diff --git a/src/plugins/git/giteditor.cpp b/src/plugins/git/giteditor.cpp
index b75c8ccfe6b..bfff94ac057 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/giteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/giteditor.cpp
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ static QString removeAnnotationDate(const QString &b)
     return result;
 }
 
-void GitEditorWidget::setPlainTextFiltered(const QString &text)
+void GitEditorWidget::setPlainText(const QString &text)
 {
     QString modText = text;
     GitPlugin *plugin = GitPlugin::instance();
diff --git a/src/plugins/git/giteditor.h b/src/plugins/git/giteditor.h
index 2f5eb0e8d02..3540c5e4aa1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/giteditor.h
+++ b/src/plugins/git/giteditor.h
@@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ class GitEditorWidget : public VcsBase::VcsBaseEditorWidget
 public:
     GitEditorWidget();
 
-public slots:
-    void setPlainTextFiltered(const QString &text);
+    void setPlainText(const QString &text) override;
 
 private slots:
     void checkoutChange();
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditor.cpp b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditor.cpp
index f023a18599c..98ae5972148 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditor.cpp
@@ -1386,6 +1386,11 @@ void VcsBaseEditorWidget::setCommand(VcsCommand *command)
     }
 }
 
+void VcsBaseEditorWidget::setPlainText(const QString &text)
+{
+    TextEditorWidget::setPlainText(text);
+}
+
 // Find the complete file from a diff relative specification.
 QString VcsBaseEditorWidget::findDiffFile(const QString &f) const
 {
diff --git a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditor.h b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditor.h
index 1f17da7c139..8aaf906fb76 100644
--- a/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditor.h
+++ b/src/plugins/vcsbase/vcsbaseeditor.h
@@ -213,6 +213,9 @@ public:
     VcsBaseEditorParameterWidget *configurationWidget() const;
 
     void setCommand(VcsCommand *command);
+
+    virtual void setPlainText(const QString &text);
+
 signals:
     // These signals also exist in the opaque editable (IEditor) that is
     // handled by the editor manager for convenience. They are emitted