diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/ilocatorfilter.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/ilocatorfilter.cpp
index 8b7c924a2ff..a2d8d847f52 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/ilocatorfilter.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/ilocatorfilter.cpp
@@ -516,24 +516,6 @@ std::optional<Utils::Tasking::TaskItem> ILocatorFilter::refreshRecipe() const
     return m_refreshRecipe;
 }
 
-/*!
-    Called with the entry specified by \a selection when the user activates it
-    in the result list.
-    Implementations can return a new search term \a newText, which has \a selectionLength characters
-    starting from \a selectionStart preselected, and the cursor set to the end of the selection.
-
-    The default implementation tries to open an editor for \a selections's linkForEditor,
-    if it exists.
-*/
-void ILocatorFilter::accept(const LocatorFilterEntry &selection, QString *newText,
-                            int *selectionStart, int *selectionLength) const
-{
-    Q_UNUSED(newText)
-    Q_UNUSED(selectionStart)
-    Q_UNUSED(selectionLength)
-    EditorManager::openEditor(selection);
-}
-
 /*!
     Sets the default \a shortcut string that can be used to explicitly choose
     this filter in the locator input field. Call for example from the
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/ilocatorfilter.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/ilocatorfilter.h
index c116209be7e..b1a20dd67f8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/ilocatorfilter.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/ilocatorfilter.h
@@ -225,9 +225,6 @@ public:
 
     virtual QList<LocatorFilterEntry> matchesFor(QFutureInterface<LocatorFilterEntry> &future, const QString &entry) = 0;
 
-    virtual void accept(const LocatorFilterEntry &selection, QString *newText,
-                        int *selectionStart, int *selectionLength) const;
-
     virtual QByteArray saveState() const;
     virtual void restoreState(const QByteArray &state);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/locatorwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/locatorwidget.cpp
index 889223e440a..cd98f8e5dd1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/locatorwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/locator/locatorwidget.cpp
@@ -1018,15 +1018,9 @@ void LocatorWidget::acceptEntry(int row)
         return;
     const LocatorFilterEntry entry = m_locatorModel->data(index, LocatorEntryRole).value<LocatorFilterEntry>();
     QWidget *focusBeforeAccept = QApplication::focusWidget();
-    AcceptResult result;
-    if (entry.acceptor) {
-        result = entry.acceptor();
-    } else if (entry.filter) {
-        entry.filter->accept(entry, &result.newText, &result.selectionStart,
-                             &result.selectionLength);
-    } else {
+    if (!entry.acceptor)
         EditorManager::openEditor(entry);
-    }
+    const AcceptResult result = entry.acceptor ? entry.acceptor() : AcceptResult();
     if (result.newText.isEmpty()) {
         emit hidePopup();
         if (QApplication::focusWidget() == focusBeforeAccept)