diff --git a/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangutils.cpp b/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangutils.cpp
index c18f1900ba3..ae1e74020e6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangutils.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangcodemodel/clangutils.cpp
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public:
 
         optionsBuilder.addPredefinedMacrosAndHeaderPathsOptions();
         optionsBuilder.addWrappedQtHeadersIncludePath();
-        optionsBuilder.addHeaderPathOptions(/*addAsNativePath*/ true);
+        optionsBuilder.addHeaderPathOptions();
         optionsBuilder.addProjectConfigFileInclude();
 
         optionsBuilder.addMsvcCompatibilityVersion();
diff --git a/src/plugins/clangstaticanalyzer/clangstaticanalyzerruncontrol.cpp b/src/plugins/clangstaticanalyzer/clangstaticanalyzerruncontrol.cpp
index 7d4fc329455..75f4f025736 100644
--- a/src/plugins/clangstaticanalyzer/clangstaticanalyzerruncontrol.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/clangstaticanalyzer/clangstaticanalyzerruncontrol.cpp
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ public:
         optionsBuilder.addDefines(projectPart.projectDefines);
         optionsBuilder.undefineClangVersionMacrosForMsvc();
         optionsBuilder.undefineCppLanguageFeatureMacrosForMsvc2015();
-        optionsBuilder.addHeaderPathOptions(true);
+        optionsBuilder.addHeaderPathOptions();
         optionsBuilder.addMsvcCompatibilityVersion();
 
         if (type != ProjectExplorer::Constants::MSVC_TOOLCHAIN_TYPEID)
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/compileroptionsbuilder.cpp b/src/plugins/cpptools/compileroptionsbuilder.cpp
index ff96c13c4ca..c7c16744545 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/compileroptionsbuilder.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/compileroptionsbuilder.cpp
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ void CompilerOptionsBuilder::enableExceptions()
     add(QLatin1String("-fexceptions"));
 }
 
-void CompilerOptionsBuilder::addHeaderPathOptions(bool addAsNativePath)
+void CompilerOptionsBuilder::addHeaderPathOptions()
 {
     typedef ProjectPartHeaderPath HeaderPath;
     const QString defaultPrefix = includeOption();
@@ -127,11 +127,7 @@ void CompilerOptionsBuilder::addHeaderPathOptions(bool addAsNativePath)
             break;
         }
 
-        const QString path = addAsNativePath
-                ? QDir::toNativeSeparators(headerPath.path)
-                : headerPath.path;
-
-        result.append(prefix + path);
+        result.append(prefix + QDir::toNativeSeparators(headerPath.path));
     }
 
     m_options.append(result);
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/compileroptionsbuilder.h b/src/plugins/cpptools/compileroptionsbuilder.h
index 739db8b5f67..cb116719ad1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/compileroptionsbuilder.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/compileroptionsbuilder.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ public:
     // Add options based on project part
     virtual void addTargetTriple();
     virtual void enableExceptions();
-    void addHeaderPathOptions(bool addAsNativePath = false);
+    void addHeaderPathOptions();
     void addToolchainAndProjectDefines();
     void addDefines(const QByteArray &defineDirectives);
     virtual void addLanguageOption(ProjectFile::Kind fileKind);