diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsettingspropertiespage.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsettingspropertiespage.cpp
index e3a2939935a..b3fb9fac959 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsettingspropertiespage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/buildsettingspropertiespage.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include "buildconfiguration.h"
 #include "buildinfo.h"
 #include "buildmanager.h"
+#include "panelswidget.h"
 #include "project.h"
 #include "projectconfigurationmodel.h"
 #include "projectexplorertr.h"
@@ -355,7 +356,9 @@ void BuildSettingsWidget::deleteConfiguration(BuildConfiguration *deleteConfigur
 
 QWidget *createBuildSettingsWidget(Target *target)
 {
-    return new BuildSettingsWidget(target);
+    auto panel = new PanelsWidget(true);
+    panel->addWidget(new BuildSettingsWidget(target));
+    return panel;
 }
 
 } // ProjectExplorer::Internal
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/panelswidget.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/panelswidget.cpp
index 8d34b58bb0a..e0d522b3452 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/panelswidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/panelswidget.cpp
@@ -56,19 +56,6 @@ PanelsWidget::PanelsWidget(bool addStretch)
     //layout->addWidget(new FindToolBarPlaceHolder(this));
 }
 
-PanelsWidget::PanelsWidget(QWidget *widget, bool addStretch)
-    : PanelsWidget(addStretch)
-{
-    addWidget(widget);
-}
-
-PanelsWidget::PanelsWidget(ProjectSettingsWidget *widget)
-    : PanelsWidget(!widget->expanding())
-{
-    addGlobalSettingsProperties(widget);
-    addWidget(widget);
-}
-
 PanelsWidget::~PanelsWidget() = default;
 
 void PanelsWidget::addWidget(QWidget *widget)
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/panelswidget.h b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/panelswidget.h
index d40a4b6c788..562a517304f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/panelswidget.h
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/panelswidget.h
@@ -14,18 +14,15 @@ namespace ProjectExplorer::Internal {
 class PanelsWidget final : public QWidget
 {
 public:
-    PanelsWidget(QWidget *widget, bool addStretch = true);
-    PanelsWidget(ProjectSettingsWidget *widget);
+    explicit PanelsWidget(bool addStretch);
     ~PanelsWidget() final;
 
     static int constexpr PanelVMargin = 14;
 
-private:
-    explicit PanelsWidget(bool addStretch);
-
     void addGlobalSettingsProperties(ProjectSettingsWidget *widget);
     void addWidget(QWidget *widget);
 
+private:
     QVBoxLayout *m_layout;
     QWidget *m_root;
 };
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectwindow.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectwindow.cpp
index 2a348ffa53c..c60f192126e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectwindow.cpp
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ private:
     const QPointer<Project> m_project;
     bool m_rebuildScheduled = false;
 
-    mutable QPointer<PanelsWidget> m_targetSetupPage;
+    mutable QPointer<QWidget> m_targetSetupPage;
     QObject m_guard;
 };
 
@@ -515,8 +515,11 @@ ProjectPanels MiscSettingsPanelItem::panelWidgets() const
 {
     if (!m_widget) {
         ProjectSettingsWidget *inner = m_factory->createWidget(m_project);
-        m_widget = new PanelsWidget(inner);
-        m_widget->setFocusProxy(inner);
+        auto panel = new PanelsWidget(true);
+        panel->addGlobalSettingsProperties(inner);
+        panel->addWidget(inner);
+        panel->setFocusProxy(inner);
+        m_widget = panel;
     }
     ProjectPanel panel;
     panel.displayName = m_factory->displayName();
@@ -885,9 +888,9 @@ public:
     ProjectPanels panelWidgets() const final
     {
         if (!m_buildSettingsWidget)
-            m_buildSettingsWidget = new PanelsWidget(createBuildSettingsWidget(target()));
+            m_buildSettingsWidget = createBuildSettingsWidget(target());
         if (!m_runSettingsWidget)
-            m_runSettingsWidget = new PanelsWidget(createRunSettingsWidget(target()));
+            m_runSettingsWidget = createRunSettingsWidget(target());
 
         return {
             ProjectPanel(Tr::tr("Build Settings"), m_buildSettingsWidget),
@@ -1097,8 +1100,10 @@ ProjectPanels TargetGroupItem::panelWidgets() const
 {
     if (!m_targetSetupPage) {
         auto inner = new TargetSetupPageWrapper(m_project);
-        m_targetSetupPage = new PanelsWidget(inner, false);
-        m_targetSetupPage->setFocusProxy(inner);
+        auto panel = new PanelsWidget(false);
+        panel->addWidget(inner);
+        panel->setFocusProxy(inner);
+        m_targetSetupPage = panel;
     }
 
     ProjectPanel panel;
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runsettingspropertiespage.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runsettingspropertiespage.cpp
index 19b3e9c379a..26ad808b320 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runsettingspropertiespage.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/runsettingspropertiespage.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "buildmanager.h"
 #include "buildstepspage.h"
 #include "deployconfiguration.h"
+#include "panelswidget.h"
 #include "project.h"
 #include "projectconfigurationmodel.h"
 #include "projectexplorerconstants.h"
@@ -790,7 +791,9 @@ void RunSettingsWidget::updateEnabledState()
 
 QWidget *createRunSettingsWidget(Target *target)
 {
-    return new RunSettingsWidget(target);
+    auto panel = new PanelsWidget(true);
+    panel->addWidget(new RunSettingsWidget(target));
+    return panel;
 }
 
 } // ProjectExplorer::Internal