diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/appoutputpane.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/appoutputpane.cpp
index e8e6502a70b..d4805ca6ca4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/appoutputpane.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/appoutputpane.cpp
@@ -410,19 +410,6 @@ void AppOutputPane::updateFilter()
         m_runControlTabs.at(index).window->setFilterText(filter);
 }
 
-void AppOutputPane::configureCurrentWindow()
-{
-    using Core::OutputWindow;
-    const QString filter = m_filterOutputLineEdit->text();
-    const int index = currentIndex();
-    if (index != -1) {
-        Core::OutputWindow *currWindow = m_runControlTabs.at(index).window;
-        currWindow->setFilterText(filter);
-        currWindow->setFilterMode(OutputWindow::FilterModeFlag::RegExp, m_filterRegexp);
-        currWindow->setFilterMode(OutputWindow::FilterModeFlag::CaseSensitive, m_filterCaseSensitive);
-    }
-}
-
 void AppOutputPane::filterOutputButtonClicked()
 {
     auto popup = new Core::OptionsPopup(m_filterOutputLineEdit,
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/appoutputpane.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/appoutputpane.h
index 16c652f1cde..f876dd5bdab 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/appoutputpane.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/appoutputpane.h
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ private:
     void handleOldOutput(Core::OutputWindow *window) const;
     void updateCloseActions();
     void updateFilter();
-    void configureCurrentWindow();
     void filterOutputButtonClicked();
 
     void setCaseSensitive(bool caseSensitive);