diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.cpp
index ea4b780cabe..f5e03c31443 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.cpp
@@ -389,14 +389,6 @@ static QList<FileNode *> scanForFilesRecursively(const Utils::FileName &director
     return result;
 }
 
-
-QList<FileNode *> FileNode::scanForFiles(const Utils::FileName &directory,
-                                         const std::function<FileNode *(const Utils::FileName &)> factory,
-                                         QFutureInterface<QList<FileNode *> > *future)
-{
-    return FileNode::scanForFilesWithVersionControls(directory, factory, QList<Core::IVersionControl *>(), future);
-}
-
 QList<FileNode *>
 FileNode::scanForFilesWithVersionControls(const Utils::FileName &directory,
                                           const std::function<FileNode *(const Utils::FileName &)> factory,
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.h
index 2619b7e8a6c..09792a2a36f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.h
@@ -191,11 +191,6 @@ public:
     FileNode *asFileNode() final { return this; }
     const FileNode *asFileNode() const final { return this; }
 
-    // For ABI compatibility, remove in QtC 4.4:
-    static QList<FileNode *> scanForFiles(const Utils::FileName &directory,
-                                          const std::function<FileNode *(const Utils::FileName &fileName)> factory,
-                                          QFutureInterface<QList<FileNode *>> *future = nullptr);
-
     static QList<FileNode *>
     scanForFilesWithVersionControls(const Utils::FileName &directory,
                                     const std::function<FileNode *(const Utils::FileName &fileName)> factory,