diff --git a/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.cpp b/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.cpp
index 5612b2c8197..6c00b1d291c 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.cpp
@@ -1617,12 +1617,6 @@ void QtcProcess::stop()
     d->m_killTimer.start(d->m_process->m_setup.m_reaperTimeout);
 }
 
-QString QtcProcess::locateBinary(const QString &binary)
-{
-    const QByteArray path = qgetenv("PATH");
-    return locateBinary(QString::fromLocal8Bit(path), binary);
-}
-
 /*!
     \class Utils::SynchronousProcess
 
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.h b/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.h
index 8763bc14e26..8169e926b45 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.h
+++ b/src/libs/utils/qtcprocess.h
@@ -144,10 +144,10 @@ public:
     // These (or some of them) may be potentially moved outside of the class.
     // For some we may aggregate in another public utils class (or subclass of QtcProcess)?
 
-    // TODO: How below 3 methods relate to QtcProcess? Action: move them somewhere else.
+    // TODO: How below 2 methods relate to QtcProcess?
+    // Action: move/merge them somewhere else, FilePath::searchInPath() ?
     // Helpers to find binaries. Do not use it for other path variables
     // and file types.
-    static QString locateBinary(const QString &binary);
     static QString locateBinary(const QString &path, const QString &binary);
     static QString normalizeNewlines(const QString &text);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/externaleditors.cpp b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/externaleditors.cpp
index 3d43bd45418..9d22c2ad0cf 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/externaleditors.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmakeprojectmanager/externaleditors.cpp
@@ -170,8 +170,11 @@ bool ExternalQtEditor::getEditorLaunchData(const Utils::FilePath &filePath,
     qtVersionsToCheck = Utils::filteredUnique(qtVersionsToCheck); // can still contain nullptr
     data->binary = findFirstCommand(qtVersionsToCheck, m_commandForQtVersion);
     // fallback
-    if (data->binary.isEmpty())
-        data->binary = Utils::QtcProcess::locateBinary(m_commandForQtVersion(nullptr));
+    if (data->binary.isEmpty()) {
+        const QString path = qEnvironmentVariable("PATH");
+        data->binary = Utils::QtcProcess::locateBinary(path, m_commandForQtVersion(nullptr));
+    }
+
     if (data->binary.isEmpty()) {
         *errorMessage = msgAppNotFound(id().toString());
         return false;