diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildconfiguration.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildconfiguration.cpp
index cc49cdb3c25..61c7aa5722b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildconfiguration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildconfiguration.cpp
@@ -220,11 +220,6 @@ QStringList QbsBuildConfiguration::products() const
     return m_products;
 }
 
-void QbsBuildConfiguration::emitBuildTypeChanged()
-{
-    emit buildTypeChanged();
-}
-
 QString QbsBuildConfiguration::configurationName() const
 {
     return m_configurationName->value();
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildconfiguration.h b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildconfiguration.h
index 27e986600db..5f9c62140c5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildconfiguration.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildconfiguration.h
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ public:
     void setProducts(const QStringList &products);
     QStringList products() const;
 
-    void emitBuildTypeChanged();
-
     QString configurationName() const;
 
     QString equivalentCommandLine(const ProjectExplorer::BuildStep *buildStep) const;
diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildstep.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildstep.cpp
index 490b462b781..1cd0b4f85fe 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildstep.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/qbsbuildstep.cpp
@@ -227,9 +227,8 @@ void QbsBuildStep::setQbsConfiguration(const QVariantMap &config)
     if (tmp == m_qbsConfiguration)
         return;
     m_qbsConfiguration = tmp;
-    auto bc = static_cast<QbsBuildConfiguration *>(buildConfiguration());
-    if (bc)
-        bc->emitBuildTypeChanged();
+    if (ProjectExplorer::BuildConfiguration *bc = buildConfiguration())
+        emit bc->buildTypeChanged();
     emit qbsConfigurationChanged();
 }
 
@@ -417,9 +416,8 @@ void QbsBuildStep::setBuildVariant(const QString &variant)
         return;
     m_qbsConfiguration.insert(Constants::QBS_CONFIG_VARIANT_KEY, variant);
     emit qbsConfigurationChanged();
-    auto bc = static_cast<QbsBuildConfiguration *>(buildConfiguration());
-    if (bc)
-        bc->emitBuildTypeChanged();
+    if (ProjectExplorer::BuildConfiguration *bc = buildConfiguration())
+        emit bc->buildTypeChanged();
 }
 
 QString QbsBuildStep::profile() const