrunnerhelper.cpp
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ WinRtRunnerHelper::WinRtRunnerHelper(ProjectExplorer::RunWorker *runWorker, QStr
         return;
     }
 
-    const BuildTargetInfo bti = target->applicationTargets().buildTargetInfo(runConfiguration->buildKey());
+    const BuildTargetInfo bti = runConfiguration->buildTargetInfo();
     m_executableFilePath = bti.targetFilePath.toString();
 
     if (m_executableFilePath.isEmpty()) {